El Centro, California

El Centro Detention Facility (Service Processing centre)

United States

Status

Closed/ceased migrant detention

2014

Type: Immigration detention centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Management: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Governmental)

Detains: Adult men, Service Processing Center (SPC)

Deaths at facility Capacity Reported population
Yes
No Data
No Data
United States

45,000

Estimated detention capacity (2019)

103,140

Detained children (2015)

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FACILITY NAMES
El Centro Detention Facility (Service Processing centre)
Location

Country: United States

City & Region: El Centro, California, Americas

Latitude, Longitude: 32.8028926, -115.5697353

Contact Information

Assistant Field Office Director: R. Michael Magee Service Processing centre 1115 North Imperial Avenue El Centro, CA 92243 United States Tel:+1 (760) 336-4600


MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Facility type

Category Filter Administrative

Type Immigration detention centre

2012
National typology

Name Service Processing Center (SPC)

2013
Center Status

Status Closed/ceased migrant detention

2014

Status In use

2013

Status In use

2012
Management

Name U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Type Governmental

2012
Outsourced services and non-state actors

Provider Northrop Grumman

Service Facility maintenance

2013

Provider Northrop Grumman

Service Security

2013

Provider AKAL Security

Service Security

2012
Custodial Authorities

Agency Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Ministry Department of Homeland Security

Ministry Typology Internal or Public Security

2012
Area of Operations

Area of Authority of Operations San Diego Region (SND)

2013

DETAINEES

Demographics

Name Adult men

2012
Categories of detainees

Name Asylum seekers (administrative)

2012

SIZE & POPULATION

Total Migration Detainees at Facility: Flow + Stock (year)

Number 2197

2012

Number 2500

2011

Number 15

2010
Facility Average Daily Population (year)

Number 419

2013

Number 372

2012

Number 477

2009

Number 429

2008

Number 450

2007

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2012

OUTCOMES

Reports of Deaths

Reported deaths? Yes

2004

CONDITIONS RATINGS

Overall Inspection Score

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

2009

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

2007

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Secure

2012

STAFF

SEGREGATION

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH CARE

MONITORING & ACCESS

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