Table.
Characteristics of selected prisons
| Dormitories (n=3413) | Mixed (n=3231) | Cells (n=2243) | Women's (n=1093) | Medical (n=2399) | Total (n=12 379) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of yards | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 29 | ||
| Number of buildings | 26 | 26 | 37 | 24 | 61 | 174 | ||
| Sex of residents | ||||||||
| Female | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1093 (100%) | 0 | 1093 (9%) | ||
| Male | 3413 (100%) | 3231 (100%) | 2243 (100%) | 0 | 2399 (100%) | 11 286 (91%) | ||
| Age of residents, years | ||||||||
| 18–39 | 1285 (38%) | 1459 (45%) | 1458 (66%) | 546 (50%) | 468 (20%) | 5216 (42%) | ||
| 40–64 | 2080 (61%) | 1374 (43%) | 748 (34%) | 476 (43%) | 1299 (54%) | 5977 (48%) | ||
| ≥65 | 48 (1%) | 398 (12%) | 37 (2%) | 71 (6%) | 632 (26%) | 1186 (10%) | ||
| Room occupancies* | ||||||||
| Single cell | 34 (1%) | 387 (12%) | 909 (41%) | 497 (45%) | 1259 (52%) | 3086 (25%) | ||
| Double cell | 8 (<1%) | 1324 (41%) | 1326 (60%) | 558 (51%) | 352 (15%) | 3568 (29%) | ||
| Small-to-medium dormitory | 2698 (79%) | 1110 (34%) | 8 (<1%) | 38 (3%) | 592 (25%) | 4446 (36%) | ||
| Large dormitory | 673 (20%) | 410 (13%) | 0 | 0 | 195 (8%) | 1278 (10%) | ||
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (<1%) | 1 (<1%) | ||
| Security level† | ||||||||
| 1 (lowest) | 161 (5%) | 125 (4%) | 52 (2%) | 251 (23%) | 123 (5%) | 712 (6%) | ||
| 2 | 3221 (94%) | 1771 (55%) | 409 (19%) | 555 (51%) | 1673 (70%) | 7629 (62%) | ||
| 3 | 30 (1%) | 1021 (32%) | 218 (10%) | 101 (9%) | 122 (5%) | 1492 (12%) | ||
| 4 (highest) | 1 (<1%) | 314 (10%) | 1564 (71%) | 178 (16%) | 477 (20%) | 2534 (20%) | ||
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 (1%) | 4 (<1%) | 12 (<1%) | ||
| Comorbidities‡ | ||||||||
| None | 2441 (72%) | 1668 (52%) | 1634 (74%) | 583 (53%) | 658 (27%) | 6984 (56%) | ||
| ≥1 | 972 (28%) | 1563 (48%) | 609 (28%) | 510 (46%) | 1741 (73%) | 5395 (44%) | ||
| Participation in activities§ | ||||||||
| Before closures | ||||||||
| Labour | 1985/4026 (49%) | 1452/4310 (34%) | 978/2647 (37%) | 697/1641 (42%) | 568/2816 (20%) | 3695/15 440 (32%) | ||
| School | 1467/4026 (36%) | 669/4310 (16%) | 248/2647 (9%) | 495/1641 (30%) | 81/2816 (3%) | 1493/15 440 (13%) | ||
| Other | 1516/4026 (38%) | 1730/4310 (40%) | 1108/2647 (42%) | 967/1641 (59%) | 1543/2816 (55%) | 5348/15 440 (47%) | ||
| With closures | ||||||||
| Labour | 1387 (41%) | 755 (23%) | 757 (34%) | 350 (32%) | 333 (14%) | 2195 (25%) | ||
| School | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Other | 119 (3%) | 148 (5%) | 129 (6%) | 310 (29%) | 489 (21%) | 1075 (12%) | ||
Data are number of residents (%), unless stated otherwise. Dormitories are rooms with at least three occupants, and cells are rooms with no more than two occupants, with the mixed prison composed of a mix of dormitories and cells. CDCR=California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
Small-to-medium dormitories have three to 30 occupants, and large dormitories have at least 31 occupants.
Based on the CDCR's security level system.
Comorbidities include advanced liver disease, asthma, cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic lung disease, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, HIV, immunocompromised, kidney disease (eg, on dialysis).
Residents' participation in activities out of their rooms (but still in the prison) in the past week with at least one other resident. Before closures indicates January, 2020 (before closures due to COVID-19), and with closures indicates November, 2020 (with closures due to COVID-19 implemented). Before COVID-19-related closures, population sizes were larger than the column total because COVID-19 led to population reductions. Data on activities are only displayed for residents who were in custody the entire week. Labour includes both jobs that support the upkeep of the prison (resident workers at medical prisons, laundry, kitchen duty, etc) and industries. School includes any educational activities; these are all set to 0 during closures because the CDCR has had residents participate in educational activities in their rooms to minimise transmission. Other captures additional activities such as medical appointments, group therapy, and worship. Additional model parameters are shown in the appendix (pp 3–4).