<sod>The prison was opened at the southern end of Terminal Island, adjacent to a [[United States Coast Guard|Coast Guard]] base, on June 1, 1938, with 610 male, and 40 female prisoners. It consisted of a central quadrangle surrounded by three cell block and cost $2 million to construct. In 1942, the [[U.S. Navy]] took control of the prison for use as a receiving station and later as a barracks for court-martialed prisoners. The facility was deactivated by the Navy in 1950 and turned over to the state of California for use as a medical and psychiatric institution.<ref name=Daily>{{cite news |last1=Gnerre|first1=Sam|title=Terminal Island's 'Big House'|url=http://blogs.dailybreeze.com/history/2010/08/25/the-terminal-island-federal/|website=South Bay Daily Breeze|date=August 25, 2010}}</ref><eod>
<sod>The prison was opened at the southern end of Terminal Island, adjacent to a [[United States Coast Guard|Coast Guard]] base, on June 1, 1938, with 610 male, and 40 female prisoners. It consisted of a central quadrangle surrounded by three cell blocks and cost $2 million to construct. In 1942, the [[U.S. Navy]] took control of the prison for use as a receiving station and later as a barracks for court-martialed prisoners. The facility was deactivated by the Navy in 1950 and turned over to the state of California for use as a medical and psychiatric institution.<ref name=Daily>{{cite news |last1=Gnerre|first1=Sam|title=Terminal Island's 'Big House'|url=http://blogs.dailybreeze.com/history/2010/08/25/the-terminal-island-federal/|website=[[South Bay Daily Breeze]] |date=August 25, 2010}}</ref><eod>