- Mule Creek State Prison
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Mule Creek State Prison (MCSP) Location Ione, California Coordinates 38°22′13″N 120°57′12″W / 38.3703°N 120.9532°WCoordinates: 38°22′13″N 120°57′12″W / 38.3703°N 120.9532°W Status Operational Capacity 1,700 Population 3,769 (222%) (as of fy 2010/11[1]) Opened June 1987 Managed by California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Director William Knipp, Warden (acting) Mule Creek State Prison is a California State Prison. It was opened in June 1987 and covers 866 acres (350 ha) located in Ione, California. The current population is 3,769 although it was designed for a capacity of 1,700. The prison has a staff of 1,242 and an annual operating budget of $157 million. [1]
Notable former and current inmates
- Robert John Bardo
- Patrick Kearney
- Andrew Luster
- Lyle Menendez
- Herbert Mullin
- Charles "Tex" Watson
- Hans Reiser
- Suge Knight
- Geronimo Pratt
- Joe Martinez
- Esteban Núñez
References
- ^ a b Mule Creek State Prison (MCSP) (2011). "Institution Statistics". California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. http://www.cdcr.ca.gov/Facilities_Locator/MCSP-Institution_Stats.html. Retrieved 2011-05-16.
External links
- Mule Creek State Prison – Official website
Categories:- California building and structure stubs
- United States prison stubs
- 1987 establishments
- Prisons in California
- Buildings and structures in Amador County, California
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