California State Prison, Solano
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| Location | Vacaville, California |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 38°19′19″N 121°58′30″W / 38.322°N 121.975°WCoordinates: 38°19′19″N 121°58′30″W / 38.322°N 121.975°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Security class | Medium |
| Capacity | 2,610 |
| Population | 4,123 (158%) (as of 31 December 2012[1]) |
| Opened | August 1984 |
| Managed by | California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation |
| Warden | Gary Swarthout |
California State Prison, Solano (SOL) is a male-only state prison located in the city of Vacaville, Solano County, California, adjacent to the California Medical Facility. The facility is also referenced as Solano State Prison, CSP-Solano, and CSP-SOL.[2][3][4]
Facilities
As of Fiscal Year 2006/2007, SOL had a total of 1,308 staff and an annual operating budget of $158.4 million.[5] As of February 2011, it had a design capacity of 2,610 but a total institution population of 5,050, for an occupancy rate of 193.5 percent.[6]
SOL's 146 acres (59 ha) include the following facilities, among others:[2]
- Level II housing – Open dormitories with secure perimeter fences and armed coverage
- Level III housing – Individual cells, fenced perimeters and armed coverage
History
The California prison construction boom between 1984 and 2005 was driven by years of increasingly tough anti-crime legislation, and began with the construction of California State Prison, Solano, which opened in August 1984."[7] SOL was overseen by the warden of the California Medical Facility until January 1992, when a separate warden was assigned.[8] By 1998, SOL was so crowded that "emergency triple bunks" were added.[9] A 2001 U.S. District Court ruling and a 2002 U.S. Court of Appeals decision supported the "right of Muslim inmates" at SOL "to attend regular weekly religious services and wear beards in accordance with their faith."[10] In the last year 2008/2009 triple bunking has been removed and the gyms at this time are not holding inmates (Aug 2009). The inmate population was approximately 5500 in August 2009.
References
- ↑ Offender Information Services Branch (3 January 2013). "Monthly Report of Population" (PDF). California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation: 2. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
- 1 2 California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. California's Correctional Facilities. 6 March 2011.
- ↑ California State Prison, Solano (SOL) Guide. Prison Talk Online thread, 14 May 2006, accessed 16 Dec 2007.
- ↑ Governor Schwarzenegger Announces Appointments. 21 Dec 2006.
- ↑ California State Prison, Solano (SOL) (2009). "Institution Statistics". California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
- ↑ California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Monthly Report of Population as of Midnight February 23, 2011.
- ↑ Furillo, Andy. Prison boom fades. As the building grinds to a stop, officials grapple less with housing criminals and more with figuring out how to return them to society. Sacramento Bee, July 12, 2004.
- ↑ California State Prison, Solano (SOL) (2011). "Historical Notes". California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
- ↑ Stites, Roxanne. Squeezing in surplus prisoners - Already overcrowded, California State Prison, Solano ready for "triple bunking" to hold even more. The Reporter (Vacaville, CA), April 13, 1998.
- ↑ Hamlin, Brian. Inmates can worship on their terms. The Reporter (Vacaville, CA), December 31, 2002.