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Otay Mesa Detention Center

Prison in California, United States


Prison in California, United States

FieldValue
prison_nameOtay Mesa Detention Center
locationOtay Mesa, San Diego, California
classificationMinimum/medium
capacity1040
managed_byCoreCivic
directorFred Lawrence

Otay Mesa Detention Center is a minimum/medium security federal prison for women, managed by CoreCivic under contract with the United States Marshals Service and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

The facility is situated in the San Ysidro Mountains foothills of Otay Mesa overlooking the U.S.-Mexico border. The Otay Mesa site is shared with some other properties related to law enforcement:

  • Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility, operated by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
  • George Bailey Detention Facility (San Diego County)
  • East Mesa Reentry Facility (San Diego County)
  • Facility 8 Detention Facility (San Diego County)
  • East Mesa Juvenile Detention Facility (San Diego County)
  • A multi-jurisdictional law enforcement firearms training complex used by the FBI, the Customs Service, and local police forces

References

References

  1. Castillo, Andrea. (2019-12-24). "ICE signs contracts extending private immigrant detention centers ahead of California ban".
  2. "San Diego Correctional Facility". CCA, Inc..
  3. "Otay Mesa Prison Area, California". The Center for Land Use Interpretation.
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