San Luis Detention Center
Detention Center | 112,432 SqFt
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Originally opened in 2007, the facility was originally opened in 2007, with a capacity of 450 beds. In 2011, the facility was expanded to include a new building with capacity increasing to a total of 870 beds. The original building was constructed by Hale Mills Construction, while the 2011 building / expansion was done by McKinnis Brothers Construction & Grace Hebert Architects.
The facility includes approximately 96 single-bed cells and a mix of dormitory-style housing units accommodating 12, 24, and 48 detainees. Connected to City of San Luis water and sewer services, the property is fully equipped with a commercial kitchen, laundry facilities, medical and intake areas, virtual immigration hearing rooms, commissary, barber shop, staff offices and training areas, control rooms, and eight outdoor recreation yards.
Full occupancy requires approximately 204 employees, including medical, maintenance, food-service, correctional, and administrative personnel, with staffing levels adjusted based on population. The U.S. Marshals Service and ICE are the facility's primary contracting agencies and account for the majority of revenue. The facility is contractually required to reserve 100 beds for ICE at all times, while the Marshals Service maintains placement priority. Additional detainees are placed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, with recent populations originating from the San Diego, Yuma, Calexico, San Luis, and San Ysidro border sectors and ports of entry.
Growing demand for detention capacity may provide future occupancy opportunities, particularly as federal agencies seek alternatives to New Mexico facilities following state restrictions on detention contracts and as California continues to face detention-capacity constraints and immigration court backlogs.
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- 870-bed detention facility
- Current population supported by multiple federal agencies, with the U.S. Marshals Service and ICE serving as the primary detainee sources
- Additional demand generated by U.S. Customs and Border Protection placements from several border sectors and ports of entry, including San Diego, Yuma, Calexico, San Luis, and San Ysidro
- Positioned to benefit from out-of-state detention demand, including recent U.S. Marshals placements from New Mexico
- Potential for longer-term occupancy from ICE detainees tied to California immigration court backlogs
- Facility originally opened in 2007 and expanded in 2011, increasing capacity from approximately 450 beds to 870 beds
- Diverse housing configuration includes approximately 96 single-bed cells plus 12, 24, and 48-bed dormitory-style housing units
- Fully operational detention infrastructure includes commercial kitchen, dedicated laundry facilities, medical treatment area, intake space, commissary, virtual hearing rooms, staff offices, and outdoor recreation areas
- Connected to City of San Luis water and sewer services
- On-site medical area includes examination rooms, recovery space, suicide-watch rooms, and negative-pressure isolation rooms
- Facility currently handles up to 30 virtual immigration hearings per day, with plans in place for eight new soundproof hearing booths
- Staffing needs scale with occupancy, with approximately 204 employees required at full capacity
- Travel nurse reliance has ended, and staffing costs have normalized following post-COVID operational pressures
- Long-term capital needs appear limited, with the primary future item being eventual replacement of the original HVAC units serving the main building
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