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| Location | Ione, California |
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| Coordinates | 38°22′13″N 120°57′12″W / 38.3703°N 120.9532°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Capacity | 3,284 |
| Population | 3,824 (116.4% capacity) (as of January 31, 2023[1]) |
| Opened | June 1987 |
| Managed by | California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation |
| Warden | Patrick Covello (Acting) [2] |
Mule Creek State Prison (MCSP) is a California State Prison for men.[3] It was opened in June 1987, and covers 866 acres (350 ha) located in Ione, California. The prison has a staff of 1,242 and an annual operating budget of $157 million.[4]
As of July 31, 2022, MCSP was incarcerating people at 115.2% of its design capacity, with 3,785 occupants.[5]
SNY Facility
Location of Ione in Amador County and Amador County in California
In 2005, MCSP became the only California state prison exclusively for Sensitive Needs Yards (SNY) inmates. SNY inmates are segregated from the general prison population for their own safety. Many are gang dropouts, informants, sex offenders, and former law enforcement officers.[6]
Notable inmates
Current notable inmates
| Inmate Name | Register Number | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Carson | C88665 | Serving a 75-to-life sentence. Has been eligible for parole, which has been rejected.[7] | Serial killer who, along with his wife, Susan Barnes Carson, murdered 3 people between 1981-1983.[8][9][10] |
| Billy Lee Chadd | C05801 | Serving three life sentences.[11] | Murdered 3 people between 1974-1978.[12] |
| Charley Charles | V79696 | Serving a life sentence.[13] | Attempted murder of his son David in 1983 by trying to burn him alive.[14][15][16] |
| John Albert Gardner III | AD5185 | Serving a life sentence without parole.[17] | Perpetrator of the rape and murders of 14-year-old Amber Dubois and 17-year-old Chelsea King.[18][19] |
| Luis Reynaldo "Tree Frog" Johnson | C79631 | Serving a 527-year sentence.[20][21] | Sexually abused a 3-year-old girl and 11-year-old boy.[22] |
| Patrick Kearney | B88913 | Serving 21 life-sentences.[23] | Serial killer who murdered at least 21 people from 1962-1977.[24][25] |
| Scott Peterson | V72100 | Serving a life sentence.[26] | Convicted in the murder of his wife, Laci Peterson, and her unborn child.[27][28][29] |
| Robert Rozier | P99863 | Serving a life sentence. | Currently serving time for check fraud.[30]Had been originally sentenced to 22 years for murder as part of a deal with the court to build a case against the Nation of Yahweh.[31][32][33][34] |
| Rollen Stewart | H87708 | Serving three life sentences.[35] | Originally a well-known sports attendee, who always showed up with a colorful wig, was later convicted on kidnapping charges.[36][37][38] |
| Anthony Wimberly | E76231 | Serving 3 life sentences. | Murdered 3 people in the 1980's.[39] |
Former notable inmates
- Robert John Bardo – Stalker and killer of Rebecca Schaeffer, transferred to Avenal State Prison in Avenal, California
- John Linley Frazier – Mass murderer; committed suicide by hanging in 2009
- Joshua Bradley Jenkins - Teenage family annihilator; Transferred to California Medical Facility
- Roger Kibbe – Serial killer and rapist; killed at Mule Creek in 2021
- Suge Knight – Record producer, music executive, former American football player released in 2004, later charged with manslaughter
- Bruce Lisker – Wrongfully convicted of murder; released in 2009
- Big Lurch – Former rapper convicted of killing and cannibalizing his roommate, transferred to California Health Care Facility in Stockton, California
- Andrew Luster – Rapist, transferred to Valley State Prison
- Lyle Menéndez – Killed his parents alongside his brother, transferred to Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego
- Gregory Matthews Miley – Accomplice of serial killer William Bonin; murdered in 2016
- Herbert Mullin – Serial killer and mass murderer, died in prison in August 2022
- Gregory Powell – Kidnapped two police officers and killed one of them; died of prostate cancer in 2012
- Geronimo Pratt – Military veteran wrongfully convicted of murder; released in 1997 and died of a heart attack in 2011
- Hans Reiser – Former computer programmer and entrepreneur convicted of killing his wife, transferred to Correctional Training Facility in Soledad, California
- David Turpin – Convicted of kidnapping and torturing his own children, transferred to California State Prison, Corcoran
- Charles 'Tex' Watson – Manson family cult member; later transferred to Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility
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.
