Correctional Training Facility
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Correctional Training Facility (CTF) is a state prison located on U.S. Highway 101, 5 miles (8 km) north of Soledad, California
. Randy Grounds is the current Warden of the prison.
The South Facility dates back to 1946, when it was used as "Camp Center" and administered by San Quentin State Prison
. Five years later in 1951, the Central Facility opened, and in 1958 the Northern Facility opened. By 1984, an additional dormitory was added to the Central Facility. Three more dormitories were added in 1996, two more to the Northern Facility and one to the Southern Facility.
The Correctional Training Facility covers 680 acres (275.2 ha). As of 2006/2007, there is a total number of 1,643 staff with an annual budget of $150 million.
Soledad, California
Soledad, meaning "solitude" and "loneliness" in Spanish, is a city in Monterey County, California, United States. Soledad is located southeast of Salinas, at an elevation of 190 feet...
. Randy Grounds is the current Warden of the prison.
Facilities
The institution is broken up into three (3) facilities: North Facility, Central Facility and South Facility. All offer their own programs to the 6,997 inmate/prisoner population. The prison was designed to only hold 3,301 people (resulting in 212% overcrowding).The South Facility dates back to 1946, when it was used as "Camp Center" and administered by San Quentin State Prison
San Quentin State Prison
San Quentin State Prison is a California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation state prison for men in unincorporated San Quentin, Marin County, California, United States. Opened in July 1852, it is the oldest prison in the state. California's only death row for male inmates, the largest...
. Five years later in 1951, the Central Facility opened, and in 1958 the Northern Facility opened. By 1984, an additional dormitory was added to the Central Facility. Three more dormitories were added in 1996, two more to the Northern Facility and one to the Southern Facility.
The Correctional Training Facility covers 680 acres (275.2 ha). As of 2006/2007, there is a total number of 1,643 staff with an annual budget of $150 million.