Otter Creek Correctional Complex
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Otter Creek Correctional Center is a minimum and medium-security prison located in Wheelwright, Kentucky
. The facility is owned and operated by Corrections Corporation of America
and houses male inmates from Kentucky
. The prison opened in 1981.
Wheelwright, Kentucky
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,042 people, 203 households, and 146 families residing in the city. The population density was 598.0 people per square mile . There were 236 housing units at an average density of 135.4 per square mile...
. The facility is owned and operated by Corrections Corporation of America
Corrections Corporation of America
Corrections Corporation of America is a company that owns and manages private prisons and detention centers and operates others on a concession basis. The company is the largest private corrections company in the United States and manages more than 60 facilities with a designed capacity of 90,000...
and houses male inmates from Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
. The prison opened in 1981.