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Philadelphia Detention Center
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Philadelphia Detention Center is a local jail located in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Rated capacity: 1,677. Reported population: 1,202. Security level: Minimum. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.
Capacity
1,677
Current population
1,202
Occupancy
72%
Year opened
—
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
Philadelphia local correctionsPopulation held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
—
Region
Pennsylvania
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
- 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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Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.
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- Danville Adult Detention CenterDanvilleMinimumLocal jail86% occupancy
- Fannie M Lewis Community Corrections And Treatment CenterClevelandMinimumLocal jail81% occupancy
- Puyallup City JailPuyallupMinimumLocal jail73% occupancy
Compared to other facilities in United States
7436 peersHigher risk than 0% of peer facilities in United States.
Data completeness
74%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- HIFLD Prison Boundaries
- HIFLD dataset query
- HIFLD Prison Boundaries — US Department of Homeland Security â HIFLD Open Data
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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World Prisons. (2026). Philadelphia Detention Center. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/philadelphia-detention-center
"Philadelphia Detention Center." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/philadelphia-detention-center.
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