Mule Creek State Prison


Mule Creek State Prison is a California State Prison. It was opened in June 1987 and covers located in Ione, California. The prison has a staff of 1,242 and an annual operating budget of $157 million.
As of April 30, 2020, MCSP was incarcerating people at 120.2% of its design capacity, with 3,948 occupants.

SNY Facility

In 2005, MCSP became the only California state prison exclusively for Sensitive Needs Yards inmates. SNY inmates are segregated from the general prison population for their own safety. Many are gang dropouts, informants, sex offenders, and former law enforcement officers.

Notable former and current inmates