Sierra Conservation Center

LocationTuolumne County,
near Jamestown, California
(also near Copperopolis)

Coordinates37°53′26″N 120°32′16″W / 37.8906°N 120.5378°W / 37.8906; -120.5378

StatusOperational

Capacity3,404

Sierra Conservation Center (SCC)

Aerial View
Location	Tuolumne County, near Jamestown, California (also near Copperopolis)
Coordinates	37°53′26″N 120°32′16″W / 37.8906°N 120.5378°W / 37.8906; -120.5378
Status	Operational
Capacity	3,404
Population	4,461 (131.1%) (as of January 31, 2023[1])
Opened	1965
Managed by	California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Warden	Hunter Anglea[2]

Sierra Conservation Center (SCC) is an American 420-acre (170 ha) state prison located in Tuolumne County, California, near the unincorporated community of Jamestown. Programs offered to prisoners include education, firefighting training, and sewing.^[3]

As of July 31, 2022, SCC was incarcerating people at 65.9% of its design capacity, with 2,528 occupants.^[4]