Kern Valley State Prison
Prison in Delano, California
35°45′58″N 119°19′30″W / 35.7661°N 119.3251°W / 35.7661; -119.3251Kern Valley State Prison (KVSP) is a male-only state prison in Delano, California. Kern Valley is a Level IV Maximum Security institution, opened in June 2005 with a design capacity of 2,448 inmates. The facility is adjacent to North Kern State Prison and has an annual operating budget of US$123 million.
As of July 31, 2022, Kern Valley was incarcerating people at 118.7% of its design capacity, with 2,907 occupants.[2]
Notable inmates
Inmate Name | Register Number | Status | Details |
---|---|---|---|
Juan Manuel Alvarez | G33008 | Serving 11 life sentences without the possibility of parole.[3] | Perpetrator of the 2005 Glendale train crash in which he intentionally left his car on the railroad track, and a passenger train proceeded to collide with it, causing a derailment which killed 11 people.[4][5][6][7][8] |
Antron Singleton | V24953 | Serving a life sentence.[9] | American rapper who went by the name "Big Lurch" who was convicted of murdering and committing cannibalism on his roommate.[10][11] |
See also
References
- ^ "California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation: Monthly Report of Population As of Midnight January 31, 2023" (PDF). California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Internal Oversight and Research. January 31, 2023. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
- ^ "California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation: Monthly Report of Population As of Midnight July 31, 2022" (PDF). California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Internal Oversight and Research. July 31, 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 5, 2022. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
- ^ "Metrolink killer is sentenced to 11 life terms in prison". Los Angeles Times. 2008-08-21. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
- ^ Broder, John M. (2005-01-27). "California Train Strikes an S.U.V.; At Least 11 Dead". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
- ^ "Chain-reaction crash kills 11". Los Angeles Times. 2005-01-27. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
- ^ Farhi, Paul; Edds, Kimberly (2005-03-16). "Blood on the Tracks". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
- ^ "Murder Charges In Train Crash - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. 2005-01-27. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
- ^ "Wreck victim recalls using blood for last words". NBC News. 2005-02-04. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
- ^ Malnic, Eric (2003-11-08). "Man Gets Life for Woman's Murder". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
- ^ Kelleher, Jennifer Sinco (2002-05-30). "Aspiring Texas Rapper to Stand Trial in Death of L.A. Woman". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
- ^ "Big Lurch Sentenced To Life". HipHopDX. 2003-11-09. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
External links
- Kern Valley State Prison (KVSP) official website
- California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Official website
- Website for families of prisoners at KVSP
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