Is Charles Manson still being held in the corcoran state prison?”
California State Prison, Corcoran (COR) is a male-only state prison located in the city of Corcoran, in Kings County, California. Also known as Corcoran State Prison, CSP-C, CSP-COR, CSP-Corcoran, and Corcoran I, it should not be confused with the newer California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison, Corcoran (Corcoran II) located just south of the facility. As of Fiscal Year 2002/2003, COR had a total of 1,703 staff and an annual institutional budget of $115 million.[2] As of September 2007, it had a design capacity of 3,116 but a total institution population of 5,685, for an occupancy rate of 182.4 percent.[5] COR’s 942 acres (381 ha) include the following facilities:[2][6] * Level I housing – Open dormitories without a secure perimeter * Level III housing – Individual cells, fenced perimeters and armed coverage * Level IV housing – Cells, fenced or walled perimeters, electronic security, more staff and armed officers both inside and outside the installation * Securit
