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Delta Correctional Facility is a Mississippi Department of Corrections state prison for women, one of opened in the late 20th century and early 21st century in the state, and operated by for-profit corporations. Located in Greenwood, Leflore County, Mississippi, in the largely rural Mississippi Delt
a region, it was initially operated by Corrections Corporation of America, which changed its name to CoreCivic in 2014. The facility opened in 1996, with a capacity of 1172. This facility was closed by the state in 2002, then re-opened in 2004. The facility was closed on January 15, 2012, due to excess capacity in the state.In 2022 the prison reopened as Delta Correctional Facility for women. Prior to closing, the facility also housed about 125 county prisoners from Leflore County, Mississippi. As a result of the closing, the Mississippi DOC claimed $118 million in cost savings and cost avoidance. The prison reopened after the state bought it out.
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