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| Location | Ione, California |
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| Coordinates | 38°22′13″N 120°57′12″W / 38.3703°N 120.9532°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Capacity | 3,284 |
| Population | 3,824 (116.4% capacity) (as of January 31, 2023[1]) |
| Opened | June 1987 |
| Managed by | California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation |
| Warden | Patrick Covello (Acting) [2] |
Mule Creek State Prison (MCSP) is a California State Prison for men.[3] It was opened in June 1987, and covers 866 acres (350 ha) located in Ione, California. The prison has a staff of 1,242 and an annual operating budget of $157 million.[4]
As of July 31, 2022, MCSP was incarcerating people at 115.2% of its design capacity, with 3,785 occupants.[5]
- ^ "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 - Mule Creek State Prison (MCSP)". Cdcr.ca.gov. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
- ^ "Inmate who won order for sex reassignment surgery recommended for parole". Los Angeles Times. 2015-05-21. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
- ^ Mule Creek State Prison (MCSP) (2011). "Institution Statistics". California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2011-05-16.
- ^ "California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation: Monthly Report of Population As of Midnight July 31, 2022" (PDF). California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Internal Oversight and Research. July 31, 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 5, 2022. Retrieved September 5, 2022.