Avenal State Prison (ASP) is a male-only state prison in the city of Avenal, Kings County, California.

The structures on ASP's 640 acres (260 ha) include "17 open dorm buildings, six 200-bed open dorm E-bed buildings, six converted gymnasiums, a 100-cell administrative segregation unit, and a 10-bed firehouse." It is a "low-medium security" or "Level II" prison with "open dormitories with secure perimeter fences and armed coverage." As of Fiscal Year 2006/2007, ASP had 1,603 staff and an annual budget of $136 million. As of September 2007, it had a design capacity of 2,920 but a total institution population of 7,582 (the largest among California state prisons).[4] ASP has been described as the "most overcrowded prison in the state [of California]"; its September 2007 occupancy rate was 259.7 percent. Inmate programs include: Narcotics anonymous, Alcoholics anonymous, SAP, autobody, metal fabrication, plumbing and electrical, PIA furniture, warehouse and egg production.

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