Gainesville, Georgia

North Georgia Detention Center (North Georgia/Hall County Jail)

Status

Closed
(or ceased migrant detention operations)

2016

Type: Immigration detention centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: Not Available

Management: Corrections Corporation of America (Private For-Profit)

Detains: Not Available

Deaths at facility Capacity Reported population
Yes
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

622 Main Street Gainsville, GA 30501 770-533-7500 Fax: 770-533-7555 Career Information Line: 770-287-7817


Center status

Status Closed (or ceased migrant detention operations)

2016

Status In use

2015

Status In use

2013

Status In use

2012
GDP facility typology

Category Filter Administrative

Type Immigration detention centre

2012

Category Filter Criminal

Type Prison or pretrial detention centre

2012
National typology

Name Intergovernmental Service Agreement (IGSA)

2013
Operating period

Year of Entry 2009

Year Ceased

OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS

Management

Name Corrections Corporation of America

Type Private For-Profit

2012
Outsourced services and non-state actors

Provider Corrections Corporation of America

Service Management

2012
Security Regime

Security Level Secure

2012
Total number of detainees (year)

Number 6108

2012

Number 8233

2011

Number 18

2010
Average daily population

Number 300

2013
Reported deaths at this facility

Reported deaths? Yes

2011
Armed guards
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Gender segregation
Legal segregation
Family segregation
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Specially trained personnel
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Access by international organizations, civil society, national institutions
Family access
Consular access
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BUREAUCRATIC CHARACTERISTICS

Area of authority or operations

Area of Authority of Operations Atlanta Region (ATL)

2013
Custodial authority
Facility owner
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