The Bradshaw State Jail is a privately owned medium-security prison for men located in
Henderson Henderson may refer to:
People
*Henderson (surname), description of the surname, and a list of people with the surname
*Clan Henderson, a Scottish clan
Places Argentina
*Henderson, Buenos Aires
Australia
*Henderson, Western Australia
Canada
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Rusk County, Texas
Rusk County is a county located in Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 52,214. Its county seat is Henderson. The county is named for Thomas Jefferson Rusk, a secretary of war of the Republic of Texas.
Rusk County is part of th ...
, owned and operated by Management and Training Corporation under contract with the
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) is a department of the government of the U.S. state of Texas. The TDCJ is responsible for statewide criminal justice for adult offenders, including managing offenders in state prisons, state jails, ...
. and it has an official capacity of 1980 inmates.
This facility was first opened by
Management and Training Corporation
Management & Training Corporation or MTC is a contractor that manages private prisons and United States Job Corps centers, based in Centerville, Utah. MTC's core businesses are corrections, education and training, MTC medical, and economic & social ...
in July 1995.
As of August 31, 2020, the state placed this facility in idle status, due to the decreasing number of inmates during the COVID-19 pandemic.
References
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Prisons in Texas
Buildings and structures in Rusk County, Texas
Management and Training Corporation
1995 establishments in Texas