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Prison in Post, Texas, United States
Giles W. Dalby Correctional Institution
Location805 N Avenue F
Post, Texas, U.S.
Statusclosed
Capacity1921
Opened1999
Closed2024
Managed byManagement and Training Corporation

The Giles W. Dalby Correctional Institution was a privately operated jail located in Post, Garza County, Texas, operated by the Management and Training Corporation under contract with the state of Texas The facility is owned by the county. It opened in 1999, houses state detainees, and has a working capacity of 1776. The jail closed down on September 30, 2024.

In August 2016, Justice Department officials announced that the FBOP would be phasing out its use of contracted facilities, on the grounds that 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.

References

  1. "Giles_W._Dalby_Correctional_Institution". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  2. Zapotosky, Matt (18 Aug 2016). "Justice Department says it will end use of private prisons". Washington Post. Retrieved 19 August 2016.

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