Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Forsyth County Jail

United States

Status

Closed/ceased migrant detention

2019

Type: Prison or pretrial detention centre (Criminal)

Custodial Authority: Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Management: Forsyth County Sheriff's Office (Governmental)

Detains: Adult men, U.S. Marshall Service Intergovernmental Agreement (USMS IGA)

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

182,869

Immigration detainees (2020)

45,000

Estimated detention capacity (2019)

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MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Facility type

Category Filter Criminal

Type Prison or pretrial detention centre

2012
National typology

Name U.S. Marshall Service Intergovernmental Agreement (USMS IGA)

2013
Operating Period

Year of Entry 1995

Year Ceased

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 Forsyth County Sheriff's Office

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 County

2017
Detainee Per Diem (USD)

Number 62.22

2017
Area of Operations

Area of Authority of Operations Atlanta Region (ATL)

2013

STATISTICS & DATA

Demographics

Name Adult men

2017
Categories of detainees

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2012
Total Detainees/Stock & Flow (year)

Number 8

2012

Number 14

2011
Average Daily Population (year)

Number 1

2017

Number 1

2013

Number 2

2007
Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Short-term (3 days or less)

2012

CONDITIONS & REGIME

Overall Inspection Score

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

2017
External Security Regime

Security Level Secure

2012