Lumpkin, Georgia

Stewart Detention Center

United States

Status

In use

2026

Type: Immigration detention centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Management: CoreCivic (Private For-Profit)

Detains: Adult women, Adult men, Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Capacity Reported population Deaths at facility
1600
1906

4 May 2017

Yes

28 April 2025

United States

277,913

Migration Detainee Entries

37,722

Average Daily Migrant Detainee Population

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FACILITY NAMES
Stewart Detention Center
Location

Country: United States

City & Region: Lumpkin, Georgia, Americas

Latitude, Longitude: 32.036817, -84.771365

Contact Information
146 CCA Road,
Lumpkin, GA, 31815
Tel. +1 229 838 5000

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
In use
2026
In use
2025
In use
2023
In use
2022
In use
2020
In use
2019
In use
2018
In use
2017
In use
2016
In use
2015
In use
2012
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Administrative
Immigration detention centre
2026
Administrative
Immigration detention centre
2012
National typology
Official Typology
Year
Dedicated Inter-Governmental Service Agreement
2026
Dedicated Inter-Governmental Service Agreement
2023
Intergovernmental Service Agreement (IGSA)
2013
Management
Management
Type
Year
CoreCivic
Private For-Profit
2019
Corrections Corporation of America
Private For-Profit
2012
Custodial Authorities
Agency
Ministry
Ministry type
Year
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Department of Homeland Security
Internal or Public Security
2026
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Department of Homeland Security
Internal or Public Security
2012
Outsourced services and non-state actors
Provider
Service
Year
Northrop Grumman
Facility maintenance
2013
Northrop Grumman
Security
2013
Corrections Corporation of America
Management
2012
Facility owner
Owner type
Owner name
Year
Government
County
2017
Cost Per Detainee/Day
Amount (USD)
Year
62.03
2015
Area of Operations
Regional Jurisdiction
Year
Atlanta Field Office
2023
Atlanta Region (ATL)
2014
Operating Period
Year of entry
Year ceased
2006

DETAINEES

Demographics

Adult women

2026

Adult men

2026

Adult men

2022

Adult women

2022

Adult men

2012
Categories of detainees

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2026

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2012

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 1600

2022

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 1966

2017

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 1752

2009
Facility Average Daily Population (year)

Number 2010

2026

Number 1067

2022

Number 1876

2017

Number 1892

2017

Number 1584

2013

Number 1715

2012

Number 1745

2009

Number 1643

2008

Number 1225

2007
Total Migration Detainees: Entries + Remaining from Previous Year

Number 16175

2012

Number 17101

2011

Number 4

2010
Reported Single-Day Migration Detainee Population at Facility (day)
Number
Date
1906
4 May 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 50

2026

Number of Days 43

2022

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

Overall Inspection Score

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

2025

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

2022

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

2017

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

2017

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

2009

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

2008

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

2007

CARCERAL INDICATORS

Carceral Environment

Carceral Environment Yes

2026
External Security Regime

Security Level Secure

2012

STAFF

SEGREGATION

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

Barriers to care
Barriers to Care
Obvs. Date
Unsanitary/inadequate detention conditionsInadequate food or water provision
2023
Reports of Deaths
Name of deceased individual
Date of death
Denny Adan Gonzalez (33, Cuba)
28 April 2025
Jesus Molina-Veya (45, Mexico)
7 June 2025
Abelardo Avelleneda-Delgado (68, Mexico)
5 May 2025
Cambric Dennis (44, Liberia)
21 May 2024
Salvador Rosales-Vargas (61)
4 April 2023
Felipe Montes (57)
30 December 2021
Cipriano CHAVEZ Alvarez
30 January 2021
Jose Freddy GUILLEN Vega (70)
21 September 2020
Santiago BATEN-Oxlaj (34)
10 August 2020
Pedro ARRIAGO-Santoya (44)
24 May 2020
Efrain De La Rosa (40)
24 July 2019
Yulio Castro-Garrido (33)
12 July 2018
N.A.
30 January 2018
N.A.
15 May 2017
N.A.
10 March 2009
N.A.
28 January 2008
Reports of self-harming
Self harm reported
Incident/Report date
Yes
1 28 April
Yes
1 7 June
Yes
1 10 July
Yes
1 15 May

MONITORING & ACCESS

Lawyer Access

Lawyer Access Yes

2026
Family Access

Family Access Yes

2026

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Receiving Calls

Receiving Calls No

2026

NEWS & TESTIMONY

2025

"''They had me in a room by myself for nine hours. I didn't know what was going on. It was never explained,' Arias-Cristobal told Chattanooga, Tennessee, ABC affiliate WTVC Thursday after her release from detention." (ABC News Channel 9)

"'She said Stewart is a nightmare, it's overcrowded, everyone is crying all the time,' friend Hannah Jones told Newsweek. (...) 'Her dad is also in Stewart. He has said that there's not enough blankets, that he has had to sleep on the floor. Stewart is terrible,' Jones said." (Newsweek)