5501 North La Palma Road
Eloy, AZ 85231
520-464-3970
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Facility Type: Male, , Owned since 2008

Warden: Chuck DeRosa

Chuck DeRosa was promoted to warden at CCA's California City Correctional Center. DeRosa joined CCA in 2006 as the assistant warden at the California City Correctional Center. He began with the Federal Bureau of Prisons in 1982 as a correctional officer at the Federal Correctional Institution in New York. He also served as a correctional officer with the Metropolitan Correctional Center; correctional officer, correctional counselor, electrical worker foreman, unit manager and special agent with the Office of Internal Affairs at FCI Phoenix; executive assistant at FCI Stafford; assistant warden at MCC; warden at Federal Prison Camp; warden, senior executive services at FCI Fort Dix; and warden at FCI Phoenix.

Total beds: 3060

Customer base: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

La Palma Correctional Center, one of CCA's six owned-and-operated correctional centers in Pinal County, is situated adjacent to the existing Saguaro and Red Rock Correctional Centers. Located southeast of the cities of Coolidge and Casa Grande, Arizona, and right between the cities of Tuscon and Phoenix, the town of Eloy has an approximate population of 8,000 residents. Local industries include retail, various agricultural enterprises and others.

Community Relations: La Palma's Community Relations Committee will consist of facility managers and community representatives.

Tour Contact: Chuck DeRosa []