Sierra Conservation Center

Sierra Conservation Center (SCC) is a 420-acre (170 ha) state prison located in Tuolumne County, California, near the unincorporated community of Jamestown. Programs offered to prisoners include education, firefighting training, and sewing. [3]

Location of Jamestown in Tuolumne County, and Tuolumne County in California
Sierra Conservation Center (SCC)

Aerial View
LocationTuolumne County,
near Jamestown, California
(also near Copperopolis)
Coordinates37.8906°N 120.5378°W / 37.8906; -120.5378
StatusOperational
Capacity3,836
Population4,012 (104.6%) (as of April 30, 2020[1])
Opened1965
Managed byCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
WardenHunter Anglea[2]

As of April 30, 2020, SCC was incarcerating people at 104.6% of its design capacity, with 4,012 occupants.[1]

References

  1. "California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation: Monthly Report of Population As of Midnight April 30, 2020" (PDF). California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Internal Oversight and Research. April 30, 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 3, 2020. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  2. CDCR. "CDCR - Sierra Conservation Center (SCC)". www.cdcr.ca.gov. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  3. CDCR. "CDCR - Sierra Conservation Center (SCC)". www.cdcr.ca.gov. Retrieved 2018-04-21.


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