Institution Highlights
CDCR offers additional recruitment and retention pay as well as housing stipends at some of the priority prisons in addition to the regular salary. If you would like to be eligible for these additional bonuses please indicate it during your selection process.
- California Medical Facility (CMF)
- California State Prison, Sacramento (SAC)
- Correctional Training Facility (CTF)
- High Desert State Prison (HDSP)
- Pelican Bay State Prison (PBSP)
- San Quentin Rehabilitation Center (SQRC)
- Salinas Valley State Prison (SVSP)
California Medical Facility (CMF)
1600 California Dr.,
Vacaville, CA 95687
CMF was established in 1955 by the California Legislature to provide a centrally located facility to meet the medical, psychiatric, and dental health care needs of male felons incarcerated within the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). CMF is a medium security medical facility located in the city of Vacaville in Solano County. Vacaville is located 37 miles southwest of Sacramento and 65 miles northeast of San Francisco.
Discover more about Vacaville
CMF is located in Vacaville, 35 miles from the capital city of Sacramento and 55 miles from San Francisco. In Vacaville you’ll find the beautiful Pena Adobe & Lagoon Valley Park, with over 470 acres of unspoiled hiking and biking trails that feature sweeping views of the hills. Twenty miles away is the world famous Jelly Belly Factory where you can tour the facility, eat some pretty interesting jelly beans and experience wine and chocolate made locally.
California State Prison, Sacramento (SAC)
100 Prison Road,
Represa, CA 95671
CSP-Sacramento is located adjacent to Folsom State Prison. When it first opened in 1986, the prison was administered by the Folsom warden and was called New Folsom. In October 1992, its name was changed to CSP-Sacramento, and was administered as a separate prison with its own warden. CSP-SAC is primarily a Level IV institution, consisting of twenty- four (24) semi-autonomous 180 designed housing units and one (1) stand alone Administrative Segregation Unit all surrounded by a Lethal Electrified Perimeter Fence. There is also a Level I Minimum Support Facility (MSF). CSP-SAC has three of the four level of care identified by the Mental Health Services Delivery System, Correctional Clinical Case Management System, Enhanced Outpatient Program, and Mental Health Crisis Bed. CSP-SAC is on 882 acres, sharing this property with Folsom State Prison, Folsom Women’s Facility, and California Prison Industry Authority. In 2012, CSP-SAC was the first institution in California to achieve American Correctional Association accreditation with 98.6 percent score.
Discover more about Folsom
California State Prison, Sacramento, is located in the heart of Folsom, minutes from Folsom Lake and Folsom Dam. Voted “best place to raise a family”, Folsom offers some of the most scenic and demanding bike trails in Northern California. Because of Folsom’s central location, it provides residents easy access to both the snow and winter fun of South Lake Tahoe and the big city atmosphere of San Francisco. All of these perks come together making Folsom a great place to live, work and play.
Correctional Training Facility (CTF)
Soledad Prison Road,
Soledad, CA 93960
The CTF is a Level I and II, General Population prison consisting to three separate facilities. Facility’s A and B are Level II Non-Designated Programming Facility (NDPF) units consisting of four (4) three tier cell block housing units; two (2) man cells, and two (2) Dorms with a total bed capacity of 2800. Facility C is a Level II General Population unit consisting of nine (9) three tier cell block housing units; two (2) man cells with a total bed capacity of 2496. Facility C also consist of an Administrative Segregation Unit, which is a three (3) tier cell block housing unit consisting of one man cells with a total bed capacity of 240. Each facility has an independent dining room, clothing distribution, canteen, medical/dental/mental health services, education, library, chapel, and visiting rooms.
Discover more about Soledad
Soledad is located in beautiful Monterey County and is home to Correctional Training Facility. Located along one of the world’s most scenic coastlines, the area offers ideal climate, cultural diversity and a unique blend of small town and big city opportunities. The National John Steinbeck Center, the California Rodeo and wineries throughout the region, make this a great place to visit and live. Also in Monterey County is the world famous Pebble Beach golf course and Big Sur State Park.
High Desert State Prison (HDSP)
475-750 Rice Canyon Rd.,
Susanville, CA 96127
Listen to the CDCR Unlocked podcast episode, Recruitment on the road at High Desert State Prison, to learn about the camaraderie found working in an institution, and what it’s like living in the Susanville area.
