Lockhart Unit

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Lockhart Unit
Lockhart Unit
Location1400 E Martin Luther King Jr Industrial Blvd
Lockhart, Texas
Statusopen
Security class G1, G2
Capacity1000
OpenedJanuary 1993
Managed by Management and Training Corporation

The Lockhart Unit is a state prison for women located in Lockhart, Caldwell County, Texas, operated (as of September 2015) by Management and Training Corporation under contract with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. [1]

Lockhart was previously operated by the GEO Group. This facility was opened in January 1993, and has a maximum capacity of 1000 female inmates held at lower security levels.

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References

  1. "Texas Department of Criminal Justice Awards MTC Contracts to Operate Lockhart and Cleveland Correctional Centers". Management & Training Corporation. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

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