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Willacy County State Jail Location 1695 South Buffalo Drive Raymondville, Texas Status Operational Capacity 1,069 Opened 1996 Managed by MTC [ 1]
The Willacy County State Jail is a privately owned medium-security prison for men located in Raymondville , Willacy County, Texas , operated by Management and Training Corporation under contract with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice .[ 1] [ 2] [ 2]
This facility is adjacent to two other private prison sites: the Willacy County Correctional Center , closed in 2015, and the Willacy County Regional Detention Center , both operated by MTC for the federal government.[ 3]
This facility was first opened by Wackenhut, now GEO Group , in 1996. On April 26, 2001 inmate Gregorio De La Rosa, Jr. was beaten to death by other prisoners. This incident caused a $42.5 million civil settlement against Wackenhut.[ 4]
Inmate Name
Register Number
Status
Details
Mark Howerton
50644897 / 02457695
Serving a 20-year sentence. Eligible for parole in 2033.
Convicted of aggravated assault for the 2017 death of Cayley Mandadi.[ 5] [ 6]
26°28′01″N 97°46′03″W / 26.467076°N 97.767420°W / 26.467076; -97.767420
Prison units
Region I Region II Region III Region IV Region V Region VI Private Former units
State jail units
Region II Region III Region IV Region V Region VI Private
Transfer units
Region I Region II Region IV Region V Region VI
Psychiatric units
Above facilities are male-only unless noted by ♀(female-only) or ♂♀ (cogender)
