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Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility

San Diego County, United States · built 1987

Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility (RJD) is a California state prison in unincorporated southern San Diego County, California, near San Diego. It is operated by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. The facility sits on 780 acres (320 ha). It is the only state prison in San Diego County. It is named for American politician Richard J. Donovan. The prison is situated on a mesa about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from the Mexico–United States border, in the foothills of Otay Mesa overlooking the border. The Otay Mesa site is shared with six other properties related to law enforcement: Otay Mesa Detention Center, a federal prison privately operated by CoreCivic George Bailey Detention Facility (San Diego County) East Mesa Reentry Facility (San Diego County) Rock Mountain Detention Facility (San Diego County) East Mesa Juvenile Detention Facility (San Diego County) A multi-jurisdictional law enforcement firearms training complex used by the FBI, the Customs Service, and local police forces

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