California Health Care Facility (CHCF) is a
state prison for incarcerated patients with long-term medical needs or acute mental health needs. The prison is located in
Stockton, California, on the site of the former Karl Holton Youth Correctional Facility. Incarcerated people of all security levels are treated at the facility.
Facilities include a diagnostic center, dental clinic, dialysis clinic, memory care center, and palliative care unit. CHCF provides both inpatient and outpatient medical and mental health treatment.[4]
As of April 30, 2020, CHCF was incarcerating people at 93.2% of its design capacity, with 2,751 occupants.[5]
Notable events
In March of 2019, CDCR confirmed a patient who had been incarcerated at CHCF and died tested positive after death for
Legionnaires' disease. After additional testing of patients with pneumonia, one additional patient tested positive for Legionnaires' disease and was treated at the facility. In response to the outbreak, CHCF temporarily shut off some water access, including showers, and instead provided
bottled water for drinking and hygiene.[6][7]
^California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (25 June 2013).
"CDCR Dedicates New California Health Facility". California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Archived from
the original on 29 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
^"REISER, HANS THOMAS". California Incarcerated Records and Information Search (CIRIS). California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation. Archived from
the original on 18 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.