Aurora, Colorado

Denver Contract Detention Facility (Aurora Detention Facility)

United States

Status

In use

2023

Type: Immigration detention centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Management: GEO Group (Private For-Profit)

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

Capacity Deaths at facility Conditions complaints?
600
Yes

13 October 2022

YES

2019

United States

182,869

Migration Detainees

15,381

Detained Unaccompanied Children

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FACILITY NAMES
Denver Contract Detention Facility (Aurora Detention Facility)
Location

Country: United States

City & Region: Aurora, Colorado, Americas

Latitude, Longitude: 39.759656, -104.849776

Contact Information
3130 North Oakland Street
Aurora, CO 80010
Phone:+1 (303) 361-6612
Fax: +1 (303) 341-2652

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status

Status In use

2023

Status In use

2022

Status In use

2020

Status In use

2019

Status In use

2018

Status In use

2017

Status In use

2016

Status In use

2015

Status In use

2014

Status In use

2013
Facility type

Category Filter Administrative

Type Immigration detention centre

2014
National typology

Name Contract Detention Facility

2023

Name Contract Detention Facility (CDF)

2022

Name Contract Detention Facility (CDF)

2013
Management

Name GEO Group

Type Private For-Profit

2023

Name Geo Group

Type Private For-Profit

2014
Custodial Authorities

Agency U.S. Marshals Service (USMS)

Ministry Department of Justice

Ministry Typology Justice

2023

Agency Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Ministry Department of Homeland Security

Ministry Typology Internal or Public Security

2023

Agency Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Ministry Department of Homeland Security

Ministry Typology Internal or Public Security

2014
Outsourced services and non-state actors

Provider GEO group

Service Management

2023

Provider GEO group

Service Health care

2023

Provider GEO group

Service Detainee transport

2023

Provider Geo Group

Service Management

2014

Provider Northrop Grumman

Service Facility maintenance

2013

Provider Northrop Grumman

Service Security

2013
Facility owner

State or Privately Owned Private Company

Name of Owner Geo Group

2014
Detainee Per Diem (USD)

USD 350

2015
Area of Operations

Area of Authority of Operations Denver Field Office

2023

Area of Authority of Operations Denver Region (DEN)

2013
Operating Period

Year of Entry 1987

DETAINEES

Demographics

Name Adult women

2022

Name Adult men

2022

Name Adult men

2017

Name Adult women

2017

Name Adult women

2017
Categories of detainees

Name Criminal detainees (convicted or remand)

2023

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2023

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2017

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 600

2022

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 928

2017

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 1532

2014
Facility Average Daily Population (year)

Number 527

2022

Number 759

2017

Number 682

2017

Number 406

2013

Number 378

2009

Number 396

2008

Number 394

2007
Total Migration Detainees: Entries + Remaining from Previous Year

Number 4810

2012

Number 5006

2011

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2023

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2014
Average Days in Detention

Number of Days 41

2022

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

Overall Inspection Score

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

2021

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

2017

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

2009

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

2007
Inadequate conditions

Outdoor exercise

2019

Food provision

2019

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Secure

2014

STAFF

SEGREGATION

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

Reports of Deaths
Name of deceased individual
Date of death
N.A.
13 October 2022
N.A.
4 December 2017
N.A.
3 December 2012

MONITORING & ACCESS

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