Lovington, New Mexico

Lea County Detention Center (Lea County Jail)

Status

Closed
(or ceased migrant detention operations)

2014

Type: Criminal (Prison or pretrial detention centre)

Authority: Governmental

Detains: Undocumented migrants, Criminal detainees

Capacity

Not available

Reported Population

Not available

Inadequate Conditions

Not available

United States

323,591

Immigration detainees

44,270

Detained asylum seekers

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GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS

Contact Information
Center status

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 U.S. Marshall Service Intergovernmental Agreement (USMS IGA)

2013
Operating period

OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS

Management

Name Lea County Board of Commissioners

Type Governmental

2012
Security Regime

Security Level Secure

2012
Maximum official detention period at facility

Length Short-term (3 days or less)

2012
Demographics

Name

Categories of detainees

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2012

Name Criminal detainees (convicted or remand)

2012
Average daily population

Number 0

2012
Outsourced services and non-state actors
Armed guards
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Legal segregation
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BUREAUCRATIC CHARACTERISTICS

Custodial authority

Agency Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Ministry Department of Homeland Security

Ministry Typology Internal or Public Security

2012
Area of authority or operations

Area of Authority of Operations El Paso Region (ELP)

2013
Facility owner
Estimated cost per detainee day at facility (in USD)
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