California State Prison, Solano

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California State Prison, Solano (SOL)
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California State Prison, Solano
Location Vacaville, California
Coordinates 38°19′19″N121°58′30″W / 38.322°N 121.975°W / 38.322; -121.975
StatusOperational
Security classMedium
Capacity2,594
Population3,326 (128.2% capacity)(as of January 31, 2023 [1] )
OpenedAugust 1984
Managed by California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Warden Robert Neuschmid [2]

California State Prison, Solano (SOL) is a male-only state prison located in the city of Vacaville in Solano County, California, adjacent to California Medical Facility. The facility is also referenced as Solano State Prison, CSP-Solano, and CSP-SOL. [3] [4] [5]

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Facilities

SOL's 146 acres (59 ha) include the following facilities, among others: [3]

Population and staff

As of fiscal year 2006/2007, SOL had a total of 1,308 staff and an annual operating budget of $158.4 million. [6] As of February 2011, it had a design capacity of 2,610 but a total institution population of 5,050, for an occupancy rate of 193.5 percent. [7]

As of July 31, 2022, SOL was incarcerating people at 124.7% of its design capacity, with 3,255 occupants. [8]

History

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Location of Vacaville within Solano County, and location of Solano County within California

The California State Prison at Solano opened in August 1984. [9] SOL was overseen by the warden of California Medical Facility until January 1992, when a separate warden was assigned. [10] By 1998, SOL was so crowded that "emergency triple bunks" were added. [11] In 2008/2009 triple bunking was removed and the gyms by August 2009 were not holding inmates.[ citation needed ]

A 2001 U.S. District Court ruling and a 2002 U.S. Court of Appeals decision supported the "right of Muslim inmates" at SOL "to attend regular weekly religious services and wear beards in accordance with their faith". [12]

Notable inmates (current or former)

Inmate NameRegister NumberStatusDetails
Larry Craig GreenB72252Serving a life sentence; denied parole mulitiple times. [13] [14] One of the members of the Death Angels who committed the Zebra murders. [15] [16]
Loi Khac NguyenJ69791Serving 41 life sentences without parole. [17] One of 4 perpetrators of the 1991 Sacramento hostage crisis in which dozens of people were taken hostage (3 of which would be murdered) and Loi was the only one of the culprits who survived a police rescue operation. [18] [19] [20] [21]

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References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ CDCR. "CDCR - California State Prison Solano (SOL)". www.cdcr.ca.gov. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  3. 1 2 California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. California's Correctional Facilities. 6 March 2011.
  4. ↑ California State Prison, Solano (SOL) Guide. Prison Talk Online thread, 14 May 2006, accessed 16 Dec 2007.
  5. ↑ Governor Schwarzenegger Announces Appointments. Archived 2008-10-26 at the Wayback Machine 21 Dec 2006.
  6. ↑ California State Prison, Solano (SOL) (2009). "Institution Statistics". California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
  7. ↑ California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Monthly Report of Population as of Midnight February 23, 2011.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ Furillo, Andy. "Prison boom fades. As the building grinds to a stop, officials grapple less with housing criminals and more with figuring out how to return them to society." Sacramento Bee, July 12, 2004.
  10. ↑ California State Prison, Solano (SOL) (2011). "Historical Notes". California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
  11. ↑ Stites, Roxanne. Squeezing in surplus prisoners - Already overcrowded, California State Prison, Solano ready for "triple bunking" to hold even more. The Reporter (Vacaville, CA), April 13, 1998.
  12. ↑ "Hamlin, Brian. Inmates can worship on their terms". The Reporter (Vacaville, CA), December 31, 2002.
  13. ↑ "Last two living 'Zebra' killers denied parole; tied to massive California murder spree targeting whites at random". The Mercury News. 2020-01-28. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
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