Facility
private-prison
Operational
Northeast Ohio Correctional Center — CoreCivic private prison expanded for ICE, 784 beds
Mahoning, OH
FIPS 39099
784 ICE beds (2,016-bed facility total)
Bed capacity
Operator: CoreCivic
Overview
The Northeast Ohio Correctional Center (NEOCC) is a 2,016-bed medium-security private prison in Youngstown, Ohio, owned and operated by CoreCivic since 1997. In February 2025, CoreCivic announced contract modifications to add capacity for up to 784 ICE detainees, making it the largest ICE detention site in Ohio by bed count. The facility also holds approximately 650 USMS inmates and 925 Ohio DRC inmates.
Key Details
- Capacity expansion: From zero ICE beds to 784 in February 2025, announced alongside three other CoreCivic facilities nationally
- Location significance: The Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport served as the 7th busiest ICE deportation flight hub in the country, with 202 ICE planes carrying detainees traveling through between February and July 2025
- Financial: CoreCivic reported profits doubling amid the surge in ICE detainees (specific per-diem rate not publicly disclosed)
- Combined with Mahoning County Justice Center: Together, the two Youngstown facilities house approximately 500 ICE detainees daily
- Leadership: Kenneth Hoover named warden in December 2025
- Ohio context: One of six Ohio facilities contracting with ICE as of mid-2025, part of a statewide expansion from 2 to 6 detention sites