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1,711 (71.9% capacity) (as of January 31, 2023[1])
Opened
1989[2]
Managed by
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Warden
Stephen Smith[3]
Website
https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/facility-locator/pbsp/
Pelican Bay State Prison (PBSP) is a supermax prison facility in Crescent City, California. The 275-acre (111 ha) prison takes its name from a shallow bay on the Pacific coast, about 2 mi (3.2 km) to the west.
^"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.
^"Pelican Bay Website".
^https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/facility-locator/pbsp/
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