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Nov 18, 2023 · The state of California has removed all inmates from the leased California City Correctional Facility and remaining staff are working to close the facility.
- Level 1 – Minimum Security Classification Criteria
- Level 1 – Restricted Minimum Security Classification Criteria
- Level 2 – Medium Security Classification Criteria
- Level 3 – Medium Security Classification Criteria
- Level 4 – Maximum Security Classification Criteria
The lowest level of security classification for IDOC facilities is Level 1 – Minimum Security. These facilities, generally, provide the most opportunities for offenders to work and socialize while incarcerated and have the lowest levels of violence among the various facility classification types. Most offenders who receive this classification have ...
Level 1 – Restricted Minimum Security is the second lowest level of classification for IDOC facilities. Most offenders who receive this classification often have committed higher-level offenses than those housed in the general population of a minimum-security prison. Typically, transfers happen because the offender has not sustained any violations ...
Level 2 – Medium Security is a common offender classification for IDOC facilities. Most offenders who receive this classification have committed higher-level, and often, violent offenses. Medium-security facilities commonly have strengthened perimeters and a high staff-to-offender ratio. Most offenders are housed in 2-3 person cells and have restri...
Level 3 – Medium-Security is another common offender classification for IDOC facilities. Like Level 2- Medium-Security facilities, offenders placed classification have often committed high-level violent crimes. However, Level 3 facilities may have more restrictive housing and movement protocols than Level 2 facilities. IDOC Classification Criteria ...
Level 4 – Maximum Security is the highest offender classification for IDOC facilities and is reserved for offenders who have committed high-level, violent crimes or have demonstrated a history of violence in lower-level facilities during this period or a previous period of incarceration. Maximum-security prisons have the highest levels of violence,...
The first prison, Deuel Vocational Institution (DVI), closed on September 30, 2021. The second, California Correctional Center (CCC), closed in 2023. In December 2022, CDCR announced the planned closure of Chuckawalla Valley State Prison (CVSP) by March 2025.
Individuals in Custody may receive money via GTL (ConnectNetwork/ViaPath), JPAY, Western Union, or money order. Money orders must be sent directly to the lockbox, NOT to the facility - see information below.
California City Correctional Facility (CAC) is a secure facility owned by CoreCivic. It was formerly staffed and operated by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation as a men's level II (low-medium) security prison.
Phone numbers and addresses of each facility are available within the page of the specific facility you choose to locate. E-mail is neither available to staff nor the inmates of a facility. If you have questions about policies at a facility, it is strongly recommended you call the facility directly
California City Correctional Facility is designed to offer inmates who, based on their own behaviors and choices, are ready to take full advantage of programming opportunities. Programs are volunteer based and are intended to incentivize and reinforce positive life choices.
