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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. The State of New Mexico is taking over operations of the Santa Rosa prison following a historic drop in inmate populations across the state.
Spokesman Eric Harrison said the state Corrections Department has signed a lease agreement to transition the Guadalupe County Correctional Facility to a publicly operated facility.
It’s the second time the state has taken over operations of a private prison in the past two years.
The medium security prison in Santa Rosa, currently run by the GEO Group, is expected to be turned over to the state by November.
Although Harrison recently told the Journal there were no plans for the state to take over the facility, he said discussions between the state and GEO over the past few weeks led to the decision.