Leavenworth Detention Center
| Location | Leavenworth, Kansas |
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| Coordinates | 39°16′21″N 94°53′32″W / 39.2725°N 94.8923°WCoordinates: 39°16′21″N 94°53′32″W / 39.2725°N 94.8923°W |
| Status | Open |
| Security class | Maximum |
| Capacity | 1,126 |
| Opened | May, 1992 |
The Leavenworth Detention Center is a privately run maximum-security federal prison located in Leavenworth, Kansas. The facility is owned and operated by the Corrections Corporation of America under contract with the United States Marshals Service.
When originally constructed as a 460-bed private prison, it was the first correctional facility under direct contract with a U.S. federal agency. In May 2008 the facility underwent its fourth expansion to increase capacity to 1,126 inmates. It holds both male and female prisoners.
The Leavenworth Detention Facility is one of five state, federal and military prisons in the Leavenworth / Lansing area. The other four are:
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