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Buffalo Service Processing Center

ICE Service Processing Center (SPC contract)maleOvercrowded (185%)ModerateHigh
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Buffalo Service Processing Center is a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in Batavia, New York, operated by Ahtna Global Services as a ice service processing center. It has a rated capacity of approximately 400 and an average daily population of about 738 (FY2026 ICE data).

Capacity

400

Current population

738

Occupancy

185%

Year opened

—

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 6 Jul 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Population held

male

Opened

—

Region

New York

Security level

—

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

No conditions summary available yet.

Visiting

No visiting information available.

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.

Known issues

No major issues documented in our database.

Contact & address

No public contact details available.

Conditions Risk Score

Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated

22/100
Moderate concern22/100
Overcrowding
22/30
Oversight reports
0/30
Structural flags
0/15
Death signals
0/15
Conditions text
0/10

What the score is responding to:

  • · Severely overcrowded at 185% of capacity

This facility scores 22. The national average across 7,437 scored United States facilities is 2 — 20 points above national average.

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Compared to other facilities in United States

7436 peers
Occupancythis: 185% · peers avg: 93% (+99%)
Capacity (beds)this: 400 · peers avg: 547 (27%)

Data completeness

46%

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World Prisons. (2026). Buffalo Service Processing Center. Retrieved October 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/buffalo-service-processing-center
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"Buffalo Service Processing Center." World Prisons. Accessed October 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/buffalo-service-processing-center.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-buffalo-service-processing-,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Buffalo Service Processing Center},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/buffalo-service-processing-center},
  urldate = {2026-10-21}
}