Eldora, Iowa

Hardin County Correctional Center

United States

Status

Last documented use

2026

Type: Prison or pretrial detention centre (Criminal)

Custodial Authority: Immigration and Customs Enforcement (US), Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Management: Hardin County Sheriff's Office (Governmental)

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

Reported population Capacity Deaths at facility
71

22 October 2015

No Data
No Data
United States

277,913

Migration Detainee Entries

37,722

Average Daily Migrant Detainee Population

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FACILITY NAMES
Hardin County Correctional Center
Location

Country: United States

City & Region: Eldora, Iowa, Americas

Latitude, Longitude: 42.360304, -93.097355

Contact Information
1116 14th Avenue
Eldora, IA, 50627
Tel: +1 641-939-8194

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
Last documented use
2026
Last documented use
2023
In use
2023
Closed/ceased migrant detention
2022
In use
2020
In use
2019
In use
2018
In use
2017
In use
2016
In use
2015
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
US Marshall Service Intergovernmental Agreement (USMS IGA).
2026
Inter-Governmental Service Agreement
2023
Intergovernmental Service Agreement (IGSA)
2013
Management
Management
Type
Year
Hardin County Sheriff's Office
Governmental
2012
Custodial Authorities
Agency
Ministry
Ministry type
Year
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (US)
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
70
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
2009

DETAINEES

Demographics

Adult women

2026

Adult men

2026

Adult men

2012

Adult women

2012
Categories of detainees

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2026

Criminal detainees (convicted or remand)

2026

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2012

Criminal detainees (convicted or remand)

2012

SIZE & POPULATION

Facility Average Daily Population (year)

Number 43

2026

Number 68

2017

Number 70

2017

Number 36

2013

Number 53

2012

Number 73

2009

Number 57

2008

Number 63

2007
Total Migration Detainees: Entries + Remaining from Previous Year

Number 549

2012

Number 720

2011

Number 2

2010
Reported Single-Day Migration Detainee Population at Facility (day)
Number
Date
71
22 October 2015

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 25

2026

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

Overall Inspection Score

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

2015

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

2009

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

2007

CARCERAL INDICATORS

Carceral Environment

Carceral Environment Yes

2026
External Security Regime

Security Level Secure

2012

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