Correctional Training Facility

Correctional Training Facility (CTF)
Location Monterey County,
near Soledad, California
Coordinates 36°28′09″N 121°23′00″W / 36.46917°N 121.38333°WCoordinates: 36°28′09″N 121°23′00″W / 36.46917°N 121.38333°W
Status Operational
Security class Minimum-medium
Capacity 3,312
Population 5,636 (170.2%) (as of 31 December 2012[1])
Opened 1946
Managed by California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Warden Marion Spearman, Warden

Correctional Training Facility (CTF) commonly referenced as Soledad State Prison is a state prison located on U.S. Highway 101, 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Soledad, California. Marion Spearman is the current Warden of the prison.

Facilities

The institution is broken up into three (3) facilities: North Facility, Central Facility and South Facility. All offer their own programs to the inmate/prisoner population. As of March 2012, the facility's total population was 5,684, or more than of 171.6 percent of its design capacity of 3,312.[1]

The South Facility dates back to 1946, when it was used as "Camp Center" and administered by San Quentin State Prison. Five years later in 1951, the Central Facility opened, and in 1958 the Northern Facility opened. By 1984, an additional dormitory was added to the Central Facility. Three more dormitories were added in 1996, two more to the Northern Facility and one to the Southern Facility.

The Correctional Training Facility covers 680 acres (280 ha). As of 2006/2007, there is a total number of 1,643 staff with an annual budget of US$150 million.

Fallen Officers

Four Correctional Officers from the Correctional Training Facility have been killed in the line of duty.

Name Date Cause of Death Location
John V. Mills Jan 16, 1970 Assault Central Facility Y-Wing
William C. Shull Jul 23, 1970 Stabbed North Facility
Robert J. McCarthy Mar 4, 1971 Stabbed Central Facility X-Wing
Kenneth E. Conant May 19, 1971 Stabbed Central Facility

Notable Inmates

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Offender Information Services Branch (3 January 2013). "Monthly Report of Population". California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. p. 2. Retrieved 15 January 2013.

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