California Correctional Institution, State prison facility in Tehachapi, California, US.
The California Correctional Institution is a state prison for men located in Tehachapi, California. The facility covers roughly 1,650 acres and houses buildings with different security classifications, including dormitories and cell blocks.
The site opened in 1932 as a women's prison and sustained heavy damage during the Kern County earthquake in 1952. It reopened in 1954 as a facility for men.
The institution maintains programs for rehabilitation, offering inmates opportunities for work training and educational advancement within secure environments.
The institution sits on remote land near the town of Tehachapi in California's desert region. Public access is not possible as it remains an active correctional facility.
The grounds served for over twenty years as California's only state women's prison. Only after reconstruction did the focus shift entirely.
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