California Correctional Center

Description

The primary mission of the California Correctional Center CCC is to receive house and train minimumcustody inmates for placement into one of the institutions 18 Northern California conservation camps Working collaboratively with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection these camps are strategically located throughout the north state to provide fire suppression hand crews as well as an organized labor force for public conservation projects and other emergency response needs of the State Services provided through the conservation camp program historically amount to many millions of dollars in value to the public Work projects associated with conservation camps support municipal county State and federal government agencies including schools parks cemeteries and public recreation areas

The secondary mission of CCC is to provide meaningful work training and education programs for inmates who do not meet the criteria for assignment to a conservation camp These alternative assignments include academic and vocational trade programs facility maintenance jobs food service positions and other facility support assignments

CCC offers a wide assortment of positive leisuretime activities including numerous selfhelp improvement programs such as literacy addiction recovery veterans affairs religious services and athletic programs

The California Correctional Center opened in 1963 and covers a total of 1100 acres As of Fiscal Year 20082009 the following statistics apply

Number of custody staff796
Number of noncustody staff318
Number of medical staff154
Total number of staff1268

Annual operating budget124 million