Leavenworth Detention Center

Leavenworth Detention Facility
Location Leavenworth, Kansas
Coordinates 39°16′21″N 94°53′32″W / 39.2725°N 94.8923°W / 39.2725; -94.8923Coordinates: 39°16′21″N 94°53′32″W / 39.2725°N 94.8923°W / 39.2725; -94.8923
Status Open
Security class Maximum
Capacity 1,126
Opened May, 1992

The Leavenworth Detention Center is a privately run maximum-security federal prison located in Leavenworth, Kansas. The facility is owned and operated by the Corrections Corporation of America under contract with the United States Marshals Service.[1]

When originally constructed as a 460-bed private prison, it was the first correctional facility under direct contract with a U.S. federal agency.[2] In May 2008 the facility underwent its fourth expansion to increase capacity to 1,126 inmates.[3] It holds both male and female prisoners.[4]

Leavenworth prisons

The Leavenworth Detention Facility is one of five state, federal and military prisons in the Leavenworth / Lansing area. The other four are:

Notes

  1. http://cca.com/facilities/leavenworth-detention-center#
  2. Leavenworth Convention and Visitor's Bureau. "Prison city".
  3. City of Lansing. "our Partners".
  4. http://cca.com/facilities/leavenworth-detention-center#
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