# Federal Prisons in California: All 19 on a Map (List + Data) | InstaMaps

> California has 19 federal prisons (9.8% of the US), #2 by count and #22 per person. From HIFLD Prison Boundaries. Map to embed, CSV download.

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# Federal Prisons in California

California has **19 federal prisons**: 9.8% of the US total of 193\. That ranks **#2 by count** and **#22 per person** (0.05 per 100,000 residents) of 51.

## Key takeaways

* California has 19 federal prisons, 9.8% of the US total of 193.
* That ranks #2 of 51 by count and #20 per person (0.05 per 100,000 residents).
* Texas has the most, with 22.
* Source: HIFLD Prison Boundaries (U.S. Department of Homeland Security), final release, 2025.

#22

national rank (per capita)

19

federal prisons

0.05

per 100k residents

## The data

Source: HIFLD Prison Boundaries (U.S. Department of Homeland Security), final release, 2025\. Every Bureau of Prisons facility (FCI, USP, FPC, FMC, MDC, MCC, FDC, FTC) at the centre of its boundary, with its city. A complex’s prison and its camp count separately, so the total is higher than the Bureau’s count of institutions. ICE processing centers and tribal jails are not included.

Licence: U.S. government data: no copyright, free to reuse

[California: 19 rows (CSV)](/downloads/federal-prisons/california.csv)[All of the US (CSV)](/downloads/federal-prisons/us.csv)

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## All 19 federal prisons in California

| #  | Name                          | Details     |
| -- | ----------------------------- | ----------- |
| 1  | FCI Dublin                    | Dublin      |
| 2  | FCI Dublin Camp               | Dublin      |
| 3  | FCI Lompoc                    | Lompoc      |
| 4  | FCI Mendota                   | Mendota     |
| 5  | FCI Mendota Camp              | Mendota     |
| 6  | FCI Terminal Island           | San Pedro   |
| 7  | FCI Victorville Medium I      | Victorville |
| 8  | FCI Victorville Medium I Camp | Victorville |
| 9  | FCI Victorville Medium II     | Victorville |
| 10 | Herlong FCI                   | Herlong     |
| 11 | Herlong FCI Camp              | Herlong     |
| 12 | MCC San Diego                 | San Diego   |
| 13 | MDC Los Angeles               | Los Angeles |
| 14 | USP Atwater                   | Atwater     |
| 15 | USP Atwater Camp              | Atwater     |
| 16 | USP Lompoc                    | Lompoc      |
| 17 | USP Lompoc Camp               | Lompoc      |
| 18 | USP Lompoc North Camp         | Lompoc      |
| 19 | USP Victorville               | Victorville |

Names as the source gives them. Coordinates for every one are in the CSV.

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