San Diego Correctional Facility Explained

Prison Name:	San Diego Correctional Facility
Location:	Otay Mesa, San Diego, California
Classification:	minimum / medium
Capacity:	1040
Managed By:	Corrections Corporation of America
Director:	Fred Lawrence

The San Diego Correctional Facility (also known as the Otay Mesa Detention Facility)^[1] is a minimum/medium security federal prison for men, managed by Corrections Corporation of America^[2] under contract with the United States Marshals Service and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).^[3]

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 four other properties related to law enforcement:^[4]

• Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility, operated by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
• George Bailey County Detention facility, operated by the County of San Diego
• East Mesa Reentry Facility, operated by the City of San Diego
• Multi-jurisdictional law enforcement firearms training complex used by the FBI, the Customs Service, and local police forces.

References

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Otay Detention Facility . 2014-02-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130217061111/http://m.ice.gov/detention-facilities/facilities/ccasdca.htm . 2013-02-17 .
2. Web site: ICE signs contracts extending private immigrant detention centers ahead of California ban. Castillo. Andrea. 2019-12-24. Los Angeles Times. en-US. 2019-12-24.
3. Web site: CoreCivic: Better the Public Good. https://web.archive.org/web/20131224012323/http://cca.com/facilities/san-diego-correctional-facility. dead. December 24, 2013. www.corecivic.com.
4. Web site: The Center for Land Use Interpretation. Clui.org. 22 May 2017.