California Health Care Facility (CHCF) is a state prison for incarcerated patients with long-term medical needs or acute mental health needs. The prison is located in Stockton, California, on the site of the former Karl Holton Youth Correctional Facility. Incarcerated people of all security levels are treated at the facility.
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| Location | San Joaquin County, in Stockton, California |
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| Coordinates | 37°53′42″N 121°11′38″W / 37.895°N 121.194°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Capacity | 2,953 |
| Population | 2,401 (81.3%) (as of January 31, 2023[1]) |
| Opened | July 2013 |
| Managed by | California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation |
| Warden | Gena Jones |
Facilities and programs
editThe 61-building medical complex was built in response to two federal class action civil rights lawsuits (Plata v. Schwarzenegger and Coleman v. Schwarzenegger), after which a federal court in Sacramento ruled that the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation's medical and mental health services violated the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution's prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment.[2] The facility cost $839 million to construct and employs approximately 4,000 custody, medical and support staff.[3]
Facilities include a diagnostic center, dental clinic, dialysis clinic, memory care center, and palliative care unit. CHCF provides both inpatient and outpatient medical and mental health treatment.[4]
As of April 30, 2020, CHCF was incarcerating people at 93.2% of its design capacity, with 2,751 occupants.[5]
Notable events
editIn March of 2019, CDCR confirmed a patient who had been incarcerated at CHCF and died tested positive after death for Legionnaires' disease. After additional testing of patients with pneumonia, one additional patient tested positive for Legionnaires' disease and was treated at the facility. In response to the outbreak, CHCF temporarily shut off some water access, including showers, and instead provided bottled water for drinking and hygiene.[6][7]
Notable inmates
edit- Kevin Cooper, accused mass murderer: Transferred in May 2024.
- Robert Durst, real-estate heir; convicted of murder (died in 2022 during the pendency of appeals)[8]
- Richard Farley (born 1948): perpetrator of the Sunnyvale ESL shooting. Sentenced to death in 1992,[9] and being considered for a commutation of that sentence in 2024.[10]
- Billy Mansfield, serial killer[11]
- Manuel Moore, one of the "Zebra" murderers; died in 2017 in custody[12]
- Herbert Mullin, serial killer; died in 2022 in custody[13]
- Hans Reiser[14]
- John Floyd Thomas Jr., serial killer.[15]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation: Monthly Report of Population As of Midnight January 31, 2023" (PDF). California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Internal Oversight and Research. January 31, 2023. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
- ^ California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. "DECISION IN MENTAL HEALTH CARE CLASS ACTION (Coleman v. Newsom)". California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Archived from the original on 29 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (25 June 2013). "CDCR Dedicates New California Health Facility". California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Archived from the original on 29 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (15 November 2019). "California Health Care Facility Investigating Attack on Officers as Attempted Homicide". California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Archived from the original on 29 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (26 March 2019). "Confirmed Legionnaires' Disease at California Health Care Facility". California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Archived from the original on 29 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (18 April 2019). "California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Takes Further Steps to Eliminate Legionella from Stockton Facilities". California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Archived from the original on 29 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ Inmate Locator, inmate BP8498
- ^ "California Incarcerated Records & Information Search". California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. August 6, 2024. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
- ^ Salonga, Robert (August 10, 2024). "Relatives of South Bay murder victims decry death penalty resentencings". The Mercury News. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
- ^ "CDCR California Incarcerated Records and Information Search".
- ^ Vickers, Marques (May 9, 2019). "Murder in California: Serial Killers and Famous Unsolved Murders: The Topography of Evil: Notorious California Murder Sites". Marquis Publishing – via Google Books.
- ^ "Herbert Mullin Dies of Natural Causes". California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. August 19, 2022.
- ^ "REISER, HANS THOMAS". California Incarcerated Records and Information Search (CIRIS). California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation. Archived from the original on 18 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ "CDCR California Incarcerated Records and Information Search".
External links
edit- California Health Care Facility official website
- Carnival helps those in Memory Care Unit