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Correctional Training Facility (CTF)
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* Highway 101, five miles north of Soledad.


Warden Curry
Ben Curry, Warden

Physical Address:
Highway 101 North *
Soledad, CA  93960

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 686
Soledad, CA  93960-0686
(831) 678-3951


Correctional Training Facility - Mission Statement

The primary mission of the Correctional Training Facility is to provide housing, programs and services for medium custody inmates.


Institution Details

The Correctional Training Facility is a three-facility complex, each functions independently of the others:

    South Facility.  The South Facility provides the complex with outside minimum custody workers.  In addition, the facility offers academic, vocational and industrial assignments.  The South Facility houses Level I inmates.

    Central Facility.  The Central Facility is a training and work-oriented facility that provides comprehensive academic, vocational, and industrial programs.  The Central Facility houses Level II inmates and also includes the institution's Administrative Segregation Unit.

    North Facility.  The North Facility is a training and work-oriented facility that provides comprehensive academic, vocational and industrial programs.  The North Facility houses Level III inmates.

CTF's values/motto is:  Pride in a job well done, Excellence in attaining and preserving the skills necessary to ensure that the institution's mission is met, and that Training is the means by which we achieve our goals.

CTF is engaged in ongoing efforts to meet the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).  CTF provides Correctional Clinical Case Management Services (CCCMS) level of care.


Institution Statistics

Correctional Training Facility was opened in 1946, and covers  680 acres.  As of Fiscal Year 2006/2007, the following statistics apply:

Number of custody staff:
1,119

Number of support services staff:
524

Total number of staff:
1,643

 
 

Annual operating budget:
$150 million

 
 





Designed Bedspace & Count
Facility Level
Design Capacity
Count

I - South
510
1,090

II - Central
1,391
3,027

II - North
1,400
2,880

Total
3,301
6,997



Special Historical Notes

CTF's South Facility dates back to 1946 when it was utilized as a camp center and administered by San Quentin State Prison.  The Central Facility opened in 1951; the North Facility opened in 1958.  In 1984, an additional dormitory was added to the Central Facility.  In 1996, three dormitories were added:  two at the North Facility and one at the South Facility.



Inmate Programs
  • PIA:Textiles, warehouse, wood products, silk screen
  • Vocational:  Appliance repair, commercial paint, drafting, dry cleaning, electronic data processing, landscaping and gardening, machine shop, mill and cabinet, plumbing, printing, small engine repair, upholstery, welding, vocational computer refurbishing
  • Academic: Adult Basic Education, High School/GED, Pre-Release, English as a Second Language, Literacy Program, Computer Assisted Education
  • Other:  Community Service Crews, Youth Diversion, Religious, Arts in Corrections, Victim Awareness, Drug Treatment/Diversion, Recycling

Visiting Hours and Directions
Saturdays, Sundays and Designated Holidays* from 8:15 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

* New Year's Day, Independence Day,
Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas


Friday Visiting Program:

Central/South Facility- 2nd Friday of the Month: 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
North Facility - 3rd Friday of the Month: 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.


For additional visitor information, please contact our visiting staff at (831) 678-3951, ext. 4012/4013.


General Directions:

From San Francisco:

  • Take south-bound Highway 101 for 120 miles
  • Exit to Correctional Training Facility (located between the cities of Gonzales and Soledad)
  • Turn left at the bridge and enter institution grounds

From Sacramento:

  • Take south-bound I-5 for 220 miles
  • Exit west-bound on Highway 152
  • Exit south-bound Highway 101
  • Exit to Correctional Training Facility (located between the cities of Gonzales and Soledad)
  • Turn left at the bridge and enter institution grounds

From Los Angeles:

  • Take north-bound Highway 101 for 230 miles
  • Exit to Correctional Training Facility (located between the cities of Gonzales and Soledad)
  • Turn right at the bridge and enter institution grounds

NOTE TO ALL VISITORS:   The building behind the flag pole is the Entrance Building that processes CTF visitors.

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