United States · TX · Texarkana
Bowie County Detention Center
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Capacity
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Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
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Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
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Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
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Region
TX
Security level
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Death-row facility
No
Conditions
Specifically, we provide notice of the following alleged conditions: restraining nearly naked prisoners in full view of both prisoners and staff of the During our onsite inspection, we observed facility processes, interviewed current and former staff and prisoners, met with county officials, and reviewed facility records. Before, during, and county officials. We thank Jail staff for their cooperation throughout the course of the Women prisoners make up about 30% of the Jail’s overall population. Most prisoners are Advanced Correctional Healthcare.
Visiting
health records, and other materials. After our visit, we also conducted additional interviews with during our visit in November 2016 and holding 292 prisoners in August 2017. The Jail houses During our visit, medical services at the Jail were provided through a contract with
Mailing
Institutionalized Persons Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1997 (CRIPA). As we stated in our notice letter, the
Practical info
Advanced Correctional Healthcare. A Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) was onsite at the Jail
Known issues
[doj-cripa 2019-01-01 — Boyd County Detention Center (Kentucky)] • Correctional officers routinely use excessive force when they use chemical agents • Boyd County violates the constitutional rights of bodily privacy of prisoners by investigation of the Boyd County Detention Center (Jail) pursuant to the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1997 (CRIPA). As we stated in our notice letter, the focus of our investigation was whether the Jail: (1) adequately protects its prisoners from harm due to excessive force; (2) violates prisoners’ rights to bodily privacy; and (3) places prisoners in restrictive housing without due process of law. The Special Litigation Section of DOJ’s Civil Rights Division conducted the
Documented human-rights cases
- Boyd County Detention Center (Kentucky)2019-01-01 · Eighth Amendment / Fourteenth Amendment (US Constitution) â CRIPA · settled
Boyd County Detention Center (
Contact & address
No public contact details available.
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
- Overcrowding
- 0/30
- Oversight reports
- 0/30
- Structural flags
- 5/15
- Death signals
- 0/15
- Conditions text
- 0/10
What the score is responding to:
- · Substantial documented known-issues record
This facility scores 5. The national average across 7,437 scored United States facilities is 2 — 3 points above national average.
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Data completeness
52%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- OpenStreetMap — OpenStreetMap Contributors
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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World Prisons. (2026). Bowie County Detention Center. Retrieved October 22, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/bowie-county-detention-center
"Bowie County Detention Center." World Prisons. Accessed October 22, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/bowie-county-detention-center.
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