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Location | Chowchilla, California |
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Coordinates | 37°05′35″N 120°09′11″W / 37.093°N 120.153°W |
Status | Operational |
Security class | Minimum-maximum |
Capacity | 1,990 |
Population | 2,279 (114.5% capacity) (as of January 31, 2023[1]) |
Opened | October 1990 |
Managed by | California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation |
Central California Women's Facility (CCWF) is a female-only California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation state prison located in Chowchilla, California.[2] It is across the road from Valley State Prison. CCWF is the second largest female correctional facility in the United States,[3] and houses the only State of California death row for women.