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
- Violence incident (Jan 30, 2026): Police responded to NEOCC for a reported stabbing; a facility administrator said an inmate had allegedly stabbed another in the hand and the right side of the head during an argument — under investigation
- Vigil target (May 2026): Mahoning County facilities (NEOCC + the Justice Center) named among interfaith vigil sites in the statewide May 23-30, 2026 “week of action to end ICE jail”
Sources
- CoreCivic Announces Four New Contract Modifications to Add Capacity for ICE (Feb 2025)
- Northeast Ohio is a big part of Trump deportation network - Ohio Capital Journal (Aug 28, 2025)
- CoreCivic facility page
- Operator of Youngstown’s private prison sees profits double - WFMJ
- ‘Incident’ under investigation at Northeast Ohio Correctional Center - WFMJ (Jan 30, 2026)