Kern Valley State Prison Explained

Prison Name:Kern Valley State Prison (KVSP)
Location:Delano, California
Coordinates:35.7661°N -119.3251°W
Status:Operational
Classification:Maximum
Capacity:2,448
Population:2,431 (99.3% capacity)
Populationdate:January 31, 2023[1]
Opened:June 2005
Managed By:California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Warden:Christian Pfeiffer

Kern Valley State Prison (KVSP) is a male-only state prison in Delano, California. Kern Valley is a Level IV Maximum Security institution, opened in June 2005 with a design capacity of 2,448 inmates. The facility is adjacent to North Kern State Prison and has an annual operating budget of .

As of July 31, 2022, Kern Valley was incarcerating people at 118.7% of its design capacity, with 2,907 occupants.[2]

Notable inmates

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Juan Manuel AlvarezG33008Serving 11 life sentences without the possibility of parole.[3] Perpetrator of the 2005 Glendale train crash in which he intentionally left his car on the railroad track, and a passenger train proceeded to collide with it, causing a derailment which killed 11 people.[4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Antron SingletonV24953Serving a life sentence.[9] American rapper who went by the name "Big Lurch" who was convicted of murdering and committing cannibalism on his roommate.[10] [11]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation: Monthly Report of Population As of Midnight January 31, 2023. January 31, 2023. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Internal Oversight and Research. September 21, 2023.
  2. Web site: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation: Monthly Report of Population As of Midnight July 31, 2022. July 31, 2022. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Internal Oversight and Research. September 5, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220905173616/https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/research/wp-content/uploads/sites/174/2022/08/Tpop4_d2207.pdf. September 5, 2022.
  3. Web site: 2008-08-21 . Metrolink killer is sentenced to 11 life terms in prison . 2024-01-26 . Los Angeles Times . en-US.
  4. News: Broder . John M. . 2005-01-27 . California Train Strikes an S.U.V.; At Least 11 Dead . 2024-01-26 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
  5. Web site: 2005-01-27 . Chain-reaction crash kills 11 . 2024-01-26 . Los Angeles Times . en-US.
  6. News: Farhi . Paul . Edds . Kimberly . 2005-03-16 . Blood on the Tracks . 2024-01-26 . Washington Post . en-US . 0190-8286.
  7. Web site: 2005-01-27 . Murder Charges In Train Crash - CBS News . 2024-01-26 . www.cbsnews.com . en-US.
  8. Web site: 2005-02-04 . Wreck victim recalls using blood for last words . 2024-01-26 . NBC News . en.
  9. Web site: Malnic . Eric . 2003-11-08 . Man Gets Life for Woman's Murder . 2024-01-26 . Los Angeles Times . en-US.
  10. Web site: Kelleher . Jennifer Sinco . 2002-05-30 . Aspiring Texas Rapper to Stand Trial in Death of L.A. Woman . 2024-01-26 . Los Angeles Times . en-US.
  11. Web site: 2003-11-09 . Big Lurch Sentenced To Life . 2024-01-26 . HipHopDX . en.

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