A conservative, wealthy, mostly
Republican town of
45,000 people located 20 miles east of Sacramento. Almost all the nicer cars in the high schools' parking lots belong to the students, some of whom received vehicles
like luxury SUVs for their 16th birthdays--no kidding. Folsom's wealthiest neighborhoods have worked
hard to maintain their well deserved reputation for snobbery. To many, a "mismatched" outfit means you're wearing a Tommy Hilfiger shirt with Abercrombie&Fitch pants. The Johnny Cash song, "Stuck in Folsom
Prison," is based on--you guessed it: the prison in Folsom, which is at the far eastern edge of town. Folsom does have a small low-income area, but most people don't know about it because no major streets go through there.