LA Times
CHOWCHILLA — California’s Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation says that its past reports showing male inmates packed at 350% capacity in Valley State Prison near Chowchilla were in error.
The agency on Thursday revised its population reports for the prison, showing 1,562 men in space intended for 1,468, or just 5% over design capacity. The women’s portion of the prison is being emptied as they are shipped out. California has converted a substance abuse treatment facility adajcent to Folsom State Prison to house female inmates.
“We learned from our Data Analysis Unit that the design capacity on our population report was incorrect,” said Terry Thornton, a spokeswoman for the corrections department. “The shifting of men and women in and out of the facility resulted in some confusion about the design capacity where the men were being moved.”
Full story: State says crowding report for Valley State Prison was overstated