Eloy Detention Center
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| Location | 1705 E Hanna Road Eloy, Arizona |
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| Status | open |
| Security class | minimum & medium |
| Capacity | 1596 |
| Opened | 1994 |
| Managed by | Corrections Corporation of America |
The Eloy Detention Center is a private prison located in Eloy, Pinal County, Arizona, owned and operated by the Corrections Corporation of America under contract with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.[1][2] The facility opened in 1994.
It houses both male and female immigration detainees at a mix of minimum and medium security levels.
ICE's internal Office of Detention Oversight investigated the death of Eloy detainee Manuel Cota-Domingo in 2012, and found serious issues with the quality of medical care provided by CCA. [3] The facility had 15 detainee deaths between 2003 and late 2016, including five suicides.[4] Since 2003, Eloy alone represented 9% of the total inmate deaths in all 250 detention facilities in the United States. [5]
Eloy is adjacent to three other prisons also run by CCA: the Red Rock Correctional Center, the La Palma Correctional Facility, and the Saguaro Correctional Center.
References
- ^ "Eloy Detention Center". Corrections Corporation of America. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ "Eloy Detention Center". U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ Predergast, Curt (7 July 2016). "Medical care in Eloy detention center criticized". tuscon.com. Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ^ Guatemalan Detainee Dies In ICE Custody In Arizona. The Huffington Post. November 29, 2016.
- ^ Daniel Gonzalez, Megan Jula (29 July 2015). "Eloy Detention Center: Why so many suicides?". Arizona Republic / azcentral.com. Retrieved 19 August 2016.