Council Bluffs, Iowa

Pottawattamie County Jail

United States

Status

In use

2023

Type: Prison or pretrial detention centre (Criminal)

Custodial Authority: Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Management: Pottawattamie County Sheriff (Governmental)

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

Capacity Reported population Deaths at facility
10
10

No Data
United States

182,869

Migration Detainees

15,381

Detained Unaccompanied Children

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FACILITY NAMES
Pottawattamie County Jail
Location

Country: United States

City & Region: Council Bluffs, Iowa, Americas

Latitude, Longitude: 41.2892886, -95.859124

Contact Information
1400 Big Lake Road
Council Bluffs, IA 51501
Tel. +1 712.890.2250
Fax. +1 712.890.2220

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status

Status In use

2023

Status In use

2022

Status Closed/ceased migrant detention

2019

Status In use

2017

Status Closed/ceased migrant detention

2014

Status In use

2013

Status In use

2012
Facility type

Category Filter Criminal

Type Prison or pretrial detention centre

2012
National typology

Name U.S. Marshals Service Inter-Governmental Agreement

2023

Name US Marshall Service Intergovernmental Agreement (USMS IGA)

2013
Management

Name Pottawattamie County Sheriff

Type Governmental

2012
Custodial Authorities

Agency Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Ministry Department of Homeland Security

Ministry Typology Internal or Public Security

2012
Facility owner

State or Privately Owned Government

Name of Owner County

2017
Detainee Per Diem (USD)

USD 79.26

2017
Area of Operations

Area of Authority of Operations Saint Paul Field Office

2023

Area of Authority of Operations Saint Paul Minneapolis

2013
Operating Period

Year of Entry 1997

2017

DETAINEES

Demographics

Name Adult men

2022

Name Adult women

2022

Name Adult women

2012

Name Adult men

2012
Categories of detainees

Name Criminal detainees (convicted or remand)

2012

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2012

Name Asylum seekers (administrative)

2012

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 10

2017

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 288

2012
Facility Average Daily Population (year)

Number 13

2022

Number 15

2017

Number 14

2017

Number 6

2013

Number 24

2012

Number 44

2009

Number 18

2008
Total Migration Detainees: Entries + Remaining from Previous Year

Number 144

2012

Number 261

2011

Number 1

2010
Reported Single-Day Migration Detainee Population at Facility (day)
Number
Date
10
Reports of Detainee Overpopulation at Facility

Reported Overpopulation Yes

2017

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2023

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2012
Average Days in Detention

Number of Days 26

2022

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

Overall Inspection Score

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

2021

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

2017

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

2009

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Secure

2012

STAFF

SEGREGATION

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

MONITORING & ACCESS

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