Division of Adult Institutions
High Security Institutions

The High Security Institutions 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 Correctional Institution
• California State Prison, Corcoran
• California State Prison, Los Angeles County
• California State Prison, Sacramento
• High Desert State Prison
• Kern Valley State Prison
• Pelican Bay State Prison
• Salinas Valley State Prison
• Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison at Corcoran
• California City Correctional Facility

Adult Operations

• Adult Operations Overview
• Facility Locations
• Adult facility addresses
• Public Information Officers
• Prisons chronology
• Institution statistics

Additional Resources

• Non-Designated Programming Facilities FAQ
• Proposition 57
• Office of Research
• Contact an Ombudsman
• Contact DJJ Ombudsman
• Visitation information
• Security Housing Unit
• Adult regulations
• Juvenile regulations
• PREA information
• Tribal Consultation Policy
• Facility Planning, Construction 
  and Management

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Contact DAI

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation 
Division of Adult Institutions 
P. O. Box 942883 
Sacramento CA. 94283
Phone: (916) 445-7688