Buffalo, New York

Erie County Holding Center

United States

Status

Closed/ceased migrant detention

2008

Type: Prison or pretrial detention centre (Criminal)

Custodial Authority: Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Management: Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (Governmental)

Detains: Asylum seekers (administrative), Criminal detainees (convicted or remand), Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Capacity Reported population Deaths at facility
680
No Data
No Data
United States

277,913

Migration Detainee Entries

37,722

Average Daily Migrant Detainee Population

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FACILITY NAMES
Erie County Holding Center
Location

Country: United States

City & Region: Buffalo, New York, Americas

Latitude, Longitude: 42.886875, -78.877875

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
Closed/ceased migrant detention
2008
In use
2007
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Criminal
Prison or pretrial detention centre
2011
Criminal
Prison or pretrial detention centre
2007
Management
Management
Type
Year
Immigrations and Customs Enforcement
Governmental
2012
Erie County Sheriff's Office
Governmental
2007
Custodial Authorities
Agency
Ministry
Ministry type
Year
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Department of Homeland Security
Internal or Public Security
2007

DETAINEES

Categories of detainees

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2007

Asylum seekers (administrative)

2007

Criminal detainees (convicted or remand)

2007

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 680

2007
Facility Average Daily Population (year)

Number 6

2007
Total Migration Detainees: Entries + Remaining from Previous Year

Number 2

2012

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Short-term (3 days or less)

2012
Overstays

Reported Overstays Yes

2011

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Security Level Secure

2007

STAFF

SEGREGATION

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

MONITORING & ACCESS

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