Charleston, West Virginia

South Central Regional Jail

Status

Closed
(or ceased migrant detention operations)

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, Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Capacity Reported population Conditions complaints?
5
No Data
No Data
United States

510,854

Immigration detainees (2019)

44,000

Estimated detention capacity (2017)

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GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS

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

Status Closed (or ceased migrant detention operations)

2019

Status In use

2017

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 US Marshall Service Intergovernmental Agreement (USMS IGA)

2013
Operating period

Year of Entry 1996

Year Ceased

OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS

Management

Name West Virginia Regional Jail & Correctional Facility Authority

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
Estimated capacity (administrative immigration detention facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 5

2017

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 372

2012
Total number of detainees (year)

Number 273

2012

Number 201

2011
Average daily population

Number 6

2017

Number 5

2017

Number 4

2013

Number 3

2012

Number 7

2009

Number 8

2008
Inspection grade

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

2017

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

2009

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

2007

BUREAUCRATIC CHARACTERISTICS

Custodial authority

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
Estimated cost per detainee day at facility (in USD)

Number 56

2017
Area of authority or operations

Area of Authority of Operations Philadelphia Region (PHI)

2013