Dedham, Massachusetts

Norfolk County Correctional

Status

Closed
(or ceased migrant detention operations)

2013

Type: Prison or pretrial detention centre (Criminal)

Custodial Authority: Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Management: Norfolk County Sheriff (Governmental)

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

Capacity Reported population Conditions complaints?
60
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)

2013

Status In use

2012
GDP facility typology

Category Filter Criminal

Type Prison or pretrial detention centre

2012
National typology
Operating period

OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS

Management

Name Norfolk County Sheriff

Type Governmental

2012
Security Regime

Security Level Secure

2012
Maximum official detention period at facility

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2012
Demographics

Name Adult men

2012
Categories of detainees

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2012

Name Asylum seekers (administrative)

2012

Name Criminal detainees (convicted or remand)

2012
Gender segregation

Gender Segregation

Legal segregation

Legal Segregation No

2012
Family segregation

Family Segregation

Age segregation

Age Segregation

Estimated capacity (administrative immigration detention facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 60

2008
Average daily population

Number 34

2012

Number 20

2007
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BUREAUCRATIC CHARACTERISTICS

Custodial authority

Agency Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Ministry Department of Homeland Security

Ministry Typology Internal or Public Security

2012
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