Saguaro Correctional Center
a prison operated by the Corrections Corporation of America
The Saguaro Correctional Center (SCC) is a private prison for male inmates, owned and operated by CoreCivic located in Eloy, Pinal County, Arizona.
The prison contracts with the Hawaii Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation as well as the Idaho Department of Corrections. As of 2016, the prison, located in the Sonoran Desert, houses the majority of the State of Hawaii's male prison population.
Saguaro, which houses multiple security levels, is on Arizona State Highway 87, halfway between Phoenix and Tucson. Saguaro is adjacent to three other prisons also run by CCA: the Eloy Detention Center, the La Palma Correctional Facility, and the Red Rock Correctional Center. The nearest cities with food and lodging are Coolidge and Casa Grande.
History
The $95 million Saguaro prison was dedicated on Tuesday, June 26, 2007. The opening meant that the Hawaii Department of Public Safety could consolidate prisoners who had been held in CoreCivic private prisons in Kentucky, Mississippi, and Oklahoma. When the prison opened, 160 employees were hired, and some employees had experience working with Hawaii convicts. The staff members attended a "Hawaiian diversity training class" on the day of the prison's dedication.
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