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Location | Chowchilla, California |
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Coordinates | 37°06′18″N 120°09′18″W / 37.1050°N 120.1550°W |
Status | Operational |
Security class | Medium |
Capacity | 1,961 |
Population | 2,973 (151.6% capacity) (as of January 31, 2023[1]) |
Opened | April 1995 |
Managed by | California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation |
Warden | Matthew Kyle McVay [2] |
Valley State Prison (VSP), previously the Valley State Prison for Women (VSPW), is a state prison in Chowchilla, California.[3] It is across the road from Central California Women's Facility. It was formerly a prison for women.
It is 250 miles (400 km) north of Downtown Los Angeles.[4]