Denver, Colorado

Denver County Jail

Status

Closed
(or ceased migrant detention operations)

2013

Type: Prison or pretrial detention centre (Criminal)

Custodial Authority: Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Management: Denver Sheriff's Department (Governmental)

Detains: Not Available

Capacity Reported population Conditions complaints?
No Data
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United States

510,854

Immigration detainees (2019)

44,000

Estimated detention capacity (2017)

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GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS

Contact Information

10500 E. Smith Road, Denver, CO 80239, United States Tel. +1 720-913-3600


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
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Operating period

OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS

Management

Name Denver Sheriff's Department

Type Governmental

2012
Outsourced services and non-state actors

Provider Denver Health Medical Center

Service Health care

2012
Security Regime

Security Level Secure

2012
Maximum official detention period at facility

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2012
Categories of detainees

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2012

Name Criminal detainees (convicted or remand)

2012
Total number of detainees (year)

Number 1

2012

Number 1

2011
Average daily population

Number 0

2012

Number 2

2009

Number 3

2008

Number 3

2007
Inspection grade

Grade Deficient (“Deficient” or “At Risk”)

2009

Grade Deficient (“Deficient” or “At Risk”)

2007
Armed guards
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Reports of attempted or successful suicides at this facility

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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