Security class Medium Opened 1991 Warden Felix M. Vasquez | Status Operational Capacity 3,190 Phone +1 661-758-8400 | |
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Address 701 Scofield Ave, Wasco, CA 93280, USA Population 4,971 (166.6%) (as of 31 December 2012) Hours Open today · 9AM–8PMSaturday9AM–8PMSundayClosedMonday9AM–8PMTuesday9AM–8PMWednesday9AM–8PMThursday9AM–8PMFriday9AM–8PMSuggest an edit | ||
Wasco State Prison-Reception Center (WSP) is a 634-acre (257 ha) state prison located in Wasco, Kern County, California.
The Wasco facility was the first of two reception centers in Kern County. The primary mission is to provide short term housing necessary to process, classify, and evaluate new inmates physically and mentally, to determine their security level, program requirements, and appropriate institutional placement. A 400-bed medium custody facility houses general population inmates to help support and maintain the reception center. A minimum custody facility provides institutional maintenance and landscaping services.
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