Bradshaw State Jail Explained

Prison Name:Bradshaw State Jail
Status:Operational
Capacity:1980
Opened:July 1995; CCA managed since 2004
Managed By:Management and Training Corporation

The Bradshaw State Jail is a privately owned medium-security prison for men located in Henderson, Rusk County, Texas, owned and operated by Management and Training Corporation under contract with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.[1] and it has an official capacity of 1980 inmates.

This facility was first opened by Management and Training Corporation in July 1995.

As of August 31, 2020, the state placed this facility in idle status, due to the decreasing number of inmates during the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

This facility has since reopened as of October 2023.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bradshaw State Jail. Corrections Corporation of America. 30 July 2016.
  2. News: Hedler . Ken . State to idle Bradshaw State Jail in Henderson; more than 200 workers will be laid off . 28 January 2021 . Longview (Texas) News-Journal . 25 June 2020.
  3. https://www.tdcj.texas.gov/news/units_resuming_normal_operations.html