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Correctional Training Facility marks 75 years of service

Man helps cover a compartment in a cornerstone.
California Gov. Earl Warren helps seal a time capsule at CTF in 1949.
Three people open a time capsule at a ceremony marking 75 years.
CTF staff open a 1949 time capsule.
A prison museum with people looking at items.
CTF allowed tours of their museum.
Men in uniform stand in a line to honor CTF's 75 years of service.
CTF honor guard.
Man at lectern talks about prison's 75 years.
A special event was held at CTF on June 17.

Correctional Training Facility (CTF) recognized 75 years of operation with a ceremony in the memorial garden of institution grounds on June 17, 2021.

The event included an honor guard ceremony for staff members killed in the line of duty, guest speakers from CTF’s past 75 years, facility tours, access to the CTF museum, and the opening of a time capsule originally entombed in the walls of CTF in 1949.

The facility, originally known as Soledad State Prison, began operations in Salinas Valley in 1946.

In May 1949, CTF staff and former California Governor Earl Warren, placed a time capsule filled with mementos into the cornerstone of the administration building.

Learn more about the history of CTF.

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