| Coalinga State Hospital | |
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| California Department of State Hospitals | |
 Coalinga State Hospital aerial view | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Coalinga, Fresno County, California, United States |
| Services | |
| Beds | 1260 |
| History | |
| Opened | 2005 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in California |
Coalinga State Hospital (CSH) is a state mental hospital in Coalinga, California.
The facility opened on September 5, 2005; it was the first state hospital to be constructed in California in more than 50 years. It is a maximum security facility built to ensure that sexually violent predators are kept separate from the community.[1][2] Currently, the facility houses 941 individuals alleged to be sexually violent predators[3] and 294 mentally disordered offenders.[4] The facility also houses 50 mentally ill prisoners[4] from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR); however, the California Department of State Hospitals designates CSH as a civil commitment facility only. CSH also houses two inmates deemed not guilty by reason of insanity and one individual under the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act.[4]
- ^ Romney, Lee (March 5, 2006). "Coalinga State Hospital Is Sitting Nearly Empty". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. Retrieved September 18, 2009.
- ^ Gold, Scott; Romney, Lee (November 15, 2007). "Treatment replaced by turmoil". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
- ^ "California Dept of State Hospital's - Coalinga". California Department of State Hospitals. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
- ^ a b c "California Dept of State Hospitals - Coalinga".