Otay Mesa Detention Center

Otay Mesa Detention Center
LocationOtay Mesa, San Diego, California
Security classMinimum/medium
Capacity1040
Managed byCoreCivic
DirectorFred Lawrence

Otay Mesa Detention Center is a minimum/medium security federal prison for women, managed by CoreCivic under contract with the United States Marshals Service and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

The facility is situated in the San Ysidro Mountains foothills of Otay Mesa overlooking the U.S.-Mexico border. The Otay Mesa site is shared with some other properties related to law enforcement: