Council Bluffs, Iowa

Pottawattamie County Jail

United States

Status

In use

2026

Type: Prison or pretrial detention centre (Criminal)

Custodial Authority: Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Management: Pottawattamie County Sheriff (Governmental)

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

Capacity Reported population Deaths at facility
10
10

13 April 2017

No Data
United States

277,913

Migration Detainee Entries

37,722

Average Daily Migrant Detainee Population

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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
Year
In use
2026
In use
2025
In use
2023
In use
2022
In use
2017
In use
2013
In use
2012
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Criminal
Prison or pretrial detention centre
2026
Criminal
Prison or pretrial detention centre
2012
National typology
Official Typology
Year
U.S. Marshals Service Inter-Governmental Agreement
2026
U.S. Marshals Service Inter-Governmental Agreement
2023
US Marshall Service Intergovernmental Agreement (USMS IGA)
2013
Management
Management
Type
Year
Pottawattamie County Sheriff
Governmental
2026
Pottawattamie County Sheriff
Governmental
2012
Custodial Authorities
Agency
Ministry
Ministry type
Year
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Department of Homeland Security
Internal or Public Security
2026
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Department of Homeland Security
Internal or Public Security
2012
Facility owner
Owner type
Owner name
Year
Government
County
2017
Cost Per Detainee/Day
Amount (USD)
Year
79.26
2017
Area of Operations
Regional Jurisdiction
Year
Saint Paul Field Office
2023
Saint Paul Minneapolis
2013
Operating Period
Year of entry
Year ceased
1997

DETAINEES

Demographics

Adult women

2026

Adult men

2026

Adult men

2022

Adult women

2022

Adult women

2012

Adult men

2012
Categories of detainees

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2026

Criminal detainees (convicted or remand)

2026

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2012

Asylum seekers (administrative)

2012

Criminal detainees (convicted or remand)

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 30

2026

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
13 April 2017
Reports of Detainee Overpopulation at Facility

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 19

2026

Number of Days 26

2022

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

Overall Inspection Score

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

2024

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

2021

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

2017

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

2009

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Security Level Secure

2012

STAFF

SEGREGATION

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

MONITORING & ACCESS

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