In the early years of CIW, convicted women wore Sunday dresses while walking and working at the campus-like setting. The original California Institution for Women was dedicated in Tehachapi in 1932 however, after the 1952 Kern County earthquake, the female inmates were transferred to the just-opened CIW in Chino, and the Tehachapi facility was rebuilt as the male-only California Correctional Institution. There is also a Reception Center to process inmates coming into the California prison system. It has a capacity of 1,398 inmates, but currently houses more than 1,800 prisoners.Īlthough the CIW has an address in the city of Corona in Riverside County, the prison has been physically located in the city of Chino since 2003 following an annexation of land in previously-unincorporated San Bernardino County.ĬIW sits on 120 acres, and has housing for Level I, Level II, and Level III inmates. ![]() ![]() ![]() California Institution for Women (CIW) is a California state women’s prison located in Chino, California.
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