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California State Prison, Los Angeles County

State prison in Lancaster, California

State prison in Lancaster, California

FieldValue
prison_nameCalifornia State Prison, Los Angeles County (LAC)
image[[File:Seal of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.png150px]]
locationLancaster, California
coordinates
statusOperational
classificationMinimum–maximum
capacity2,300
population2,503 (108.8% capacity)
populationdateJanuary 31, 2023
openedFebruary 1993
managed_byCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
wardenRaybon C. Johnson Jr.

California State Prison, Los Angeles County (LAC) is a male-only state prison located in the city of Lancaster, in Los Angeles County, California. The only state prison located in the county, it is also referenced as Los Angeles County State Prison, CSP-Los Angeles County, and CSP-LAC. Only occasionally is the prison referred to as Lancaster State Prison, which was particularly avoided in 1992 partly to ease the stigma for Lancaster.

Facilities

As of Fiscal Year 2006/2007, LAC had a total of 1,519 staff and an annual operating budget of $100 million.

As of April 30, 2020, LAC was incarcerating people at 137.3% of its design capacity, with 3,158 occupants.

LAC's 262 acre include the following facilities:

  • Level I housing: Open dormitories without a secure perimeter
  • Level IV housing: Cells, fenced or walled perimeters, electronic security, more staff and armed officers both inside and outside the installation
  • Reception Center (RC): provides short term housing to process, classify and evaluate incoming inmates

History

Before the prison opened in 1993, Los Angeles County hosted no prisons but accounted for forty percent of California's state-prison inmates. "Most of Lancaster's civic leaders and residents" opposed the building of the prison, and four inmates escaped from LAC in its first year of operation. Nevertheless, by 2000 city residents' opinions of the prison had improved so much that a proposal to increase the proportion of maximum-security inmates received little criticism.

A 2006–2007 conversion "of roughly half of" LAC's facilities decreased the number of maximum-security inmates and increased the number of reception center inmates. Since reception center inmates are at the prison for shorter times than maximum-security inmates, the conversion may "reduce the number of families that will relocate to the region to be near a family member who is in the prison" and "reduce the number of prisoners who will want to relocate to the area after serving their sentences or after being released on parole".

In March 2021, Canadian singer Justin Bieber visited the prison with his wife Hailey and pastor Judah Smith at the invitation of Scott Budnick. Justin Bieber spoke to inmates about their faith and listened to their stories. In a statement on April 1, 2021, Bieber recounted his visit, saying "It was such an honor listening to their stories and seeing how strong their faith is."

Notable inmates

Current

Inmate NameRegister NumberStatusDetails
Kori Ali MuhammadBM7920Serving a life sentence.Perpetrator of the racially motivated 2017 Fresno shootings which began with the murder of security guard Carl Williams. Days later, he murdered a further three people, with Zachary Randalls, Mark Gassett, and David Jackson being killed by Kori.
Joshua Graham PackerAV8165Serving three life sentences without parole.Convicted of murdering Brock Husted, and his pregnant wife, Davina.
  • Joe Son: Actor and former mixed martial artist.
  • Ali Abulaban, TikToker and convicted murderer
  • Chester Turner- Serial killer sentenced to death for sexually assaulting and murdering 14 women and an unborn baby. Transferred to CSP-LAC due to the abolishment of death row.

Former

  • Scott Erskine: Serial killer sentenced to death in 2003 for the 1993 murders of two California boys. Spent time in CSP-LAC in the early 2000s. Died in 2020 while on death row due to COVID-19.
  • Loi Khac Nguyen: One of the perpetrators of the 1991 Sacramento hostage crisis for which he was convicted of killing three people. Currently at California State Prison, Solano.
  • Big Lurch: Rapper and convicted murderer.
  • Robert John Bardo: Murdered actress Rebecca Schaeffer in 1989. Currently at Avenal State Prison.
  • Lawrence Phillips: Former professional football player.
  • Rene Enriquez: Mobster.
  • Robert Rozier: Former American football defensive end. Currently at Mule Creek State Prison.
  • Craig Coley: Wrongfully convicted of the 1978 murder of his ex girlfriend and her son before being pardoned and exonerated by CA governor Jerry Brown in 2017.
  • Samuel Little: Serial killer convicted of killing eight women, though he is suspected of killing as many as 90 in total.

References

References

  1. (January 31, 2023). "California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation: Monthly Report of Population As of Midnight January 31, 2023".
  2. California State Prison, Los Angeles County (LAC). (2009). "Mission Statement". California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
  3. Thomas Russell, Wendy. "7-year case against city finally ends". ''Long Beach Press-Telegram'', June 2, 2007.
  4. Stoltze, Frank [http://www.scpr.org/news/stories/2007/04/26/09_prison_overcrowding_.html "Lancaster State Prison Offers Glimpse into Overcrowding Problem"]{{Dead link. (November 2018)
  5. Wolcott, Denis. "County Wants Valley's Name Dropped From New Prison". ''The Daily News of Los Angeles'', December 30, 1992.
  6. link. (October 26, 2008)
  7. (April 30, 2020). "California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation: Monthly Report of Population As of Midnight April 30, 2020".
  8. Wolcott, Denis. First Inmates Arrive at New Prison - Lancaster's 252 acre State Facility to Hold 2,200. ''Daily News of Los Angeles'', February 2, 1993.
  9. Fox, Sue. "Prison, Lancaster Mend Fences and Build Tranquil Relationship". ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', May 14, 2000.
  10. Skeen, Jim. Conversion of A.V. "Prison Gets Support - Civic Leaders Say Change Will Lessen Crime in Area". ''Daily News of Los Angeles'', December 23, 2006.
  11. (1 April 2021). "Bieber visited the LA County prison to meet with a group of inmates & learn about the maximum-security institution's faith-based programs.".
  12. (2 April 2021). "Justin Bieber says mission trip to California state prison was a "life-changing experience"". [[ABC News Radio]].
  13. (2020-06-06). "California man gets life in prison in race-related killings".
  14. link. (2022-01-12 , inmate BM7920)
  15. "Suspect in Fresno shooting rampage charged with previous murder of motel security guard".
  16. McCallister, Doreen. (2017-04-19). "'I Shot Them,' Suspect In Deadly Fresno Shootings Tells Police". NPR.
  17. (2020-04-25). "California man tired of racism found guilty of killing four in racially charged murder spree".
  18. (2017-04-26). "Fresno shooting spree: Suspect Kori Ali Muhammad charged with 3 counts of murder - CBS News".
  19. (2017-04-27). "Suspect charged with 3 counts of murder in Fresno rampage".
  20. (2020-04-23). "California man convicted of murder in racist rampage that killed 3".
  21. (2015-02-06). "Judge Hands Down 3 Life Sentences To Man Convicted In Faria Beach Triple Murder - CBS Los Angeles".
  22. (2015-02-06). "Life term for 25-year-old in shocking 2009 triple murder in Ventura County".
  23. (2010-04-13). "Murder charges filed in Calif beach house killings".
  24. (2010-04-12). "20-Year-Old Man Arrested in Faria Beach Stabbing Deaths".
  25. (2014-12-18). "Man Admits to Home Invasion Murders of Faria Beach Couple, Unborn Baby".
  26. "California Incarcerated Records & Information Search (CIRIS) - CDCR".
  27. "Man, wrongly convicted of 1978 killings in Simi Valley, recommended for release from prison".
  28. (30 December 2020). "Convicted Serial Killer Samuel Little Dies At 80".
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