Facilities · Federal prison
USP Atwater
Atwater, Merced County, California · capacity 880
Also reported as Atwater US Penitentiary; U.S. Penitentiary Atwater; United States Penitentiary in Atwater.
4 deaths are recorded here, from 2003 to 2026; all by name.
- illness 1
- undetermined 1
- other person 1
- suicide 1
The people
- Augustine Gallegos September 5, 2026
- Raul Ortega July 29, 2018
- Juan Flores July 28, 2018
- Heriberto Verdecia-Carrillo October 7, 2003Died in immigration detention
History and conditions
Research on this facility’s history, oversight and conditions is coming.