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Chuckawalla Valley State Prison (CVSP) is located south of Interstate 10 in a detached section of Blythe California that lies west of the main portion of the city. It is located in eastern Riverside County California adjacent to Ironwood State Prison.The prison opened in December 1988 and covers 1720 acres (700 ha). Although the prison was designed to hold 1738 inmates in 2008-2009 it had 3222 prisoners with a staff of 751. The annual budget of the prison is around US$83 million.
