Fort Payne, Alabama

Dekalb County Detention Center

United States

Status

Last documented use

2023

Type: Prison or pretrial detention centre (Criminal)

Custodial Authority: Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Management: Dekalb County Sheriff's Office (Governmental)

Detains: Adult women, Adult men, Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Capacity Reported population Deaths at facility
60
No Data
No Data
United States

277,913

Migration Detainee Entries

37,722

Average Daily Migrant Detainee Population

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FACILITY NAMES
Dekalb County Detention Center
Location

Country: United States

City & Region: Fort Payne, Alabama, Americas

Latitude, Longitude: 34.418114, -85.772966

Contact Information
2801 Jordan Rd SW
Fort Payne, AL 35968,
Tel: +1 (256) 844-697

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
Last documented use
2023
In use
2023
Closed/ceased migrant detention
2019
In use
2017
In use
2017
Closed/ceased migrant detention
2014
In use
2013
In use
2012
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Criminal
Prison or pretrial detention centre
2012
National typology
Official Typology
Year
U.S. Marshals Service Inter-Governmental Agreement
2023
US Marshall Service Intergovernmental Agreement (USMS IGA)
2013
Management
Management
Type
Year
Dekalb County Sheriff's Office
Governmental
2012
Custodial Authorities
Agency
Ministry
Ministry type
Year
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Department of Homeland Security
Internal or Public Security
2012
Facility owner
Owner type
Owner name
Year
Government
County
2017
Cost Per Detainee/Day
Amount (USD)
Year
47
2017
Area of Operations
Regional Jurisdiction
Year
New Orleans Field Office
2023
New Orleans Region (NOL)
2013
Operating Period
Year of entry
Year ceased
2007

DETAINEES

Demographics

Adult women

2012

Adult men

2012
Categories of detainees

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2012

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 60

2017
Facility Average Daily Population (year)

Number 31

2017

Number 32

2017

Number 33

2013

Number 47

2012

Number 26

2009

Number 2

2008
Total Migration Detainees: Entries + Remaining from Previous Year

Number 2626

2012

Number 3489

2011

Number 6

2010

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2023

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2012

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

Overall Inspection Score

Minimum Standards (“Good,” “Acceptable,” or “Meets Standards”)

2009

Minimum Standards (“Good,” “Acceptable,” or “Meets Standards”)

2008

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Secure

2012

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