Laredo, TX

Rio Grande Detention Center

United States

Status

In use

2025

Type: Prison or pretrial detention centre (Criminal)

Custodial Authority: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Marshals Service, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), The U.S. Office of the Federal Detention Trustee (OFDT)

Management: GEO Group (Private For-Profit)

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

Capacity Reported population Deaths at facility
275
500

16 March 2017

No Data
United States

277,913

Migration Detainee Entries

37,722

Average Daily Migrant Detainee Population

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FACILITY NAMES
Rio Grande Detention Center
Location

Country: United States

City & Region: Laredo, TX, Americas

Latitude, Longitude: 27.377668, -99.489663

Contact Information
1001 San Rio Blvd,
Laredo, TX, 78046,
Tel. +1 (956) 718-4700

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
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Criminal
Prison or pretrial detention centre
2025
Criminal
Prison or pretrial detention centre
2017
National typology
Official Typology
Year
Contract Detention Facility
2023
U.S. Marshals Service (USMS)
2017
Management
Management
Type
Year
GEO Group
Private For-Profit
2023
GEO Group, Inc.
Private For-Profit
2019
The GEO Group, Inc.
Private For-Profit
2017
Custodial Authorities
Agency
Ministry
Ministry type
Year
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Department of Homeland Security
Internal or Public Security
2023
U.S. Marshals Service
Department of Justice
Justice
2023
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Internal or Public Security
2017
The U.S. Office of the Federal Detention Trustee (OFDT)
The Department of Justice (DOJ)
Justice
2017
Outsourced services and non-state actors
Provider
Service
Year
GEo Group
Management
2023
GEO Group
Health care
2023
GEO Group
Food services
2023
GEO Group
Security
2023
Facility owner
Owner type
Owner name
Year
Private Company
The GEO Group, Inc.
2017
Area of Operations
Regional Jurisdiction
Year
San Antonio Field Office
2023
San Antonio Field Office
2017
Operating Period
Year of entry
Year ceased
2007

DETAINEES

Demographics

Adult men

2022

Adult men

2017
Categories of detainees

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2023

Criminal detainees (convicted or remand)

2023

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2017

Criminal detainees (convicted or remand)

2017

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 275

2022

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 672

2017
Facility Average Daily Population (year)

Number 246

2022

Number 511

2017

Number 466

2017
Reported Single-Day Migration Detainee Population at Facility (day)
Number
Date
500
16 March 2017

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 28

2022

Number of Days 9

2017

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

Overall Inspection Score

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

2022

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

2017

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Secure

2017

STAFF

SEGREGATION

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

MONITORING & ACCESS

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