March 2026
Marana Community Correctional Treatment Facility
Pima County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 to oppose the proposed Marana ICE detention center
Documented incidents over time
13 published incidents, newest first. Each entry links to its primary source.
February 27, 2026
Marana Community Correctional Treatment Facility
ICE published a sole-source agreement to reopen the Marana prison as a ~513-bed immigration detention center
February 25, 2026
Marana Community Correctional Treatment Facility
Reps. Grijalva, Stanton, and Ansari demanded transparency on potential Marana ICE detention facility
July 2025
Marana Community Correctional Treatment Facility
Arizona Department of Administration sold the Marana prison back to MTC for $15 million
2024
Imperial Regional Detention Facility
Federal complaints against ICE/GEO/MTC allege retaliation, medical neglect at Imperial Regional
December 2023
Marana Community Correctional Treatment Facility
Governor Hobbs ended Arizona's contract with MTC for the Marana facility (late 2023)
Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting (AZCIR) / AZ Mirror ↗
September 18, 2023
East Mississippi Correctional Facility
MTC returned $5.125M to Mississippi for thousands of unworked prison-guard shifts ('ghost workers')
July 13, 2023
South Texas Intermediate Sanction Facility
State investigation cleared MTC of Texas programming-fraud accusations
November 22, 2022
South Texas Intermediate Sanction Facility
MTC accused of billing Texas for inmate-treatment programs it didn't provide
October 2019
Walnut Grove Correctional Facility
State audit found Walnut Grove Correctional Facility plagued by violence and run by gangs
2019
Wilkinson County Correctional Facility
MTC Mississippi facility reported ~90% annual staff turnover and chronic vacancies
2015
Marana Community Correctional Treatment Facility
MTC fined $53,885 by Arizona for unfilled staff positions at Marana
2015
Marana Community Correctional Treatment Facility
Arizona security audit found broken cameras, swamp coolers, insecure doors, and inadequate lighting at MTC's Marana prison