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Denver Contract Detention Facility

Private ICE Detention Center (CDF contract)mixedOvercrowded (204%)ModerateHigh
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Aging · 4mo ago
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Denver Contract Detention Facility is a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in Aurora, Colorado, operated by GEO Group as a private ice detention center. It has a rated capacity of approximately 600 and an average daily population of about 1,226 (FY2026 ICE data).

Capacity

600

Current population

1,226

Occupancy

204%

Year opened

—

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 6 Jul 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Operator

GEO Group

Population held

mixed

Opened

—

Region

Colorado

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

35/100
Moderate concern35/100
Overcrowding
30/30
Oversight reports
0/30
Structural flags
5/15
Death signals
0/15
Conditions text
0/10

What the score is responding to:

  • · Extreme overcrowding at 204% of capacity
  • · Privately operated under contract

This facility scores 35. The national average across 7,437 scored United States facilities is 2 — 33 points above national average.

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Compared to other facilities in United States

7436 peers
Occupancythis: 204% · peers avg: 93% (+120%)
Capacity (beds)this: 600 · peers avg: 547 (+10%)

Data completeness

46%

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@misc{worldprisons-denver-contract-detention-f,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Denver Contract Detention Facility},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/denver-contract-detention-facility},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}