Willacy County Regional Detention Center

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 under contract with the U.S. Marshal Service.

Willacy County Regional Detention Center
Location1800 Industrial Drive
Raymondville, Texas
Statusopen
Capacity586
Opened2003
Managed byManagement and Training Corporation

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]

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 under contract with the state of Texas.[3]

References
  1. "Willacy County Regional Detention Centerr" (PDF). Management and Training Corporation. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  2. "PBS Frontline: Lost in Detention". Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  3. Tyx, Daniel Blue (26 March 2015). "Goodbye to Tent City". Texas Observer. Retrieved 30 July 2016.

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