Ector County Correctional Center

Ector County Correctional Center
Location 301 N Texas Street
Odessa, Texas
Security class Minimum / medium security
Capacity 235
Managed by Community Education Centers

Ector County Correctional Center is a privately managed prison located in Odessa, Ector County, Texas, USA.[1] It is housed on the second and third floors of the 1955 Ector County Courthouse at 301 N. Texas Street in Odessa.

The center is operated by Community Education Centers, one of seven CEC-managed facilities in Texas, under contract with three federal agencies: the United States Marshals Service, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Its capacity is 235 adult males and females.

In mid-2013, eight of the jailers employed there received federal prison sentences for providing contraband items to inmates in exchange for bribes.[2]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.cecintl.com/facilities_sf_tx_004.html
  2. ↑ http://www.oaoa.com/news/crime_justice/courts/article_852bd4b4-d543-11e2-94ac-0019bb30f31a.html

Coordinates: 31°50′50″N 102°21′58″W / 31.84731°N 102.36615°W / 31.84731; -102.36615

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