The La Palma Correctional Facility is a privately owned and managed medium-security detention center for men, located in Eloy, Pinal County, Arizona, under contract with the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation, and Reentry.
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| Location | 5501 N La Palma Road Eloy, Arizona |
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| Status | open |
| Security class | medium |
| Capacity | 3060 |
| Opened | 2008 |
| Managed by | CoreCivic |
The facility opened in 2008, and houses 3,060 inmates for the Arizona Department of Corrections,Rehabilitation, and Reentry.
La Palma is adjacent to three other prisons also run by CoreCivic: the Eloy Detention Center, the Red Rock Correctional Center, and the Saguaro Correctional Center.
Notable Inmates
| Inmate Name | Register Number | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Crane | 257302 | Serving a life sentence without parole.[1] | One of the perpetrators of the 2012 murders of Bruce Gaudet, and couple Lawrence and Glenna Shapiro.[2][3][4][5] |
| Johnathan Doody | 103439 | Serving a life sentence. | One of the perpetrators of the 1991 Waddell Buddhist temple shooting in which 9 people are murdered.[6][7][8] |
References
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