High Desert State Prison
California, United States · built 1995
High Desert State Prison (HDSP) is a high-security state prison that houses level IV inmates located in Leavitt in Lassen County, California. Opened in 1995, it has a capacity of 2,324 persons. As of January 31, 2023, High Desert was incarcerating people at 101.6% of its design capacity, with 2,362 occupants. A second prison facility, the Federal Correctional Institution, Herlong, is also located within Lassen County, California. The prisons and their effects on the community, including as a source of much needed jobs, were explored in the documentary Prison Town, USA (2007), aired on PBS.
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