Otay Mesa Detention Center

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Otay Mesa Detention Center
Otay Mesa Detention Center
Location Otay Mesa, San Diego, California
Security classMinimum/medium
Capacity1040
Managed by CoreCivic
DirectorFred Lawrence

Otay Mesa Detention Center is a minimum/medium security federal prison for women, 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 some 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. ↑ "San Diego Correctional Facility". CCA, Inc. Archived from the original on December 24, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Otay Mesa Prison Area, California". The Center for Land Use Interpretation. Retrieved 22 May 2017.

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