Newton County Correctional Center

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Newton County Correctional Center
Location Newton, Texas
Status closed
Opened 1995
Closed 2012
Managed by Bobby Ross Group (1995-May 1998)
Correctional Services Corporation (1998-2005)
GEO Group (2005-Nov 2009)
Community Education Centers (2009-March 2012)

The Newton County Correctional Center (originally Fillyaw Correctional Center) was a privately operated prison located in Newton, Newton County, Texas, owned by the county. From 1995 until its permanent closure in 2012, the county contracted with the Bobby Ross Group, Correctional Services Corporation, the GEO Group, and other prison operation companies.

Newton, Texas City in Texas, United States

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History

In 1995 the facility was operated by the Bobby Ross Group, and housed 150 male inmates from the Virginia Department of Corrections. [1]

Virginia Department of Corrections

The Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) is the government agency responsible for community corrections and operating prisons and correctional facilities in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. The agency is fully accredited by the American Correctional Association and is one of the oldest functioning correctional agencies in the United States. Its headquarters is located in the state capital of Richmond.

From December 1995, about half of the facility's 832 beds were occupied by inmates exported from Hawaii. NCCC housed 435 Hawaiians, 211 Missourians, 134 Oklahomans, one Montanan and five prisoners from the county as of December 1997. [2]

A string of fires, riots, escapes, conflicts and legal action throughout 1996 and 1997 caused the Texas Commission on Jail Standards to step in and enforce state standards at the institution in February 1998. In March 1998, Oklahoma pulled out its 134 inmates. In May the Bobby Ross Group was fired and replaced by Correctional Services Corporation. The Hawaii prisoners stayed. [3]

Texas Commission on Jail Standards

The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) is an agency of the Government of Texas.

In April through June 2006 the facility experienced another set of incidents (allegations of inmate abuse, an escape, the resignation of a deputy warden) related to the movement of about 250 Idaho Department of Correction prisoners into the facility. [4] Idaho prisoners were removed in July.

Idaho Department of Correction

The Idaho Department of Correction (IDOC) operates nine prisons, four community release centers and 20 probation and parole offices in seven districts located throughout the state of Idaho. The agency has its headquarters in Boise.

Newton County terminated the contract with GEO Group as of November 9, 2009. Operations continued under Community Education Centers until the last inmates departed in November 2011, and the unit closed permanently in March 2012. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Families have electronic visit with Va. inmates sent to Texas". The Free Lance-Star. Associated Press. 27 March 1995. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  2. ↑ Gregg K., Kakesako (8 December 1997). "Texas Prison Lockdown". Honolulu Star Bulletin. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  3. ↑ Kakesako, Greeg K. (4 May 1998). "Ross group loses Newton jail contract". Honolulu Star Bulletin. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  4. ↑ Clarke, Matthew (15 November 2006). "Private Geo Prison in Texas Rocked By Prisoner Abuse, Disturbance and Escape". Prison Legal News. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Newton County Texas Financial Report Y/E 12/31/2012" (PDF). Retrieved 31 August 2016.

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