North Kern State Prison (NKSP)

The mission of North Kern State Prison is two-fold:  1) it functions as a reception center for the processing of incoming inmates from southern and some northern counties; and 2) functions as the Central / Southern California Transportation Hub for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

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Quick Stats

• Kern
• Opened: 1993
  
• Inmate Gender: Male
  Designed capacity: 2,694
  Inmate population: 4,429 (164%)
  (As of June 6, 2018)
  

Inmate Population Over Time

Population for North Kern State Prison (NKSP): 4,429 as of June 6, 2018
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Contact

Warden: Kelly Santoro
Telephone: (661) 721-2345
Website: http://www.cdcr.ca.gov/Facilities_Locator/NKSP.html
Head Chaplain: Chaplain Dean Lopez

Physical Address

North Kern State Prison (NKSP)
2737 West Cecil Avenue
Delano, CA 93215
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