Newton, New Jersey

Keogh-Dwyer Correctional Facility

Status

Closed
(or ceased migrant detention operations)

2014

Type: Prison or pretrial detention centre (Criminal)

Custodial Authority: Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Management: Sussex County Sheriff's Office (Governmental)

Detains: Adult men, Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Capacity Reported population Conditions complaints?
No Data
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United States

510,854

Immigration detainees (2019)

44,000

Estimated detention capacity (2017)

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GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS

Contact Information
Keogh-Dwyer Correctional Facility, 41 High Street, Newton, NJ 07860, Tel: 973.579.0875
Center status

Status Closed (or ceased migrant detention operations)

2014

Status In use

2013

Status In use

2012
GDP facility typology

Category Filter Criminal

Type Prison or pretrial detention centre

2012
National typology

Name Intergovernmental Service Agreement (IGSA)

2013
Operating period

OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS

Management

Name Sussex County Sheriff's Office

Type Governmental

2012
Security Regime

Security Level Secure

2012
Maximum official detention period at facility

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2012
Demographics

Name Adult men

2012
Categories of detainees

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2012
Total number of detainees (year)

Number 123

2012

Number 157

2011

Number 1

2010
Average daily population

Number 29

2013

Number 22

2012

Number 26

2009

Number 27

2008

Number 33

2007
Inspection grade

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

2009

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

2008

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

2007
Outsourced services and non-state actors
Armed guards
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Legal segregation
Family segregation
Age segregation
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Specially trained personnel
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Access by international organizations, civil society, national institutions
Family access
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Reports of attempted or successful suicides at this facility

BUREAUCRATIC CHARACTERISTICS

Custodial authority

Agency Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Ministry Department of Homeland Security

Ministry Typology Internal or Public Security

2012
Area of authority or operations

Area of Authority of Operations New York City Region (NYC)

2013
Facility owner
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