CMC has two physically separate facilities, designed as East and West facilities. An emphasis is placed on providing all inmates with programs for self-improvement. These programs include academic and vocational education, work skills in prison industries and inmate self-help group activities.
The Level III East Facility, which houses medium security inmates, is divided into four quadrangles. Each quadrangle has its own dining room, classrooms, athletic fields, and two three-story housing units. The East Facility has a fully licensed hospital and provides a full range of medical services for the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. The facility also provides a Mental Health Delivery System in the form of an Enhanced Outpatient Program and Outpatient treatment for inmates assigned to the Correctional Case Management System, as well as a Mental Health Crisis Bed Unit.
The Level I and II West Facility houses minimum security inmates in dormitory settings. In addition to the three general population housing units, the West Facility contains a Level I camp program for fire suppression, conservation and other community service work. The West Facility works extensively within San Luis Obispo County, in conjunction with other governmental entities, through Community Service Crews which perform many valuable services to the various communities within the county.
Mission Statement
The primary mission of the California Men's Colony is to provide secure housing for minimum and medium security inmates.
