May 26, 2009
County OKs mega-prison for immigrant detainees
A private company's plans to build a mega-prison that could house immigrant detainees has received the go-ahead from the county.
Last month, after a temporary holdup over access to sewer lines, the county planning commission approved plans for Nashville, Tenn.-based Corrections Corp. of America to build a "secure detention facility" on a 40-acre parcel in east Otay Mesa.
The parcel is close to the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility and also to the private prison company's San Diego Correctional Facility, where U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement houses immigrant detainees who are awaiting deportation or a decision in an immigration case…
LINK - SignOnSanDiego.com (San Diego Union-Tribune)
