The Guam Department of Corrections (DEPCOR,
Chamorro: Depattamenton Mangngurihi) is an agency of the government of the
United States territory
In the United States, a territory is any extent of region under the sovereign jurisdiction of the federal government of the United States, including all waters (around islands or continental tracts). The United States asserts sovereign rights for ...
of
Guam
Guam ( ; ) is an island that is an Territories of the United States, organized, unincorporated territory of the United States in the Micronesia subregion of the western Pacific Ocean. Guam's capital is Hagåtña, Guam, Hagåtña, and the most ...
that operates the island's correctional facilities.
The facility headquarters and main facility are in
Mangilao
Mangilao is a village on the eastern shore of the United States territory of Guam. The village's population has decreased slightly since the island's 2010 census.
Cliffs lie along much of the village's shoreline provide dramatic views, including ...
.
The Guam Adult Correctional Facility (ACF) is the main correctional facility on Guam. The other facilities operated by DEPCOR include the Community Corrections Center (C3), the Hagåtña Detention Facility, and the Women's Facility. ACF, the women's facility, and the C3 are in Mangilao, while the Hagåtña Detention Facility is in
Hagåtña.
Line of Duty Deaths
According to
ODMP
The Officer Down Memorial Page, Inc. (ODMP) is a non-profit organization that maintains a website listing American law enforcement officers, prison officers and police dogs who have died in the line of duty.
History
The ODMP was established i ...
, 2 DEPCOR officers have been killed in the line of duty.
See also
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Government of Guam
The Government of Guam (GovGuam) is a presidential representative democratic system, whereby the president is the head of state and the governor is head of government, and of a multi-party system. Guam is an organized, unincorporated territory ...
References
External links
Guam Department of Corrections
State corrections departments of the United States
Government of Guam
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