page_title: Chowchilla, California
section_title: Government
hierarchical_section_title: Chowchilla, California / Government
caption_attribution_description: English: Central California Women's Facility Español: Prisión de Mujeres del Centro de California
context_page_description: Chowchilla is a city in Madera County, California. The city's population was 18,720 at the 2010 United States Census, up from 11,127 at the 2000 U.S. Census. Chowchilla is located 15 miles northwest of Madera, at an elevation of 240 feet.
  The city is the location of two prisons: Central California Women's Facility and Valley State Prison.
context_section_description: The city is the location of two California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation facilities, the Central California Women's Facility and Valley State Prison. Central California Women's houses the state's female death row.
caption: Central California Women's Facility
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