[3] ASP has in the past been described as the "most overcrowded prison in the state [of California]";[5] its September 2007 occupancy rate was 259.7%.

[9][13] According to the CDCR Web site, ASP "was originally known as Kings County State Prison.

"[3] In 2001, a trap–neuter–return program was begun for feral cats that had lived on the prison grounds since it was built.

[14] ASP officials stopped the program (in February 2005) due to a perceived lack of effectiveness.

"[15] The organization Feral Paws Rescue continues to advocate for reinstatement of the trap–neuter–return program.