Sierra Conservation Center

Sierra Conservation Center (SCC)

Aerial View
Location Tuolumne County,
near Jamestown, California
(also near Copperopolis)
Coordinates 37°53′26″N 120°32′16″W / 37.8906°N 120.5378°W / 37.8906; -120.5378Coordinates: 37°53′26″N 120°32′16″W / 37.8906°N 120.5378°W / 37.8906; -120.5378
Status Operational
Capacity 3,736
Population 4,687 (125.5%) (as of 31 December 2012[1])
Opened 1965
Managed by California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Warden Joel Martinez

Sierra Conservation Center (SCC) is a 420-acre (170 ha) state prison located in Tuolumne County, California, near the unincorporated community of Jamestown.

References

  1. Offender Information Services Branch (3 January 2013). "Monthly Report of Population" (PDF). California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation: 2. Retrieved 15 January 2013.


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