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Delaney Hall
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[40°43′05.2″N74°07′42.6″W / 40.718111°N 74.128500°W / 40.718111; -74.128500 Prison in New Jersey, United States Delaney Hall Delaney Hall is a facility used for immigrant detention in Newark, New Jersey, United States. The private prison is managed by the GEO Group under contract for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which awarded GEO Group a US$1 billion contract for 15 years.[\[4\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaney_Hall#cite_note-:2-4) Delaney Hall previously held immigrant detainees from 2011 to 2017. The facility re-opened in 2025 and has an authorized capacity of up to 1,196. It is the largest facility of its type on the East Coast of the United States and the largest of the two in New Jersey, the other being the Elizabeth Detention Center.[\[5\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaney_Hall#cite_note-:Raji-5) Both facilities are located near Newark Liberty International Airport and are used for the entire New York metropolitan area.
Capacity
1,196
Current population
905
Occupancy
76%
Year opened
2011
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 6 Jul 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
GEO GroupPopulation held
mixed
Opened
2011
Region
NJ
Security level
Minimum
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
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:
- · Privately operated under contract
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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Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.
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- Denver Contract Detention FacilityAuroraPrivate ICE Detention Center (CDF contract)204% occupancy
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- Kansas City HoldroomKansas CityPrivate ICE Detention Center (CDF contract)
Compared to other facilities in United States
7436 peersData completeness
74%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- List of immigrant detention sites in the United States — Wikipedia
- OpenStreetMap — OpenStreetMap Contributors
- List of immigrant detention sites in the United States — Wikipedia — Wikipedia / U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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World Prisons. (2026). Delaney Hall. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/delaney-hall
"Delaney Hall." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/delaney-hall.
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