Bridgeport Unit

Bridgeport Unit (Bridgeport Correctional Center)
Location 4000 North 10th Street
Bridgeport, Texas
Status open
Security class G1, G2
Capacity 519
Opened August 1989
Managed by Management and Training Corporation
see also Bridgeport Correctional Center, Bridgeport, Connecticut

The Bridgeport Unit (or Bridgeport Correctional Center) is a private state prison for men located in Bridgeport, Wise County, Texas, which is operated by Management and Training Corporation under contract with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.[1]

This facility was opened in August 1989, and a maximum capacity of 519 male inmates. From 1989 through 2010 the prison was operated by the GEO Group.[2]

References

  1. "Bridgeport (BR)". Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  2. "The GEO Group Signs Contracts for the Continued Management of Two Correctional Facilities". Businesswire. Retrieved 14 August 2016.

Coordinates: 33°14′10″N 97°45′29″W / 33.236017°N 97.758088°W / 33.236017; -97.758088

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