San Diego, California

Otay Mesa Detention Center (formerly San Diego Contract Detention Facility)

United States

Status

In use

2023

Type: Prison or pretrial detention centre (Criminal)

Custodial Authority: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Management: CoreCivic (Private For-Profit)

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

Capacity Deaths at facility Conditions complaints?
750
Yes

7 March 2023

YES

2022

United States

182,869

Migration Detainees

15,381

Detained Unaccompanied Children

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FACILITY NAMES
Otay Mesa Detention Center (formerly San Diego Contract Detention Facility)
Location

Country: United States

City & Region: San Diego, California, Americas

Latitude, Longitude: 32.589635, -116.922308

Contact Information
7488 Calzada de la Fuente San Diego,
CA, 92231 USA
Tel: +1 (619) 661-3823

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status

Status In use

2023

Status In use

2022

Status In use

2020

Status In use

2019

Status In use

2018

Status In use

2017

Status In use

2016

Status In use

2013

Status In use

2012
Facility type

Category Filter Criminal

Type Prison or pretrial detention centre

2012
National typology

Name Contract Detention Facility

2023

Name Contract Detention Facility (CDF)

2022

Name Contract Detention Facility (CDF)

2013
Management

Name CoreCivic

Type Private For-Profit

2023

Name Corrections Corporation of America

Type Private For-Profit

2016
Custodial Authorities

Agency U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Ministry Department of Homeland Security

Ministry Typology Internal or Public Security

2023

Agency Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Ministry Department of Homeland Security

Ministry Typology Internal or Public Security

2012
Outsourced services and non-state actors

Provider CoreCivic

Service Management

2023

Provider Corrections Corporation of America

Service Management

2016

Provider Northrop Grumman

Service Facility maintenance

2013

Provider Northrop Grumman

Service Security

2013
Facility owner

State or Privately Owned Government

Name of Owner Office of the Federal Detention Trustee

2017
Area of Operations

Area of Authority of Operations San Diego Field Office

2023

Area of Authority of Operations San Diego Region (SND)

2013
Operating Period

Year of Entry 1998

DETAINEES

Demographics

Name Adult women

2022

Name Adult men

2022

Name Adult women

2016

Name Adult men

2016
Categories of detainees

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2023

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2016

Name Criminal detainees (convicted or remand)

2016

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 750

2022
Capacity Reserved for Migration Detainees (criminal facility)

Number 664

2012
Facility Average Daily Population (year)

Number 718

2022

Number 995

2017

Number 654

2013

Number 668

2012

Number 669

2009

Number 651

2008

Number 746

2007
Total Migration Detainees: Entries + Remaining from Previous Year

Number 3290

2012

Number 2855

2011

Number 24

2010
Reports of Detainee Overpopulation at Facility

Reported Overpopulation Yes

2007

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2023

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2015
Average Days in Detention

Number of Days 50

2022

Number of Days 21

2012

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

Overall Inspection Score

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

2022

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

2017

Above Standards (“Superior”)

2009

Above Standards (“Superior”)

2008

Above Standards (“Superior”)

2007
Inadequate conditions

Medical care

2022

Solitary confinement

2020

Medical care

2019

Medical care

2010

Overcrowding

2008

Overcrowding

2007

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Secure

2016
Armed External Guards

Yes

2016

STAFF

Mistreatment Reports

Yes

2010

Yes

2009

Yes

2007

SEGREGATION

Gender Segregation

Yes

2012

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

Reports of Deaths
Name of deceased individual
Date of death
N.A.
7 March 2023
N.A.
7 May 2020
N.A.
3 May 2016
N.A.
2 January 2014
N.A.
3 January 2009
N.A.
2 January 2009
N.A.
2 January 2008
N.A.
26 June 2006
N.A.
1 December 2005
N.A.
3 January 2005
Reports of self-harming
Self harm reported
Incident/Report date
No

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