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Corcoran State Prison

Corcoran State Prison inmates spend time in the caged SHU prison yard. Inmates get a minimum of 10 hours a week outdoors.

Corcoran State Prison inmates spend time in the caged SHU prison yard. Inmates get a minimum of 10 hours a week outdoors.  (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)

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Reporters on Tuesday tour the Security Housing Units at Corcoran State Prison, where the most dangerous inmates are housed. The units are at the center of the controversy over prison crowding.

Corcoran State Prison

Charles Moore has spent 10 years in the SHU at the Corcoran State Prison. He is considered a member of the Black Guerrilla Family gang.   (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)

Corcoran State Prison

The SHU prison block at the Corcoran State Prison.   (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)

Corcoran State Prison

Richard Heyer, 54, speaks to reporters in the SHU.  (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)

Corcoran State Prison

Prisoners lie on the ground as deputies respond to a security alarm during general population yard time.   (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)

Corcoran State Prison

Roughly one-fourth of Corcoran’s inmates are in the Security Housing Unit.   (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)

Corcoran State Prison

Deputies display a box of shanks, or prison-made knives, confiscated from inmates.   (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)

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