Named High Desert State Prison by the Lassen County Board of Supervisors, the prison is located approximately eight miles east of the town of Susanville, or about a 1 hour 30 minute drive northwest of Reno, Nevada. HDSP provides vocational programs, educational programs, and work assignments for those incarcerated individuals who are willing to participate. HDSP has a 35 bed Correctional Treatment Center (CTC) to provide for the health care needs of the incarcerated individuals. Additionally, HDSP is designed to house incarcerated individuals with disabilities who require specialized placement to accommodate accessibility issues under the Americans with Disability Act (ADA).
Discover more about Susanville
High Desert State Prison is located in the north eastern part of California near Susanville. The area offers year round outdoor activities including, swimming, fishing, biking, snow skiing and riding all-terrain vehicles. You can do most of those activities at nearby Eagle Lake and Thompson Peak, located in Honey Lake Valley. You can hang glide from nearby peaks, and maybe catch a glimpse of the hawks and eagles that frequent the area. Nearby Lassen National Park includes the Sulfur Works, Kings Falls, Summit Trails and Bumpass Hell for hiking and
backpacking. If you’re looking for a change of scenery, Reno, Nevada is 90 miles south. Visit susanvillestuff.com for more location information.
Pelican Bay State Prison (PBSP)
5905 Lake Earl Drive
Crescent City, CA 95531
Listen to the CDCR Unlocked podcast episode, Life in Crescent City, to learn why people love the Pelican Bay State Prison location for their career.
Pelican Bay State Prison is located in Crescent City. PBSP is located on 275 acres on the North Coast of California, 13 miles from the Oregon/California Border. The institution opened in 1989 to accommodate a need for a growing population of maximum security incarcerated individuals. Since 2014 the institution has added educational classes at all levels, expanded spaces for education and learning, self-help programming, and rehabilitation advances that’s leading to more people paroling with a real chance for a better future. Listen to the podcast episode Life in Crescent City and read about Pelican Bay Facility D Rehabilitative Environment.
Discover more about Crescent City
Situated in the northwest corner of California along the Pacific coast, this thriving community is famous for some of the world’s most beautiful coastline. Cool ocean mists nurture the giant Redwoods in Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park. The crystal clear Smith River is one of California’s largest wild river systems. The majestic Redwood forests, local beaches, river rafting, miles of hiking and wonderful places to fish are all easily accessible. Youth engagement is encouraged through events and organizations such as the county fair and 4-H. Del Norte County is uncrowded and unspoiled.
San Quentin Rehabilitation Center (SQRC)
Main Street
San Quentin, CA 94964
Listen to the CDCR Unlocked podcast episode, Recruitment on the Road at San Quentin, to learn more about this family-oriented workplace.
San Quentin Rehabilitation Center is California’s oldest and best-known correctional institution, which was established on the site currently known as Point San Quentin, in July of 1852, as an answer to the rampant lawlessness in California at the time. During its construction, incarcerated individuals slept on the prison ship, the Waban, at night and labored to build the new prison during the day. San Quentin Rehabilitation Center housed both male and female incarcerated individuals until 1933 when the women’s prison at Tehachapi was built.
Discover more about San Quentin Rehabilitaion Center
San Quentin is an unincorporated community conveniently located along Interstate 580 and a mile from Interstate 101 in Marin County. Thirty Minutes from San Francisco and twenty from Oakland, San Quentin the community and state prison hug the San Francisco Bay with some of the most incredible views anywhere in the United States and beyond. Within a half hour there are museums, college and professional sports teams along with parks and big city attractions that are easily accessible. Day trips to Muir Woods and Stinson Beach add to the San Francisco Bay Area allure. The unparalleled diversity of the area appeals to most making it an extraordinary place to work, live and relax. Although the city of San Francisco is known for foggy, cold weather, San Quentin is north of the city and the fog bank and is usually warmer and sunnier.
Salinas Valley State Prison (SVSP)
31625 Highway 101
Soledad, CA 93960
The mission of Salinas Valley State Prison (SVSP) is to provide long-term housing and services for minimum and maximum custody male incarcerated individuals. In doing so SVSP offers educational, religious and self-help programming in the ongoing effort to help alleviate adverse behavior and reduce recidivism within the prison system. SVSP employees take pride in their continual efforts to ensure the delivery of services to the incarcerated individual population and in their primary mission of ensuring public safety and trust.
Discover more about Monterey County
Salinas Valley State Prison is located in Monterey County on the Pacific Central Coast of California, famous for some of the world’s most beautiful coastlines. It also features the well-known destinations of Pebble Beach, Big Sur State Park and the John Steinbeck Center. Monterey County offers ideal climate, cultural diversity, and a unique blend of small-town and bigger city opportunity, all make this location a desired place to live, work and play.