Brownsville, Texas

Cameron County Jail

Status

Closed
(or ceased migrant detention operations)

2013

Type: Criminal (Prison or pretrial detention centre)

Authority:

Detains:

Capacity

Not available

Reported Population

Not available

Inadequate Conditions

Not available

United States

323,591

Immigration detainees

44,270

Detained asylum seekers

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GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS

Contact Information

954 E Harrison St Brownsville, TX 78520 United States Tel: +1 956-544-0865

Center status

Status Closed (or ceased migrant detention operations)

2013

Status In use

2012
GDP facility typology

Category Filter Criminal

Type Prison or pretrial detention centre

2012
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Operating period

OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS

Total number of detainees (year)

Number 1

2012

Number 1

2010
Management
Outsourced services and non-state actors
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Armed guards
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Gender segregation
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