California Rehabilitation Center (CRC)
Announcement: California Rehabilitation Center (CRC) was closed October 2026. For more information, please visit the Prison Closures website.
Main Phone: (951) 737-2683
Physical Address: 5th Street & Western, Norco, CA 92860 (Directions)
- All Staff: P.O. Box 1841, Norco, CA 92860-0991
Details
CRC was a medium Level II correctional facility with an inmate population consisting of felon commitments. The primary goals of CRC were to provide an atmosphere of safety and security to the public, visitors, staff and the incarcerated.
The administration was cognizant of the rights and entitlements of all CRC commitments. We fully supported and adhered to guidelines and provisions governing the Disability Placement Program and the Correctional Clinical Case Management System.
In addition to staffing, CRC was also responsible for providing 100+ correctional custody personnel to provide medical guarding and transportation services to Patton State Hospital. CRC also provided Fire Suppression, Conservation and Community Service assistance to the public.
History
The building opened in 1928 as the Lake Norconian Club, a luxury hotel. In December 1941, President F. D. Roosevelt turned the resort into a Naval hospital. The hospital first closed in November 1949, reopened in 1950 during the Korean War, then closed again in June 1957. In March 1962, the federal government donated the facility to the state to use as a narcotics center. To help ease overcrowding in the 1980s, CRC began housing felons as well as civil narcotic addicts.