Willacy County Regional Detention Center
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| Location | 1800 Industrial Drive Raymondville, Texas |
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| Status | open |
| Capacity | 586 |
| Opened | 2003 |
| Managed by | Management and Training Corporation |
The Willacy County Regional Detention Center aka the Willacy Detention Center is a privately owned prison for men located in Raymondville, Willacy County, Texas, operated by Management and Training Corporation (MTC) under contract with the U.S. Marshal Service.
The prison was originally built in 2003 and has an official capacity of 586 federal detainees.[1]
There have been numerous reports of sexual assault and physical assault on detainees held at Willacy. In 2009, over 900 grievances were filed by detainees.[2]
The federal contract with MTC will end in September 2021. The country is considering operating the facility by itself, which would still be permitted under federal restrictions.[3]
This facility is adjacent to two other private prison sites: the Willacy County Correctional Center, formerly operated by the Management and Training Corporation for the federal government and closed in 2015, and the Willacy County State Jail, operated by the Corrections Corporation of America through August 2017, under contract with the state of Texas, and subsequently by the LaSalle Corrections corporation.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Willacy County Regional Detention Centerr" (PDF). Management and Training Corporation. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ "PBS Frontline: Lost in Detention". Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- ^ Willacy County Scrambling To Save Federal Prison, KURV, July 30, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
- ^ Tyx, Daniel Blue (26 March 2015). "Goodbye to Tent City". Texas Observer. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
Coordinates: 26°28′15″N 97°45′32″W / 26.470818°N 97.758837°W
- Prisons in Texas
- Private prisons in the United States
- Buildings and structures in Willacy County, Texas
- Management and Training Corporation
- 2003 establishments in Texas