Macclenny, Florida

Baker County Detention Facility

United States

Status

In use

2025

Type: Police station or jail (Criminal)

Custodial Authority: Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

Management: Baker County Sheriff's Office (Government-local)

Detains: Adult men, Adult women, Criminal detainees (convicted or remand), Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Capacity Conditions complaints? Reported population
192
YES

2024

No Data
United States

277,913

Migration Detainee Entries

37,722

Average Daily Migrant Detainee Population

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ABOUT

Baker County Detention Center is prison operated by the Baker County Sheriff’s Office in Macclenny, Florida, that has a contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement to confine immigration detainees. It has been heavily criticised for many years for its poor conditions and abusive treatment of detainees and prisoners.

NEWS & TESTIMONY
2025

ACLU Florida: "Immigrants at the Baker County Detention Center in Macclenny, Florida are experiencing a range of abuses, including excessive use of force, extreme medical neglect, racist harassment, retaliation, voyeuris [...]

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FACILITY NAMES
Baker County Detention Facility
Location

Country: United States

City & Region: Macclenny, Florida, Americas

Latitude, Longitude: 30.295805, -82.121472

Contact Information
1 Sheriff's Office Dr
Macclenny, FL 32063
Tel : +1 904 288 4600

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
In use
2025
In use
2023
In use
2022
In use
2020
In use
2019
In use
2018
In use
2017
In use
2016
In use
2015
In use
2013
In use
2012
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Criminal
Police station or jail
2012
National typology
Official Typology
Year
Inter-Governmental Service Agreement
2023
Intergovernmental Service Agreement (IGSA)
2013
Management
Management
Type
Year
Baker County Sheriff's Office
Government-local
2017
Custodial Authorities
Agency
Ministry
Ministry type
Year
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
Department of Homeland Security
Internal or Public Security
2018
Facility owner
Owner type
Owner name
Year
Government
County
2018
Cost Per Detainee/Day
Amount (USD)
Year
84.72
2017
Area of Operations
Regional Jurisdiction
Year
Miami Field Office
2023
Miami Field Office
2023
Miami Region (MIA)
2013
Operating Period
Year of entry
Year ceased
2009

DETAINEES

Demographics

Adult men

2022

Adult women

2022

Adult women

2017

Adult men

2017
Categories of detainees

Criminal detainees (convicted or remand)

2017

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2017

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 192

2022
Facility Average Daily Population (year)

Number 149

2022

Number 270

2017

Number 270

2017

Number 269

2017

Number 188

2016

Number 168

2015

Number 218

2013

Number 251

2011

Number 167

2010

Number 3

2009
Total Migration Detainees: Entries + Remaining from Previous Year

Number 1951

2012

Number 2351

2011

Number 7

2010

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2023

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2017
Average Days in Detention

Number of Days 50

2022

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

Overall Inspection Score

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

2022

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

2017

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

2016

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

2016

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

2015

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

2014

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

2013

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

2012

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

2011

Above Standards (“Superior”)

2010

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

2009

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

2008
Inadequate conditions

Access to clean drinking water

2024

Protection from Physical Violence

2024

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Secure

2017

STAFF

SEGREGATION

CELLS

Detainees Per Cell

6

2024
Maximum Time in Security/Isolation Cells (hours)

24 Hours

2024

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

Barriers to care
Barriers to Care
Obvs. Date
Use of solitary confinementInadequate food or water provision
2024
Reports of Injury/Physical Harm
Injury/physical harm reported
Incident/Report date
Yes
4 February 2022
Health Impacts
Health Impacts
Obvs. Date
Rape/sexual violence
2024

MONITORING & ACCESS

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

NEWS & TESTIMONY

2025

ACLU Florida: "Immigrants at the Baker County Detention Center in Macclenny, Florida are experiencing a range of abuses, including excessive use of force, extreme medical neglect, racist harassment, retaliation, voyeurism, impediments to accessing legal counsel, and lack of adequate hygiene and food. Baker County Detention Center has a long history of human rights abuses and horrific conditions. We need to shut it down immediately." (See Timeline of Events at Baker: https://www.aclufl.org/en/shut-down-baker-county-detention-center)