Otay Mesa Detention Center

Otay Mesa Detention Center
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LocationOtay Mesa, San Diego, California
Security classMinimum/medium
Capacity1040
Managed byCoreCivic
DirectorFred Lawrence

Otay Mesa Detention Center is a minimum/medium security federal prison for men, managed by CoreCivic[1] under contract with the United States Marshals Service and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).[2]

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 four other properties related to law enforcement:[3]

References

  1. ^ Castillo, Andrea (2019-12-24). "ICE signs contracts extending private immigrant detention centers ahead of California ban". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2019-12-24.
  2. ^ "CoreCivic: Better the Public Good". www.corecivic.com. Archived from the original on December 24, 2013.
  3. ^ "The Center for Land Use Interpretation". Clui.org. Retrieved 22 May 2017.

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