Hurricane, Utah

Washington County Jail / Purgatory Correctional Facility

Status

Closed
(or ceased migrant detention operations)

2019

Type: Prison or pretrial detention centre (Criminal)

Custodial Authority: Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

Management: Washington County Sheriff's Office (Governmental)

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

Capacity Reported population Conditions complaints?
6
3

2016

No Data
United States

510,854

Immigration detainees (2019)

44,000

Estimated detention capacity (2017)

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GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS

Contact Information
750 South 5300 West,
Hurricane, Utah 84737,
Tel. (435) 656-6600
Center status

Status Closed (or ceased migrant detention operations)

2019

Status In use

2017

Status In use

2017

Status Closed (or ceased migrant detention operations)

2014

Status In use

2013

Status In use

2012
GDP facility typology

Category Filter Criminal

Type Prison or pretrial detention centre

2012
National typology

Name US Marshall Service Intergovernmental Agreement (USMS IGA)

2013
Operating period

Year of Entry 2008

Year Ceased

OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS

Management

Name Washington County Sheriff's Office

Type Governmental

2012
Security Regime

Security Level Secure

2012
Maximum official detention period at facility

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2017
Demographics

Name Adult men

2017
Categories of detainees

Name Criminal detainees (convicted or remand)

2017

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2017
Estimated capacity (administrative immigration detention facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 6

2017
Total number of detainees (year)

Number 164

2012

Number 260

2011

Number 2

2010
Average daily population

Number 5

2017

Number 8

2017

Number 6

2013

Number 19

2009

Number 18

2008

Number 16

2007
Reported population at a specific time

Number 3

2016
Inspection grade

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

2016

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

2009

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

2007

BUREAUCRATIC CHARACTERISTICS

Custodial authority

Agency Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

Ministry Department of Homeland Security

Ministry Typology Internal or Public Security

2017
Facility owner

State or Privately Owned Government

Name of Owner County

2017
Estimated cost per detainee day at facility (in USD)

Number 58

2017
Area of authority or operations

Area of Authority of Operations Salt Lake City Region (SLC)

2013