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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]
- ^ "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 - Valley State Prison (VSP)". Cdcr.ca.gov. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
- ^ "Chowchilla city, California Archived 2011-06-06 at the Wayback Machine". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 10, 2010.
- ^ Bartholomew, Dana. "Last woman convicted in Missy Avila murder released from prison on Monday". Los Angeles Daily News. December 10, 2012. Retrieved on June 20, 2013.