California City Immigration Processing Center

Facility Leader: Christopher Chestnut, Warden

Christopher Chestnut was named the warden of the California City Immigration Processing Center in June 2025. Prior to his current position, he had been warden at Nevada Southern Detention Facility since November 2022. Previously, he served as assistant warden at Northeast Ohio Correctional Center. Having joined CoreCivic in 1995, Chestnut has more than 27 years of corrections experience, during which he has served in the roles of correctional officer, senior correctional officer, assistant shift supervisor, shift supervisor, quality assurance manager, chief of unity management, and chief of security.