Alvarado, TX

Prairieland Detention Facility

United States

Status

In use

2023

Type: Immigration detention centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

Management: LaSalle Southwest Corrections (Private For-Profit)

Detains: Adult men, Adult women, Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Capacity Reported population Deaths at facility
525
547

20 April 2017

Yes

12 April 2018

United States

273,220

Migration Detainee Entries

28,289

Average Daily Population

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FACILITY NAMES
Prairieland Detention Facility
Location

Country: United States

City & Region: Alvarado, TX, Americas

Latitude, Longitude: 32.419535, -97.196539

Contact Information
1209 Sunflower Lane
Alvarado, TX, 76009
Phone: +1 (817) 409-3995

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status

Status In use

2023

Status In use

2022

Status In use

2019

Status In use

2018

Status In use

2017
Facility type

Category Filter Administrative

Type Immigration detention centre

2017
National typology

Name Dedicated Inter-Governmental Service Agreement

2023

Name Intergovernmental Service Agreement (IGSA)

2017

Name Second immigrant detention facility with a special transgender unit, after Santa Ana City Jail in California.

2017
Management

Name LaSalle Southwest Corrections

Type Private For-Profit

2017

Name Emerald Correctional Management LLC

Type Private For-Profit

2017
Custodial Authorities

Agency U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

Ministry U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

Ministry Typology Internal or Public Security

2017
Facility owner

State or Privately Owned Government

Name of Owner The City of Alvarado, TX

2017
Area of Operations

Area of Authority of Operations Dallas Field Office

2023

Area of Authority of Operations Dallas Field Office

2017
Operating Period

Year of Entry 2017

DETAINEES

Demographics

Name Adult men

2022

Name Adult women

2022

Name Adult men

2017

Name Adult women

2017

Name LGBTI persons

2017
Categories of detainees

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2017

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 525

2022

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 707

2017

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 612

2017
Facility Average Daily Population (year)

Number 343

2022

Number 245

2017

Number 455

2017
Reported Single-Day Migration Detainee Population at Facility (day)
Number
Date
547
20 April 2017

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2017
Average Days in Detention

Number of Days 18

2022

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

Overall Inspection Score

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

2022

Not Available

2017

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Secure

2017

STAFF

SEGREGATION

Gender Segregation

Yes

2017

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

Reports of Deaths
Name of deceased individual
Date of death
N.A.
12 April 2018

MONITORING & ACCESS

TELECOMMUNICATIONS