Charleston, West Virginia

South Central Regional Jail

United States

Status

Closed/ceased migrant detention

2019

Type: Prison or pretrial detention centre (Criminal)

Custodial Authority: Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Management: West Virginia Regional Jail & Correctional Facility Authority (Governmental)

Detains: Adult men, US Marshall Service Intergovernmental Agreement (USMS IGA)

Capacity Reported population Deaths at facility
5
No Data
No Data
United States

182,869

Immigration detainees (2020)

45,000

Estimated detention capacity (2019)

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FACILITY NAMES
South Central Regional Jail
Location

Country: United States

City & Region: Charleston, West Virginia, Americas

Latitude, Longitude: 38.311013, -81.71023

Contact Information
1001 Centre Way,
Charleston, WV 25309
Tel: 304.558.1336 Fax: 304-558-7307

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Facility type

Category Filter Criminal

Type Prison or pretrial detention centre

2012
National typology

Name US Marshall Service Intergovernmental Agreement (USMS IGA)

2013
Operating Period

Year of Entry 1996

2017
Center Status

Status Closed/ceased migrant detention

2019

Status In use

2017

Status Closed/ceased migrant detention

2014

Status In use

2013

Status In use

2012
Management

Name West Virginia Regional Jail & Correctional Facility Authority

Type Governmental

2012
Custodial Authorities

Agency Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Ministry Department of Homeland Security

Ministry Typology Internal or Public Security

2012
Facility owner

State or Privately Owned Government

Name of Owner Regional Jail & Correctional Facility Authority

2017
Detainee Per Diem (USD)

Number 56

2017
Area of Operations

Area of Authority of Operations Philadelphia Region (PHI)

2013

DETAINEES

Demographics

Name Adult men

2012
Categories of detainees

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2012

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised immigration facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 5

2017

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 372

2012
Total Detainees/Stock & Flow (year)

Number 273

2012

Number 201

2011
Average Daily Population (year)

Number 6

2017

Number 5

2017

Number 4

2013

Number 3

2012

Number 7

2009

Number 8

2008

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2012

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS RATINGS

Overall Inspection Score

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

2017

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

2009

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

2007

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Secure

2012

STAFF

SEGREGATION

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH CARE

MONITORING & ACCESS

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