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| Location | 3800 County Road 540 Greenwood, Mississippi |
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| Status | open |
| Capacity | 1,172 |
| Opened | 1996 |
| Closed | January 15, 2012 |
| Managed by | Mississippi Department of Corrections |
Delta Correctional Facility is a Mississippi Department of Corrections state prison for women,[1] one of opened in the late 20th century and early 21st century in the state, and operated by for-profit corporations. Located in Greenwood, Leflore County, Mississippi, in the largely rural Mississippi Delta region, it was initially operated by Corrections Corporation of America, which changed its name to CoreCivic in 2014.[2]
The facility opened in 1996, with a capacity of 1172.[3] This facility was closed by the state in 2002, then re-opened in 2004.[4]
The facility was closed on January 15, 2012, due to excess capacity in the state.[4] Prior to closing, the facility also housed about 125 county prisoners from Leflore County, Mississippi.[3] As a result of the closing, the Mississippi DOC claimed $118 million in cost savings and cost avoidance.[4]
The prison reopened after the state bought it out.[1]
- ^ a b "Delta Correctional Facility". Mississippi Department of Corrections. Retrieved 2023-06-17.
- ^ Boucher, Dave (October 28, 2016). "CCA changes name to CoreCivic amid ongoing scrutiny". The Tennessean. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- ^ a b "Corrections Corporation of America Announces Contract to Resume Management of the Delta Correctional Facility and Closure of T. Don Hutto Correctional Center", press release, 23 March 2004, CCA website, investor relations
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