Describe, in detail, Pelican Bay Prison. Include information about its security level, staff, and inmates.
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Pelican Bay opened in 1989. The mission of the prison is to hold California’s “most serious criminal offenders in a secure, safe, and disciplined institutional setting.” The designed capacity of the institution is 2,280, yet it currently holds 2,700 potentially violent criminals. To manage the prison, the institution employs 1,054 custody staff and almost 500 support staff. The annual budget for the institution is over $190 million.
Pelican Bay holds some inmates in a general population setting but also holds inmates in a Security Housing Unit (SHU) that is designed for those inmates who have serious management concerns, such as gang members and violent inmates. An electric fence surrounds the entire perimeter of this section of the prison. The cells of the SHU are approximately 8 feet × 10 feet. The walls are made of concrete and have no windows. Inmates are housed in their cells for at least 22 hours a day. Three meals a day are delivered to the inmates through a slot in their cell door.
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