Karnes City, Texas

Karnes County Residential Center (formerly Karnes County Detention Center)

United States

Status

In use

2020

Type: Immigration detention centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Management: GEO Group, Inc. (Private For-Profit)

Detains: Accompanied minors, Families, Family Residential Center, Intergovernmental Service Agreement (IGSA)

Capacity Reported population Deaths at facility
1158
No Data
No Data
United States

45,000

Estimated detention capacity (2019)

103,140

Detained children (2015)

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FACILITY NAMES
Karnes County Residential Center (formerly Karnes County Detention Center)
Location

Country: United States

City & Region: Karnes City, Texas, Americas

Latitude, Longitude: 28.883418, -97.911779

Contact Information
409 FM 1144 Karnes City, TX, 78118, United States
Phone: (830) 254-2500 Fax: (830) 254-2294

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Facility type

Category Filter Administrative

Type Immigration detention centre

2014

Category Filter Criminal

Type Prison or pretrial detention centre

2012
National typology

Name Family Residential Center

2014

Name Intergovernmental Service Agreement (IGSA)

2013
Operating Period

Year of Entry 2012

Center Status

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
Management

Name GEO Group, Inc.

Type Private For-Profit

2019

Name Geo Group

Type Private For-Profit

2014
Outsourced services and non-state actors

Provider Geo Group

Service Management

2014
Custodial Authorities

Agency Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Ministry Department of Homeland Security

Ministry Typology Internal or Public Security

2014
Facility owner

State or Privately Owned Private Company

Name of Owner Geo Group

2014
Area of Operations

Area of Authority of Operations San Antonio Region (SNA)

2013

DETAINEES

Demographics

Name Accompanied minors

2014

Name Families

2014
Categories of detainees

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2014

Name Asylum seekers (administrative)

2014

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 1158

2015

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 532

2014
Total Migration Detainees at Facility: Flow + Stock (year)

Number 2284

2012
Facility Average Daily Population (year)

Number 111

2017

Number 572

2013

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2014

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS RATINGS

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Secure

2014

STAFF

SEGREGATION

Gender Segregation

Not Applicable

2014
Legal Segregation

Not Applicable

2014
Family Segregation

Yes

2014
Age Segregation

Not Applicable

2014

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH CARE

MONITORING & ACCESS

TELECOMMUNICATIONS