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Mule Creek State Prison

Mule Creek State Prison is a California State Prison for men. It was opened in June 1987, and covers 866 acres located in , . The prison has a staff of 1,242 and an annual operating budget of $157 million.
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  • Type: Prison
  • Description: California State Prison for men
  • Also known as: “MCSP” and “Mule Creek State Prison Fire Department”
  • Address: 4001 Highway 104, Ione, CA 95640

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Preston School of Industry.

Museum
Photo: There is always more mystery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The , also known as Preston Castle, was a reform school located in , in . It was proposed by, and ultimately named after, state senator Edward Myers Preston. is situated 1 mile southeast of Mule Creek State Prison.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ione and Carbondale.

Town
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is a city in . As of the 2020 census the population is 5,141, which is a 35.1% decrease from the 2010 census. Once known as "Bedbug" and "Freeze Out," was an important supply center on the main road to the Mother Lode and Southern Mines during the California gold rush. is situated 1½ miles southeast of Mule Creek State Prison.

Hamlet
is a former settlement in , . It was located 6 miles northwest of on the Southern Pacific Railroad, at an elevation of 223 feet. is situated 4 miles northwest of Mule Creek State Prison.

Hamlet
is a census-designated place in . It lies at an elevation of 295 feet. It is located 4 miles south-southeast of , at. The community is in ZIP code 95640 and area code 209. The population was 542 at the 2020 census. is situated 6 miles south of Mule Creek State Prison.

Mule Creek State Prison

Latitude
38.37344° or 38° 22′ 24″ north
Longitude
-120.94678° or 120° 56′ 48″ west
Population
2,870
Elevation
302 feet (92 metres)
Open location code
84CX93F3+97
Open­Street­Map ID
way 117324484
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­prison
Geo­Names ID
7724895
Wiki­data ID
Q6933880
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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to Swedish—“Mule Creek State Prison” goes by many names.
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سجن مولى كريك”
  • Swedish: “Mule Creek State Prison”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Mule Creek State Prison”. Photo: Vince Migliore, CC BY 3.0.