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Northwest Detention Center

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Capacity

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Current population

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Occupancy

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Year opened

2004

Operational

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Facility profile

Operator

GEO Group

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

2004

Region

WA

Security level

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Death-row facility

No

Conditions

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Visiting

No visiting information available.

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

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Known issues

No major issues documented in our database.

Contact & address

1623 East J Street, Tacoma 98421-1615
+1-253-779-6000
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World Prisons. (2026). Northwest Detention Center. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/northwest-detention-center
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"Northwest Detention Center." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/northwest-detention-center.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-northwest-detention-center,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Northwest Detention Center},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/northwest-detention-center},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}