Moore Haven, Florida

Glades County Detention centre

United States

Status

In use

2025

Type: Prison or pretrial detention centre (Criminal)

Custodial Authority: Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Management: Glades County Sheriff's Department (Governmental)

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

Capacity Deaths at facility Conditions complaints?
440
Yes

18 September 2017

YES

2024

United States

273,220

Migration Detainee Entries

28,289

Average Daily Migrant Detainee Population

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FACILITY NAMES
Glades County Detention centre
Location

Country: United States

City & Region: Moore Haven, Florida, Americas

Latitude, Longitude: 26.838687, -81.124596

Contact Information
1297 SR-78 Moore
Haven, FL 33471
Tel: +1 863-946-1600

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
In use
2025
In use
2023
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
2012
National typology
Official Typology
Year
Inter-Governmental Service Agreement
2023
Intergovernmental Service Agreement (IGSA)
2013
Management
Management
Type
Year
Glades County Sheriff's Department
Governmental
2012
Custodial Authorities
Agency
Ministry
Ministry type
Year
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
80.64
2017
Area of Operations
Regional Jurisdiction
Year
Miami Field Office
2023
Miami Region (MIA)
2013
Operating Period
Year of entry
Year ceased
2007

DETAINEES

Demographics

Adult men

2012

Adult women

2012
Categories of detainees

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2012

Criminal detainees (convicted or remand)

2012

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 440

2007
Facility Average Daily Population (year)

Number 374

2017

Number 378

2017

Number 374

2013

Number 428

2012

Number 433

2009

Number 354

2008

Number 57

2007
Total Migration Detainees: Entries + Remaining from Previous Year

Number 1893

2012

Number 2138

2011

Number 8

2010

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2023

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2012

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

Overall Inspection Score

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

2009

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

2007
Inadequate conditions

Hygiene

2024

Access to clean drinking water

2024

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Secure

2012

STAFF

SEGREGATION

CELLS

Equipped (beds, tables, shelves, chairs)

Partially

2024

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

Barriers to care
Barriers to Care
Obvs. Date
Use of solitary confinementInadequate food or water provision
2024
Reports of Deaths
Name of deceased individual
Date of death
N.A.
18 September 2017
N.A.
19 June 2008
Reports of Injury/Physical Harm
Injury/physical harm reported
Incident/Report date
Yes
4 February 2022
Health Impacts
Health Impacts
Obvs. Date
Rape/sexual violence
2024

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