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California Institution for Men (CIM)

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Physical Address: Mailing Address:
14901 Central Avenue
Chino, CA 91710
(909) 597-1821
 P.O. Box 128
Chino, CA  91710

Warden Poulos
Mike Poulos, Warden



California Institution for Men - Mission Statement

The California Institution for Men (CIM) is a large complex consisting of four separate facilities under the administration of one warden. CIM serves as a Reception Center for parolees returning to custody and male felons that have been newly committed to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

Reception Center Central (RCC) has an inmate population of approximately 1400 medium/maximum custody level inmates. RCC serves as the main Reception Center and receives intake from several southern California counties including, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino, and the Pitchess Detention Center; Los Angeles County.

Reception Center East (RCE) has an inmate population of approximately 1400 medium/maximum custody level inmates. The autonomist facility is located approximately 2 miles east of CIM's main complex. RCE houses RC inmates with sensitive needs, Mental Health inmate/patients requiring an Enhanced Out-Patient level of care and a 100 bed HIV/CID unit.

Reception Center West (RCW) has an inmate population of approximately 1400 medium level custody inmates. The facility consists of eight dormitory housing units. Each housing unit has a capacity of approximately 200 inmates waiting processing/transfer to programming institutions.

Each Reception Center completes diagnostic tests, medical/mental health screening, and literary assessments for classification in order to determine the inmate's appropriate institutional placement.