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Otay Mesa Detention Center

Private ICE Detention Center (CDF contract)mixedUnder capacity (75%)LowLow
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Aging · 4mo ago
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Otay Mesa Detention Center is a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in San Diego, California, operated by CoreCivic as a private ice detention center. It has a rated capacity of approximately 750 and an average daily population of about 1,487 (FY2026 ICE data).

Capacity

1,994

Current population

1,487

Occupancy

75%

Year opened

—

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 7 Jul 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Operator

ICE

Population held

mixed

Opened

—

Region

CA

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

7488 Calzada De La Fuente, San Diego 92154

No public contact details available.

Conditions Risk Score

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

0/100
Low concern0/100
Overcrowding
0/30
Oversight reports
0/30
Structural flags
0/15
Death signals
0/15
Conditions text
0/10

This facility scores 0. The national average across 7,437 scored United States facilities is 2 — 2 points below national average.

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Compared to other facilities in United States

7436 peers
Occupancythis: 75% · peers avg: 93% (20%)
Capacity (beds)this: 1994 · peers avg: 547 (+265%)

Data completeness

58%

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World Prisons. (2026). Otay Mesa Detention Center. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/otay-mesa-detention-center-us
Chicago
"Otay Mesa Detention Center." World Prisons. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/otay-mesa-detention-center-us.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-otay-mesa-detention-center-,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Otay Mesa Detention Center},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/otay-mesa-detention-center-us},
  urldate = {2026-10-24}
}