Des Moines, Iowa

Polk County Jail

United States

Status

In use

2025

Type: Prison or pretrial detention centre (Criminal)

Custodial Authority: Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Management: Polk County Sheriff (Governmental)

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

Capacity Reported population Deaths at facility
60
29

5 June 2019

No Data
United States

277,913

Migration Detainee Entries

37,722

Average Daily Migrant Detainee Population

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FACILITY NAMES
Polk County Jail
Location

Country: United States

City & Region: Des Moines, Iowa, Americas

Latitude, Longitude: 41.588822, -93.620309

Contact Information
1985 NE 51st Pl,
Des Moines, IA 50313,
Tel: (515) 286 - 3814

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
In use
2025
In use
2023
In use
2022
In use
2020
In use
2019
In use
2017
Closed/ceased migrant detention
2014
In use
2013
In use
2012
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Criminal
Prison or pretrial detention centre
2012
National typology
Official Typology
Year
U.S. Marshals Service Inter-Governmental Agreement
2023
US Marshall Service Intergovernmental Agreement (USMS IGA)
2013
Management
Management
Type
Year
Polk County Sheriff
Governmental
2012
Custodial Authorities
Agency
Ministry
Ministry type
Year
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
95
2017
Area of Operations
Regional Jurisdiction
Year
Saint Paul Field Office
2023
Saint Paul Minneapolis Region (SPM)
2013
Operating Period
Year of entry
Year ceased
2007

DETAINEES

Demographics

Adult men

2022

Adult women

2022

Adult men

2012

Adult women

2012
Categories of detainees

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2012

Criminal detainees (convicted or remand)

2012

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 60

2017
Facility Average Daily Population (year)

Number 14

2022

Number 19

2017

Number 24

2017

Number 26

2013

Number 52

2012

Number 48

2009

Number 38

2008

Number 21

2007
Total Migration Detainees: Entries + Remaining from Previous Year

Number 561

2012

Number 735

2011

Number 2

2010
Reported Single-Day Migration Detainee Population at Facility (day)
Number
Date
29
5 June 2019
26
1 January 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 42

2022

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

Overall Inspection Score

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

2021

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

2016

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

2009

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

2007

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Security Level Secure

2012

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