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Kern Valley State Prison (KVSP)
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Warden Adams
Anthony Hedgpeth, Warden

Physical Address:
3000 West Cecil Avenue
Delano, CA 93216-6000

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 6000
Delano, CA 93216-6000
(661) 721-6300


Kern Valley State Prison - Mission Statement

The primary mission of Kern Valley State Prison is to protect the public by providing safe custody, quality health care and the appropriate supervision of sentenced offenders. In conjunction with the Mission, the institution will promote viable work assignments, vocational training, and educational opportunities for offenders in order to foster and environment wherein positive changes can occur.

The secondary mission of Kern Valley State Prison is to provide meaningful work, training, and education programs for inmates who do not meet the criteria for assignment to a conservation camp.  These alternative assignments include academic and vocational trade programs, facility maintenance jobs, food service positions, and other facility support assignments.


Institution Details

KVSP is a Level IV facility consisting of four (4) semi-autonomous 180 designed facilities and two (2) stand alone Administrative Segregation Units all surrounded by a Lethal Electrified Perimeter Fence. There is also a Level I Minimum Support Facility (MSF). Facility D (180) has the Substance Abuse Program (consisting of approximately 250 inmates) and will house the Transitional Housing Unit. It is on 600 acres with 200 acres across the street that PIA grow alfalfa on. We received Level I’s in June 2005 and Level IV’s in July 2005. Design capacity is 2448 as of October 2006, houses approximately 4791.


Institution Statistics

As of Fiscal Year 2006/2007, the following statistics apply:

Number of custody staff:
1,105

Number of education staff:
45

Total number of medical staff:
95

Number of support staff:
197

Number of trade staff:
177

Total number of staff:
1,619

 
 

Annual operating budget:
$123 million

 
 





Designed Bedspace & Count
Facility Level
Design Capacity
Count

I
200
418

II
N/A
275

III
N/A
139

IV
2,048
3,774

AD SEG
200
407

Total
2,448
5,013




Inmate Programs
  • Vocational: Small Engine Repair; Building Maintenance; Janitorial; Office Services; Cabinet Making; Masonry; Welding; Auto Mechanic; Re-Entry Program; Landscaping
  • Academic: ABE I, II and III, Computer Assisted Lab


Visiting Hours and Directions
Friday, Saturday and Sunday: 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.


For upgraded information in English and Spanish regarding KVSP visitor hours or closures, please contact the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s toll-free Visiting Information Line at (800) 374-8474.


General Directions:

From Sacramento:

  • Take Highway 99 South to the city of Delano
  • Exit Cecil Avenue
  • Right on Cecil Avenue
  • The prison is approximately seven miles on the left hand side of the road

From Los Angeles:

  • Take Highway 99 North to the city of Delano
  • Exit Cecil Avenue
  • Left on Cecil Avenue
  • The prison is approximately seven miles on the left hand side of the road
Kern Valley State Prison is located approximately 250 miles south of Sacramento and approximately 180 miles north of Los Angeles.  It is approximately 4 miles south of North Kern State Prison.  For additional information, visit this link  to customize your driving directions.


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