Tensas Parish Detention centre in United States

Tensas Parish Detention centre

Status

Closed/ceased migrant detention

2017

Type: Prison or pretrial detention centre (Criminal)

Custodial Authority: Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Management: Emerald Companies (Private For-Profit)

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

Capacity	Deaths at facility	Reported population
512	Yes 6 February 2009	No Data

Capacity

Deaths at facility

Reported population

512 Yes

6 February 2009

No Data

FACILITY NAMES

Tensas Parish Detention centre

Location

Country: United States

City & Region: Waterproof, Louisiana, Americas

Latitude, Longitude: 31.809355, -91.376829

Contact Information

8606 Highway 65, HC-62, Box 600, Waterproof, LA, USA 71375 Tel. +1 318 749 3722

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status

Status

Year

Closed/ceased migrant detention

2017

In use

2016

In use

2013

In use

2012

Facility type

Category

Type

Year

Criminal

Prison or pretrial detention centre

2012

National typology

Official Typology

Year

Intergovernmental Service Agreement (IGSA)

2013

Management

Management

Type

Year

Emerald Companies

Private For-Profit

2012

Custodial Authorities

Agency

Ministry

Ministry type

Year

Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Department of Homeland Security

Internal or Public Security

2012

Area of Operations

Regional Jurisdiction

Year

New Orleans Region (NOL)

2013

DETAINEES

Demographics

Adult men

2012

Categories of detainees

Criminal detainees (convicted or remand)

2012

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2012

Asylum seekers (administrative)

2012

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 512

2007

Facility Average Daily Population (year)

Number 65

2013

Number 70

2012

Number 268

2009

Number 346

2008

Number 420

2007

Total Migration Detainees: Entries + Remaining from Previous Year

Number 1763

2012

Number 1660

2011

Number 1

2010

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

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”)

2008

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

2007

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Secure

2012

STAFF

SEGREGATION

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

Reports of Deaths

Name of deceased individual

Date of death

N.A.

6 February 2009

N.A.

20 May 2005