Just Released: The California Institution for Women Quadrennial and Warden Audit Report
CIW is one of 33 adult prisons operated by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. As of September 30, 2007, the department reported that it housed 10,993 female inmates, primarily in three facilities. With a design capacity of 1,325 inmates, CIW is home to 2,511 (23 percent) of California’s female inmates.
Established in 1952, CIW’s primary mission is to provide a safe and secure environment while providing quality health care and institution programs geared to meet the special needs of female offenders. CIW also houses inmates with special needs, including maternity care, psychiatric care, methadone treatment, and medical problems such as HIV infection. Located in Corona in Riverside County, the institution accommodates all custody levels of female inmates and
functions as a reception center for incoming female inmates.
For fiscal year 2007-08, the institution’s operating budget is $101.6 million with 985.8 budgeted positions, of which 479.1 (48.6 percent) are custody staff. The table below compares CIW’s budgeted and filled positions as of November 15, 2007. Notably, CIW has filled more than 96 percent of its custody positions and almost 92 percent of its education positions. Overall, the institution filled 94.1
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