Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility
| Location | 950 High Street, Central Falls, Rhode Island |
|---|---|
| Capacity | 771 males, 40 females |
| Opened | 1993 |
| Managed by | Central Falls Detention Facility Corporation |
The Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility is a publicly owned, privately operated prison in Rhode Island, opened in 1993 and operated by the non-profit Central Falls Detention Facility Corporation.[1] It is the corporation's only facility.
Origins
The facility was the very first privately run prison in the United States.[2] The prison was built in the town of Central Falls, Rhode Island. The town of Central Falls contributed funds towards its construction.[1] The prison was created to generate employment in order to replace industrial jobs from closed textile mills.
Employee Turnover Rate - The Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility has the highest turn over rate within the Rhode Island Law Enforcement agencies. The turn over rate is due to the significant demand local Law Enforcement agencies have placed on obtaining the highly trained Correctional Professionals that the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Center produces.
Officers are paid $ 17.25 an hour in conjunction with shift differentials and roll call incentives while completing their probationary first year of employment. Officers are given an additional wage increase upon successful completion of their one year probationary period.
Officers and Sergeants employed by the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility are represented by the Fraternal Order of Police lodge # 50.
Death of Hiu lui Ng- Hiu Lui "Jason" Ng an immigrant from China was a Detainee who died while in custody of the Donald W. Wyatt Facility .[1] The official cause of his death was cancer.
The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency withdrew its remaining 153 prisoners from the facility in mid-December 2008, following an inquiry into his death.[1]
The prison continues to house inmates of the United States Marshal Service and of the United States Navy's General Court-Martial Convening Authority (GCMC).[3]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "RI mayor fires prison leader for Guantanamo remark". Boston Herald. 2009-04-28. Archived from the original on 2009-04-29.
- ↑ James L L Dickerson (2010). Inside America's Concentration Camps: Two Centuries of Internment and Torture. Chicago Review Press. p. 260. ISBN 9781569767481. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
The Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility, the first privately owned detention center in the country, was built to house about six hundred federal prisoners designated by the U.S. Marshals Service as meeting one of three criteria: detainees awaiting trial on immigration charges, detainees awaiting deportation, or detainees awaiting transportation into the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
- ↑ http://216.119.73.58/index.cfm?pg=20&pgtitle=History
Coordinates: 41°53′33″N 71°23′02″W / 41.89250°N 71.38389°W