Karnes City, Texas

Karnes County Correctional Center

United States

Status

In use

2023

Type: Prison or pretrial detention centre (Criminal)

Custodial Authority: Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Management: The GEO Group, Inc. (Private For-Profit)

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

Capacity Reported population Deaths at facility
60
140

16 March 2017

No Data
United States

273,220

Migration Detainee Entries

28,289

Average Daily Migrant Detainee Population

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FACILITY NAMES
Karnes County Correctional Center
Location

Country: United States

City & Region: Karnes City, Texas, Americas

Latitude, Longitude: 28.8830907, -97.9095013

Contact Information
810 Commerce Street,
Karnes City, TX 78118,
Tel. +1 830-780-3525

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status

Status In use

2023

Status Closed/ceased migrant detention

2021

Status In use

2019

Status In use

2018

Status In use

2017

Status In use

2012
Facility type

Category Filter Criminal

Type Prison or pretrial detention centre

2012
National typology

Name U.S. Marshals Service Inter-Governmental Agreement

2023

Name USMS IGA

2017
Management

Name The GEO Group, Inc.

Type Private For-Profit

2012
Custodial Authorities

Agency Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Ministry Department of Homeland Security

Ministry Typology Internal or Public Security

2012
Facility owner

State or Privately Owned Private Company

Name of Owner The GEO Group, Inc. (GEO)

2017
Area of Operations

Area of Authority of Operations San Antonio Field Office

2023

Area of Authority of Operations Austin, TX

2017
Operating Period

Year of Entry 1998

DETAINEES

Demographics

Name Adult men

2012

Name Adult women

2012
Categories of detainees

Name Criminal detainees (convicted or remand)

2012

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2012

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 60

2017

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 679

2009
Facility Average Daily Population (year)

Number 43

2017

Number 47

2017

Number 275

2012

Number 105

2007
Reported Single-Day Migration Detainee Population at Facility (day)
Number
Date
140
16 March 2017
Reports of Detainee Overpopulation at Facility

Reported Overpopulation Yes

2017

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

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

2017

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Secure

2012

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SEGREGATION

CELLS

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