Springfield, Illinois

Sangamon County Jail

Status

Closed
(or ceased migrant detention operations)

2017

Type: Prison or pretrial detention centre (Criminal)

Custodial Authority: Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Management: Sangamon County Sheriff's Office (Governmental)

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

Capacity Reported population Conditions complaints?
10
No Data
No Data
United States

510,854

Immigration detainees (2019)

44,000

Estimated detention capacity (2017)

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GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS

Contact Information
One Sheriffs Plaza,
Springfield, Illinois, 62701,
Tel. (217) 753-6886
Center status

Status Closed (or ceased migrant detention operations)

2017

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

Year of Entry 1986

Year Ceased

OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS

Management

Name Sangamon County Sheriff's Office

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 Adult men

2017
Categories of detainees

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2012

Name Asylum seekers (administrative)

2012

Name Criminal detainees (convicted or remand)

2012
Estimated capacity (administrative immigration detention facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 10

2018

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 314

2012
Total number of detainees (year)

Number 23

2012
Average daily population

Number 0

2017

Number 3

2013

Number 0

2012

Number 1

2008

Number 1

2007
Inspection grade

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

2016

BUREAUCRATIC CHARACTERISTICS

Custodial authority

Agency Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Ministry Department of Homeland Security

Ministry Typology Internal or Public Security

2012
Facility owner

State or Privately Owned Government

Name of Owner County

2017
Estimated cost per detainee day at facility (in USD)

Number 53.5

2017
Area of authority or operations

Area of Authority of Operations Chicago Region (CHI)

2013