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CONTACT INFORMATION

Office of Public & Employee Communications (OPEC) - California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) *
916.445.4950 phone 1
[email protected]
https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/about-opec/#PressOffice


Permits Department, Buildings & Facilities
California Film Commission
7080 Hollywood Blvd, Suite 900, Hollywood, CA 90028 USA
323.860.2960 phone 1
800.858.4749 phone 2
[email protected]
https://film.ca.gov/state-permits/buildings-facilities/


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WEBSITE:
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Filming in Facilities - California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

General Notes: Ceiling Height for this State Prison is 12' - 20'. It has Booking Room, Cafeteria, Central Dispatch, Classroom, Guard Towers, Interrogation Room, Kitchen, Library, Security Sector, Showers, Squad Room, Visitation room, Waiting Room, Walled Grounds.

Usage Restriction: Case by case basis.

Jurisdictions: CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS & REHABILITATION - CDCR, CALIFORNIA FILM COMMISSION - CFC

Within 30-Mile Studio Zone: N

State Property: Y

Closed/Vacant: N

Building Materials: Concrete

Verified: 6/25/2025

Location Details

High Desert State Prison (HDSP)

United States / Susanville, California
Location ID: #2016

A thorough proposal must be submitted to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) before submitting any documents to the California Film Commission. No location scout and/or film request will be considered without the submission of a proposal. Important details regarding CDCR’s film request process, including what must be included in the proposal, can be found on the website link above titled Filming in Facilities - California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
CDCR also maintains a complete library of B-roll video footage and photographs taken of many institutions. Please email [email protected] to inquire.
Updated 2.28.2023 bd

Location Category:

  • GOVERNMENTAL - *;
  • GOVERNMENTAL - Government Buildings;
  • GOVERNMENTAL - Prisons & Jails;
  • GOVERNMENTAL - State Buildings and Facilities
 
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