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| Location | Coalinga, California |
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| Coordinates | 36°07′54″N 120°14′56″W / 36.1316°N 120.2490°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Security class | Minimum to maximum |
| Capacity | 2,308 |
| Population | 2,562 (111.0% capacity) (as of January 31, 2023[1]) |
| Opened | November 1994 |
| Managed by | California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation |
| Warden | Steve Smith |
Pleasant Valley State Prison (PVSP) is a 640-acre (260 ha) minimum-to-maximum security state prison in Coalinga, Fresno County, California. The facility has housed convicted murderers Sirhan Sirhan, Erik Menéndez, X-Raided, Paul Flores and Hans Reiser, among others.
- ^ "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.