CAC is a secure facility in California USA
California City Correctional Facility (CAC) is a secure facility owned by CoreCivic . It was formerly staffed and operated by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation as a men's level II (low-medium) security prison.
The facility was built on speculation, without any customer contract to fill it. Construction was completed in 1998.[ 2] Beginning in 2006, it housed federal inmates for the U.S. Marshals Service and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement . The federal contract included daily transportation to the San Diego County Courthouse and Southern Nevada Correctional Center , and as-needed to JPATS -Victorville ("Con Air"). The per-diem rate in 2010 was $77.50 per prisoner, decreasing to $58.00 as the count increased. The federal use of the facility ended in 2013.[ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
In response to a federal order to reduce overcrowding at the state's prison facilities, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation started leasing the facility in 2013 for $28.5 million yearly.[ 3] [ 6] Former guards, previously privately contracted, transferred to become state correctional officers after eight weeks of training.[ 3] CAC was the only CDCR state prison under this arrangement; all other state prisons are both owned and operated by CDCR. All inmates were moved out by November 2023.[ 7] The state terminated its lease so the prison will be effectively closed by March 2024.[ 8]
References
^ "California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation: Monthly Report of Population As of Midnight April 30, 2020" (PDF) . California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Internal Oversight and Research. April 30, 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 3, 2020. Retrieved May 2, 2020 .
^ "Private Prisons, Public Doubts" , The Christian Science Monitor , Daniel B. Wood, July 21, 1998. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
^ a b c Bedell, Christine (October 25, 2013). "Cal City prison to house state inmates" . Bakersfield.com. Retrieved August 21, 2016 .
^ "doj_mod_2" (PDF) . cdn.muckrock.com. 2011. Retrieved August 7, 2020 .
^ "Detention Services - Operational Contract - California City" (PDF) . cdn.muckrock.com. 2010. Retrieved August 7, 2020 .
^ "California City Correctional Facility (CAC)" . California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Retrieved May 2, 2020 .
^ Elliott, Claudia (November 19, 2023). "State removes all inmates from Cal City prison, remaining staff working to close facility" . The Bakersfield Californian . Retrieved November 21, 2023 .
^ Schlepp, Travis (December 8, 2022). "California to close Riverside County prison, deactivate other facilities" . KTLA . Retrieved December 8, 2022 .
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