Norristown, Pennsylvania

Montgomery County Correctional Facility

Status

Closed
(or ceased migrant detention operations)

2014

Type: Prison or pretrial detention centre (Criminal)

Custodial Authority: Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Management: Montgomery County (Governmental)

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

Capacity Reported population Conditions complaints?
No Data
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
60 Eagerville Rd., Eagerville, PA 19403, Tel. 601-635-7100, Fax. 601-631-5693
Center status

Status Closed (or ceased migrant detention operations)

2014

Status In use

2013

Status In use

2012

Status In use

2007
GDP facility typology

Category Filter Criminal

Type Prison or pretrial detention centre

2012
National typology

Name US Marshall Service Intergovernmental Agreement (USMS IGA)

2013

OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS

Management

Name Montgomery County

Type Governmental

2012
Security Regime

Security Level Secure

2012
Maximum official detention period at facility

Length Short-term (3 days or less)

2012
Demographics

Name Adult women

2012

Name Adult men

2012
Categories of detainees

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2012
Total number of detainees (year)

Number 42

2012

Number 21

2011
Average daily population

Number 2

2013

Number 2

2012

Number 3

2007

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 Philadelphia Region (PHI)

2013