Alvarado, TX

Prairieland Detention Facility

United States

Status

In use

2026

Type: Immigration detention centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: Immigration and Customs Enforcement (US), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

Management: LaSalle Southwest Corrections (Private For-Profit)

Detains: Adult women, Adult men, Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Capacity Reported population Deaths at facility
525
547

20 April 2017

Yes

6 December 2025

United States

277,913

Migration Detainee Entries

37,722

Average Daily Migrant Detainee Population

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FACILITY NAMES
Prairieland Detention Facility

Alternative Names: PRAIRIELAND DETENTION CENTER

Location

Country: United States

City & Region: Alvarado, TX, Americas

Latitude, Longitude: 32.419535, -97.196539

Contact Information
1209 Sunflower Lane
Alvarado, TX, 76009
Phone: +1 (817) 409-3995

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
In use
2026
In use
2025
In use
2023
In use
2022
In use
2019
In use
2018
In use
2017
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Administrative
Immigration detention centre
2026
Administrative
Immigration detention centre
2017
National typology
Official Typology
Year
Dedicated Inter-Governmental Service Agreement
2023
Intergovernmental Service Agreement (IGSA)
2017
Second immigrant detention facility with a special transgender unit, after Santa Ana City Jail in California.
2017
Management
Management
Type
Year
LaSalle Southwest Corrections
Private For-Profit
2017
Emerald Correctional Management LLC
Private For-Profit
2017
Custodial Authorities
Agency
Ministry
Ministry type
Year
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (US)
Department of Homeland Security
Internal or Public Security
2026
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Internal or Public Security
2017
Facility owner
Owner type
Owner name
Year
Government
The City of Alvarado, TX
2017
Area of Operations
Regional Jurisdiction
Year
Dallas Field Office
2023
Dallas Field Office
2017
Operating Period
Year of entry
Year ceased
2017

DETAINEES

Demographics

Adult women

2026

Adult men

2026

Adult men

2022

Adult women

2022

Adult men

2017

Adult women

2017

LGBTI persons

2017
Categories of detainees

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2026

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2017

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 525

2022

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 707

2017

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 612

2017
Facility Average Daily Population (year)

Number 953

2026

Number 343

2022

Number 245

2017

Number 455

2017
Reported Single-Day Migration Detainee Population at Facility (day)
Number
Date
547
20 April 2017

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2017
Average Days in Detention

Number of Days 21

2026

Number of Days 18

2022

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

Overall Inspection Score

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

2024

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

2022

Score Not Available

2017

CARCERAL INDICATORS

Carceral Environment

Carceral Environment Yes

2026
External Security Regime

Security Level Secure

2017

STAFF

SEGREGATION

Gender Segregation

Gender Segregation Yes

2017

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

Reports of Deaths
Name of deceased individual
Date of death
Shiraz Fatehali Sachwani (48, Pakistan)
6 December 2025
Pankaj Karan Singh Kataria (60, India)
1 November 2024
Maria Celeste OCHOA-Yoc de Ramirez (22)
8 March 2020
N.A.
12 April 2018

MONITORING & ACCESS

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