The Central Arizona Correctional Facility is a medium-security privately managed state prison for men located in

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, owned and operated by the GEO Group under contract with the

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. GEO Group's predecessor firm, Correctional Services Corporation, designed and built the facility. It opened in December 2006 and has the maximum capacity of 1280 prisoners held at a medium security level. CACF should not be confused with the nearby Central Arizona Detention Center, run by Corrections Corporation of America, which houses prisoners for the

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, TransCor America LLC,

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, Pascua Yaqui Tribe government, and the

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, but does not house Arizona state prisoners.

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