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| Location | Blythe, California |
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| Coordinates | 33°33′48″N 114°54′33″W / 33.5634°N 114.9091°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Security class | Medium |
| Capacity | 1,738 |
| Population | 1,731 (99.6% capacity) (as of January 31, 2023[1]) |
| Opened | December 1988 |
| Managed by | California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation |
| Warden | Charles W. Callahan[2] |
Chuckawalla Valley State Prison (CVSP) is a male-only state prison located south of Interstate 10, in a detached section of Blythe, California in Riverside County. CVSP is adjacent to Ironwood State Prison. The prison is scheduled for closure in 2025.[3]
- ^ "California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation: Monthly Report of Population As of Midnight January 31, 2023" (PDF). California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Internal Oversight and Research. January 31, 2023. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
- ^ CDCR. "CDCR - Chuckawalla Valley State Prison (CVSP)". www.cdcr.ca.gov. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
- ^ Jones, Chloe (December 6, 2021). "State closing major portion of California Men's Colony prison in San Luis Obispo". The Tribune.