Basile, Louisiana

Basile Detention Center

Status

Closed
(or ceased migrant detention operations)

2008

Type: Prison or pretrial detention centre (Criminal)

Custodial Authority: Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Management: LCS Corrections Services Inc. (Private For-Profit)

Detains: Not Available

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

510,854

Immigration detainees (2019)

44,000

Estimated detention capacity (2017)

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GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS

Contact Information
Center status

Status Closed (or ceased migrant detention operations)

2008

Status In use

2007
GDP facility typology

Category Filter Criminal

Type Prison or pretrial detention centre

2007
National typology
Operating period

OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS

Management

Name LCS Corrections Services Inc.

Type Private For-Profit

2012
Outsourced services and non-state actors

Provider LCS Corrections Services Inc.

Service Management

2012
Security Regime

Security Level Secure

2007
Categories of detainees

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2007

Name Criminal detainees (convicted or remand)

2007
Average daily population

Number 11

2007
Reported deaths at this facility

Reported deaths? Yes

2008
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Gender segregation
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BUREAUCRATIC CHARACTERISTICS

Custodial authority

Agency Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Ministry Department of Homeland Security

Ministry Typology Internal or Public Security

2007
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