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California State Correctional Institutions
Los Angeles County

*As of May 31, 2008
Source: California Dept. of Corrections & Rehabilitation

California Department of Corrections Inmate Locator (Adult Inmates Only): (916) 445-6713
(a date of birth will be required if the inmate has a common name).

Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ): for information on contacting or visiting wards at these facilities,
contact the DJJ facility listed above or visit the DJJ Page.

California State Prison-Los Angeles County in Lancaster, opened in 1993, is the first and only state prison in Los Angeles County.

In June 2004, the California Youth Authority (now part of California Department of Corrections) closed Fred C. Nelles Youth
Correctional Facility in Whittier (11850 East Whittier Blvd.). This was the oldest juvenile facility in the state, first opened in
1890 as the Reform School for Juvenile Offenders. In 1941, the institution was renamed to honor Fred C. Nelles, superintendent
of the school from 1912 to 1927.  Averaging a daily population of 439 wards in its later years, the facility once housed nearly
1,000 wards. The last ward left the facility on May 27, 2004.

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