Sierra Blanca, Texas

West Texas Detention Facility

United States

Status

Last documented use

2023

Type: Prison or pretrial detention centre (Criminal)

Custodial Authority: Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Management: LaSalle Southwest Corrections (Private For-Profit)

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

Capacity Reported population Deaths at facility
450
77

1 September 2016

No Data
United States

277,913

Migration Detainee Entries

37,722

Average Daily Migrant Detainee Population

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FACILITY NAMES
West Texas Detention Facility
Location

Country: United States

City & Region: Sierra Blanca, Texas, Americas

Latitude, Longitude: 31.166722, -105.351645

Contact Information
401 S. Vaquero Avenue,
Sierra Blanca, TX, 79851
Tel. +1(915) 369-2269/70/71/72

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
Last documented use
2023
In use
2023
Closed/ceased migrant detention
2022
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
U.S. Marshals Service Inter-Governmental Agreement
2023
US Marshall Service Intergovernmental Agreement (USMS IGA)
2013
Management
Management
Type
Year
LaSalle Southwest Corrections
Private For-Profit
2017
Emerald Companies Inc.
Private For-Profit
2012
Custodial Authorities
Agency
Ministry
Ministry type
Year
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Department of Homeland Security
Internal or Public Security
2012
Outsourced services and non-state actors
Provider
Service
Year
Emerald Companies Inc.
Management
2012
Facility owner
Owner type
Owner name
Year
Government
County
2017
Cost Per Detainee/Day
Amount (USD)
Year
77
2015
Area of Operations
Regional Jurisdiction
Year
El Paso Field Office
2023
El Paso Region (ELP)
2013
Operating Period
Year of entry
Year ceased
1999

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 450

2017
Facility Average Daily Population (year)

Number 353

2017

Number 170

2017

Number 30

2013

Number 12

2012

Number 33

2009

Number 63

2008

Number 16

2007
Total Migration Detainees: Entries + Remaining from Previous Year

Number 53

2012

Number 1063

2011

Number 2

2010
Reported Single-Day Migration Detainee Population at Facility (day)
Number
Date
77
1 September 2016

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

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

2016

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

External Security Regime

Security Level Secure

2012

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