| Location | 1800 Industrial Drive Raymondville, Texas |
|---|---|
| Status | open |
| Capacity | 586 |
| Opened | 2003 |
The Willacy County Regional Detention Center aka the Willacy Detention Center is a prison for men located in Raymondville, Willacy County, Texas, formerly 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 ended in April 2022 due to Executive Order 14006, leading to a temporary closure of the facility. The country considered operating the facility by itself, which would have been permitted under federal restrictions.[3] In October 2022, it was announced that neighboring Hidalgo County would rent the facility in a 50-year agreement, due to overcrowding issues in Hidalgo County jail.[4]
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.[5]
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.
- ↑ "Leasing agreement signed for Hidalgo County to rent out Willacy County Detention Center". KRGV. 1 November 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
- ↑ Tyx, Daniel Blue (26 March 2015). "Goodbye to Tent City". Texas Observer. Retrieved 30 July 2016.