Big Spring Correctional Center

Big Spring Correctional Center
Location 1701 Apron Drive
Big Spring, Texas
Status open
Security class minimum
Capacity 3509
Opened 1989
Managed by GEO Group

The Big Spring Correctional Center (BSCC) is a privately operated prison located in Big Spring, Howard County, Texas, operated by the GEO Group under contract with the Federal Bureau of Prisons.[1] It houses federal "deportable alien" detainees.

BSCC should not be confused with the federally owned and operated Federal Correctional Institution, Big Spring in the same town, or its satellite camp. BSCC consists of four separate physical locations: [2] [3]

Closure

In August 2016, Justice Department officials announced that the FBOP would be phasing out its use of contracted facilities, because private prisons provided less safe and less effective services with no substantial cost savings. The agency expects to allow current contracts on its thirteen remaining private facilities to expire.[4]

References

  1. "Big Spring Correctional Institution". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  2. "Big Spring Correctional Center". GEO Group. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  3. "Big_Spring_Correctional_Center_PREA_Report August 2014" (PDF). GEO Group. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  4. Zapotosky, Matt (18 Aug 2016). "Justice Department says it will end use of private prisons". Washington Post. Retrieved 19 August 2016.

Coordinates: 33°12′04″N 101°22′24″W / 33.201142°N 101.373200°W / 33.201142; -101.373200

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