High Security and Transitional Housing

The High Security and Transitional Housing mission is to provide safe and secure housing for the most violent and dangerous male offenders, while

1) providing opportunities for these inmates successfully transition to lower levels of custody by accepting personal responsibility for their actions through behavior-based multi-level programming, and

2) providing opportunities for rehabilitation through participation in work, vocational and academic programs, substance abuse treatment and self-help programs.

Institutions assigned to this mission include:

• California State Prison, Corcoran
• California Correctional Institution
• Kern Valley State Prison
• High Desert State Prison
• Pelican Bay State Prison
• California State Prison, Sacramento
• Salinas Valley State Prison