Kern Valley State Prison
Kern Valley State Prison 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 incarcerated people. The facility is adjacent to North Kern State Prison and has an annual operating budget of.
As of April 30, 2020, Kern Valley was incarcerating people at 144.4% of its design capacity, with 3,534 occupants.
