6 5 ▁Category : Univers ities ▁and ▁colleg es ▁in ▁V ancouver ▁Category : V oc ational ▁education ▁in ▁Canada <0x0A> </s> ▁Sal inas ▁Valley ▁State ▁Pr ison ▁( SV SP ) ▁is ▁a ▁ ▁California ▁state ▁prison ▁located ▁ ▁north ▁of ▁So led ad , ▁in ▁Mon ter ey ▁County , ▁California , ▁adjacent ▁to ▁the ▁Cor re ction al ▁Training ▁Fac ility ▁( aka ▁So led ad ▁State ▁Pr ison ). ▁ ▁The ▁prison ▁consists ▁of ▁five ▁facilities : ▁A , ▁B , ▁C , ▁D , ▁and ▁M . ▁Of ▁the ▁five , ▁Fac ility ▁A , ▁D , ▁and ▁M ▁house ▁S ens itive ▁Ne eds ▁Y ard ▁( SN Y ) ▁in m ates . ▁The ▁surrounding ▁housing ▁units ▁hold ▁level - 4 ▁and ▁level - 3 ▁in m ates , ▁the ▁two ▁highest ▁security ▁rank ings . ▁M ▁yard ▁is ▁a ▁level - 1 ▁yard ▁which ▁houses ▁approximately ▁ 2 0 0 ▁in m ates . ▁ ▁The ▁prison ▁had ▁a ▁g ymnasium ▁which , ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁prison ' s ▁over - c row ding , ▁at ▁one ▁time ▁had ▁been ▁converted ▁into ▁a ▁d orm itory ▁but ▁due ▁to ▁in mate ▁population ▁redu ctions ▁was ▁shut ▁down ▁around ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁prison ▁also ▁houses ▁an ▁in pat ient ▁mental ▁health ▁program , ▁formerly ▁operated ▁under ▁the ▁aus p ices ▁of ▁the ▁California ▁Department ▁of ▁State ▁H osp it als ▁( Sal inas ▁Valley ▁Psych iat ric ▁In pat ient ▁Program