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Location | Crescent City, Del Norte County, California |
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Coordinates | 41°51′18″N 124°09′00″W / 41.855°N 124.15°W |
Status | Operational |
Security class | Supermax[citation needed] |
Capacity | 2,380[citation needed] |
Population | 1,711 (71.9% capacity) (as of January 31, 2023[1]) |
Opened | 1989[2] |
Managed by | California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation |
Warden | Stephen Smith[3] |
Website | https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/facility-locator/pbsp/ |
Pelican Bay State Prison (PBSP) is a supermax prison in Crescent City, California. The 275-acre (111 ha) prison takes its name from a shallow bay on the Pacific coast, about 2 mi (3.2 km) to the west.