California Health Care Facility, Stockton (CHCF)
Main Phone: (209) 467-2500
Physical Address: 7707 Austin Road, Stockton, CA 95215 (Directions)
- Incarcerated People (include Incarcerated person’s Name and CDCR number) for all facilities:
- P.O. Box 213040, Stockton, CA 95213
Visiting an incarcerated person: learn how to visit an incarcerated person at our institutions.
Other Resources: explore family & friends resources, including how to contact or send packages to those incarcerated in our institutions.
Stockton is the county seat of San Joaquin County located along the San Joaquin River in California’s Central Valley. There’s so much to see and do including visiting the Haggin Museum to learn about the local history or Micke Grove Regional Park with their Japanese garden and hiking trails. If you enjoy sports there’s the Stockton Heat, an affiliate of the Calgary Flames in the National Hockey League or the Stockton Ports, minor league affiliate of the Oakland Athletics baseball team. There’s the Stockton Waterfront host to local events and concerts and a fun place to visit during the summer months.
CHCF provides medical care and mental health treatment to incarcerated people who have the most severe and long term needs. The 1.4 million square foot facility is certified to provide intermediate level care and to complement less acute treatment provided in other prisons operated by the CDCR.
This facility provides both outpatient and inpatient mental health services for patients with a serious mental disorder. The licensed Psychiatric Inpatient Program at this facility is designed to provide more intensive treatment for patients who cannot function adequately or stabilize in an outpatient program.
The 54-building complex is located in South Stockton on the site of the former Karl Holton Youth Correctional Facility. It provides housing and treatment for 2,951 inmate-patients provided by a professional health care staff of 2,500.
- House incarcerated patients of all security levels efficiently
- Provide acute medical and mental health treatment safely and cost effectively
- Provide opportunities for rehabilitation with programs such as vocational and academic training and substance abuse treatment
Dao Vang has been serving as Acting Warden at California Health Care Facility (CHCF) since May 2025. Mr. Vang began his career with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) in July 2006, when he entered the Basic Correctional Officer Academy. He reported to Deuel Vocational Institution (DVI) later that year as a Correctional Officer.
In 2013, Mr. Vang promoted to Correctional Sergeant at the California Medical Facility (CMF) and transferred to the California Health Care Facility (CHCF) in 2014. He continued his upward trajectory by promoting to Correctional Lieutenant in 2015 and to Correctional Captain in 2020 at CHCF. In his role as Captain, Mr. Vang oversaw operations in Mental Health Crisis Bed (MHCB), the Health Care Access Unit (HCAU), and the Correctional Treatment Center (CTC). He also served as Incident Commander during CHCF’s COVID-19 emergency response.
In 2023, Mr. Vang promoted to Correctional Administrator, assigned to Central Services and taking on additional duties as the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Compliance Manager. He also served as Acting Deputy Warden before assuming his current role.
Dr. Anu Banerjee is a healthcare leader with more than 18 years of experience in profit and non-profit health systems. He holds a strong passion in developing collaborative models with leadership, patients, and staff for well-integrated healthcare systems. He strongly believes in strong teams that innovate using lean methodologies to implement and execute a robust prescriptive analytical method that can answer real time solutions to some of the most complex data questions in healthcare. Today, Dr. Banerjee continues to strive for the best healthcare strategies that fit the most challenging healthcare opportunities to meet the vision and mission of our current healthcare system.
Dr. Banerjee holds a doctorate in healthcare operations focused on chronic disease management for diabetes and hypertension. He also holds two graduate degrees in industrial engineering and healthcare management.
Local Inmate Family Councils (IFC’s) are a gathering of family and friends of the incarcerated who meet regularly with Wardens to support visiting since keeping strong family connections with loved ones is a powerful rehabilitative tool. These IFC’s promote visiting by clarifying rules and regulations as well as discussing health, education, vocational training, packages, books, and related issues. For more information on connecting with a local IFC, please visit the Statewide IFC website.