Pleasant Valley State Prison

Pleasant Valley State Prison (PVSP)
LocationCoalinga, California
Coordinates36°07′54″N 120°14′56″W / 36.1316°N 120.2490°W / 36.1316; -120.2490
StatusOperational
Security classMinimum to maximum
Capacity2,308
Population2,562 (111.0% capacity) (as of January 31, 2023)
OpenedNovember 1994
Managed byCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
WardenSteve Smith

Pleasant Valley State Prison (PVSP) is a 640-acre (260 ha) minimum-to-maximum security state prison in Coalinga, Fresno County, California. The facility has housed convicted murderers Sirhan Sirhan, Erik Menendez, X-Raided, Paul Flores and Hans Reiser, among others.

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