and sexual assault of a minor Michael Rizzitello (1927-2005), mobster Peter Robbins (1956-2022), actor; sentenced for sending threatening letters Thomas D. Shepard (1925-2012), politician; sentenced for bribery and conspiracy; served 15 months Glen Sherley (1936-1978), imprisoned at several facilities for numerous crimes, including CIM Craig V. Smith (1945-2012), musician; sentenced for assaulting his mother; was sent to several prisons, including CIM, before being released in 1976 Charles Andrew Williams (born 1986), perpetrator of the 2001 Santana High School shooting Staff Michael J. Hill (born 1949), director; worked as a guard Michael Lent, writer and producer; taught writing at CIM References in popular culture The prison is referenced in the movie Heat when Charlene is told by Sergeant Drucker that her son will end up in Chino if she does not cooperate. The 1966 novel Hard Rain Falling is partially set in Chino when the main character Jack Levitt is sent there after being convicted of kidnapping. The prison is seen in season 2 of The O.C. when Ryan's brother Trey is released from custody to Ryan's newly adoptive father, Sandy Cohen. The prison is a setting in Season 4 of Veronica Mars. Many past characters from the show are incarcerated there The prison is a major setting in American History X, as Derek Vinyard's personality changes as a result of enduring the prison culture and prison rape during a manslaughter sentence. The 1955 film Unchained was filmed at CIM and included footage of actual inmates. It concerned reform warden Kenyon Scudder and represented his successful attempts to rehabilitate prisoners. The film is most famous for the song Unchained Melody. In the 1998 film The Big Lebowski, the character of Jesus Quintana was said to have served six months at Chino for exposing himself to an eight year old. On the crime drama Numb3rs, suspects are often mentioned to have done time at Chino and met criminal associates there. In the episode "Sneakerhead", a suspect is threatened with incarceration in his home country, which "makes Chino look like Chuck E. Cheese". The song "Murder Was the Case" by Snoop Dogg includes the lyrics "No more indo, gin and juice, I'm on my way to Chino, rollin on the grey goose" In the film 2 Fast 2 Furious Brian O'conner references taking his chances in Chino, as opposed to going undercover with agent Dunn. The film Shot Caller initially is set in