North County Correctional Facility
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North County Correctional Facility (NCCF) is a Los Angeles County Jail
, run by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
. Located approximately 40 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles
, it is one of four jails located within the Pitchess Detention Center (named after former Sheriff Peter J. Pitchess
), in Castaic, California
.
The facility's construction began in 1985, and it was formally dedicated on March 1, 1990 by then Sheriff, Sherman Block
, and the President of the United States
, George H.W. Bush. NCCF consists of five jails within the same facility, and it has an inmate population of about 3,800. It can provide for disciplinary segregation and clinic-level medical treatment.
The facility is commonly referred to as the "Flagship"; it was designed and constructed to be cost-efficient with regard to the ratio of staff members to inmates and vocational productivity. NCCF has a ratio of ten inmates to each staff member. The facility features educational, vocational and counseling programs. These programs have been designed to assist the facility's inmates in becoming self-sufficient within the law.
On Saturday, February 4, 2006, a prison riot
at the facility injured over 100 inmates. Nine were critically injured, and eight had minor injuries. One inmate was pronounced dead at the scene. Numerous ambulances were summoned to the remote facility after fighting began and custody personnel deployed tear gas to quell the disturbance. No law enforcement personnel were injured in the riot. The Deputies indicated that the four-hour riot was sparked by racial tensions
.
On Wednesday, April 28, 2010, two inmates, Jose Aldana and Winder Barrios, were discovered missing during a 3:15am headcount. The two were later captured several hours later.
Jail
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, run by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is a local county law enforcement agency that serves Los Angeles County, California. It is the fourth largest local policing agency in the United States, with the New York City Police Department being the first. The second largest is the Chicago Police...
. Located approximately 40 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles
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, it is one of four jails located within the Pitchess Detention Center (named after former Sheriff Peter J. Pitchess
Peter J. Pitchess
Peter J. Pitchess was the 28th Sheriff of Los Angeles County, California. He was originally from Salt Lake City, Utah....
), in Castaic, California
Castaic, California
Castaic, California, is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California, north of Santa Clarita and a few miles from Six Flags Magic Mountain amusement park. It is approximately 39 miles from the downtown Los Angeles Civic Center. As of the 2010...
.
The facility's construction began in 1985, and it was formally dedicated on March 1, 1990 by then Sheriff, Sherman Block
Sherman Block
Sherman Block was the 29th Sheriff of Los Angeles County, California from January 1982 until his death.He was preceded by Peter Pitchess and succeeded by Lee Baca....
, and the President of the United States
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
, George H.W. Bush. NCCF consists of five jails within the same facility, and it has an inmate population of about 3,800. It can provide for disciplinary segregation and clinic-level medical treatment.
The facility is commonly referred to as the "Flagship"; it was designed and constructed to be cost-efficient with regard to the ratio of staff members to inmates and vocational productivity. NCCF has a ratio of ten inmates to each staff member. The facility features educational, vocational and counseling programs. These programs have been designed to assist the facility's inmates in becoming self-sufficient within the law.
On Saturday, February 4, 2006, a prison riot
Prison riot
A prison riot is an act of concerted defiance or disorder by a group of prisoners against the prison administrators, prison officers, or other groups of prisoners in attempt to force change or express a grievance....
at the facility injured over 100 inmates. Nine were critically injured, and eight had minor injuries. One inmate was pronounced dead at the scene. Numerous ambulances were summoned to the remote facility after fighting began and custody personnel deployed tear gas to quell the disturbance. No law enforcement personnel were injured in the riot. The Deputies indicated that the four-hour riot was sparked by racial tensions
Racism
Racism is the belief that inherent different traits in human racial groups justify discrimination. In the modern English language, the term "racism" is used predominantly as a pejorative epithet. It is applied especially to the practice or advocacy of racial discrimination of a pernicious nature...
.
On Wednesday, April 28, 2010, two inmates, Jose Aldana and Winder Barrios, were discovered missing during a 3:15am headcount. The two were later captured several hours later.