Bowling Green, Virginia

Caroline Detention Facility

United States

Status

In use

2025

Type: Immigration detention centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Management: Caroline Police Department (Government-local)

Detains: Adult women, Adult men

Capacity Reported population Deaths at facility
224
No Data
No Data
United States

277,913

Migration Detainee Entries

37,722

Average Daily Migrant Detainee Population

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ABOUT

The Caroline Detention Facility (CDF) is a 336-bed correctional facility located near Bowling Green, Virginia that opened in September 1999. Since 2018 it has been under contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement to exclusively detain migrants.

FACILITY NAMES
Caroline Detention Facility
Location

Country: United States

City & Region: Bowling Green, Virginia, Americas

Latitude, Longitude: 38.112889, -77.266801

Contact Information
11093 SW Lewis Memorial Dr Bowling Green, VA, 22427
Tel: +1 (703) 285 6200

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
In use
2025
In use
2023
In use
2022
In use
2020
In use
2019
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Administrative
Immigration detention centre
2019
National typology
Official Typology
Year
Dedicated Inter-Governmental Service Agreement
2023
Management
Management
Type
Year
Caroline Police Department
Government-local
2025
Custodial Authorities
Agency
Ministry
Ministry type
Year
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Department of Homeland Security
Internal or Public Security
2025
Area of Operations
Regional Jurisdiction
Year
Washington Field Office
2023

DETAINEES

Demographics

Adult women

2022

Adult men

2022

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 224

2022
Facility Average Daily Population (year)

Number 184

2022

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2023
Average Days in Detention

Number of Days 79

2022

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

Overall Inspection Score

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

2022

CARCERAL INDICATORS

STAFF

SEGREGATION

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

MONITORING & ACCESS

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