- ↑ "CDCR - Mule Creek State Prison (MCSP)". Cdcr.ca.gov. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
- ↑ "Inmate who won order for sex reassignment surgery recommended for parole". Los Angeles Times. 2015-05-21. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
- ↑ Mule Creek State Prison (MCSP) (2011). "Institution Statistics". California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2011-05-16.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Easing the Hard Time". Los Angeles Times. 2005-09-16. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
- ↑ https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2020/05/27/witch-killer-michael-bear-carson-up-parole-california/5262520002/
- ↑ https://www.upi.com/Archives/1983/04/28/Couple-admits-ritual-killings/2503420350400/
- ↑ https://www.huffpost.com/entry/murder-mayhem-marijuana_b_4228303
- ↑ https://people.com/crime/jenn-carson-daughter-serial-killer-speaks-out/
- ↑ "3 life sentences, for killer Billy Lee Chadd". Chula Vista Star-News. October 28, 1982. p. 4. Retrieved February 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ https://www.mayheminthedesert.com/crimebulletin/2021/8/25/billy-lee-chadd-inside-a-vegas-serial-killers-mind
- ↑ "CDCR Inmate Locator: Charley Charles". Retrieved 2019-12-29.
- ↑ https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/25-to-life-term-upheld-in-latest-conviction-for-3296260.php
- ↑ https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-jan-05-me-rothenberg5-story.html
- ↑ https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna6936374
- ↑ https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-may-15-la-me-gardner-sentence-20100515-story.html
- ↑ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/amber-dubois-dad-to-john-gardner-iii-he-will-burn-in-hell/
- ↑ https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/amber-dubois-mom-talk-killer-john-gardner-gave/story?id=10646423
- ↑ https://www.upi.com/Archives/1984/01/20/Rapist-of-3-year-old-gets-527-years/6229443422800/
- ↑ "Inmate Search: Luis Reynaldo Johnson C79631, Ione, California".
- ↑ https://www.upi.com/Archives/1982/12/21/Two-men-accused-of-kidnapping-and-sexually-abusing-a/7340409294800/
- ↑ https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/serial-killers-youve-never-heard-of-who-are-alive-and-will-die-in-prison/RGVU2LMHQFQUFHVDWOBGD33EBA/
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/1978/02/19/archives/man-guilty-in-trash-bag-deaths-is-charged-in-21st-murder-count.html
- ↑ https://www.upi.com/Archives/1981/11/27/Trashbag-Killer-recants-confession/1837375685200/
- ↑ https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna6662260
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/13/us/jury-finds-scott-peterson-guilty-of-wifes-murder.html
- ↑ https://www.latimes.com/la-111204peterson_lat-story.html
- ↑ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/peterson-gets-death-sentence/
- ↑ https://threestrikes.org/witnesss-past-catches-up-to-him-80s-cult-killer-gets-third-strike-term-for-passing-bad-checks/#:~:text=Keller%20%E2%80%94%20saying%20that%20%E2%80%9Cwords%20like,to%20do%20with%20bounced%20checks.
- ↑ https://tulsaworld.com/archive/murderer-ex-member-key-to-yahweh-case/article_dd8fa537-5420-529f-b0e1-5baa9640224a.html
- ↑ https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-03-29-mn-487-story.html
- ↑ https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2001/08/18/no-freedom-of-religion-for-yahweh/720cda29-8b55-48c0-8543-4507ab00dfbc/
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/1992/01/06/us/sect-s-racketeering-trial-is-set-to-open.html
- ↑ https://www.upi.com/Archives/1993/07/13/Rainbow-Man-sentenced-to-three-life-terms/8337742536000/
- ↑ https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1993/07/14/in-la-rainbow-man-is-given-3-life-terms/a6aa4703-153b-4e5d-990d-f070939cfe27/
- ↑ https://www.dallasnews.com/news/faith/2008/05/27/rainbow-man-found-no-pot-of-gold-awaiting-him/
- ↑ https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-07-14-me-13051-story.html
- ↑ https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-francisco-examiner-wimberly-crim/41331271/
External links
- Mule Creek State Prison – Official website
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