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What are the largest prisons in the United States?
Only 19 profiles in the United States state a capacity. Those with the largest recorded capacity are: California Rehabilitation Center (2,491 places), Georgia Diagnostic and Classification State Prison (2,300 places), Big Muddy River Correctional Center (1,961 places).
Largest recorded capacity
- California Rehabilitation Center — 2,491 places (Norco)
- Georgia Diagnostic and Classification State Prison — 2,300 places (Jackson)
- Big Muddy River Correctional Center — 1,961 places (Ina)
- Georgia State Prison — 1,530 places (Reidsville)
- Fulton Reception and Diagnostic Center — 1,508 places (Fulton)
- Lee Arrendale State Prison — 1,476 places (Alto)
- Florida Women's Reception Center — 1,345 places (Ocala)
- Pulaski State Prison — 1,223 places (Hawkinsville)
- Milwaukee Secure Detention Facility — 1,040 places (Milwaukee)
- State Correctional Institution – Mahanoy — 1,000 places (Frackville)
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