Willacy County State Jail Location 1695 South Buffalo Drive Raymondville, Texas Status Operational Capacity 1,069 Opened 1996 Managed by MTC
The Willacy County State Jail is a privately owned medium-security prison for men located in Raymondville , Willacy County, Texas , operated by Management and Training Corporation under contract with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice . It has an official capacity of 1,069 inmates.
This facility is adjacent to two other private prison sites: the Willacy County Correctional Center , closed in 2015, and the Willacy County Regional Detention Center , both operated by MTC for the federal government.
This facility was first opened by Wackenhut, now GEO Group , in 1996. On April 26, 2001 inmate Gregorio De La Rosa, Jr. was beaten to death by other prisoners. This incident caused a $42.5 million civil settlement against Wackenhut.
Notable Inmates
Inmate Name
Register Number
Status
Details
Mark Howerton
50644897 / 02457695
Serving a 20-year sentence. Eligible for parole in 2033.
Convicted of aggravated assault for the 2017 death of Cayley Mandadi.
References
^ "Willacy County State Jail" . Management and Training Corporation . Retrieved 2023-04-30.
^ "Willacy County (WI)" . Texas Department of Criminal Justice . Retrieved 2023-03-27.
Tyx, Daniel Blue (26 March 2015). "Goodbye to Tent City" . Texas Observer. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
"Appeals Court upholds $42.5 million wrongful death suit against Wackenhut" . Raymondville Chronicle / Willacy County News. 8 Apr 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2016.Sant, Peter Van (2024-01-21). "Cayley Mandadi death: Accident or homicide? Debate lingers over cause of Texas cheerleader's fatal injuries - CBS News" . www.cbsnews.com . Retrieved 2024-06-12.
Zavala, Elizabeth. "Howerton draws maximum 20-year term in death of Trinity student Cayley Mandadi" . San Antonio Express-News . Retrieved 2024-06-12.
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