ICE's own fiscal-year average, not a bed count and not a point-in-time headcount.
Average of that population convicted or with pending charges
54.1
ICE's classification, reproduced as published. This is an ICE administrative classification. Pending charges are not convictions, and this field is not population-level crime-rate evidence.
Average length of stay
22 days
Guaranteed minimum
700
A population level a contract treats as guaranteed. The workbook prints the number, not the price.
70CDCR26FR0000050 · Recorded as of August 19, 2026
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Accountability dossier
ICE announced on February 26, 2025 that it had reached an agreement with the owner of Delaney Hall to reopen it for immigration detention in Newark. The next day GEO Group announced a 15-year fixed-price contract for support services at the company-owned, 1,000-bed facility. ICE's fiscal 2026 workbook now reports an average daily population of 811.7 against a printed guaranteed minimum of 700, and records an August 28, 2025 inspection marked Pass. Since May 2026 the public record here is mostly a record of access: state health inspectors were denied full access on May 28 and again on June 24, the Attorney General sued for court-ordered access on June 2, the governor received a controlled tour without detainee contact on June 8, and a civil-rights investigation was opened on August 7. None of those records establishes a condition inside the building.
Partial dossier · Last reviewed August 21, 2026
Published as partial. Identity, ownership, the operating relationship, the reopening chronology, the workbook snapshot and the 2026 access, litigation and investigation record are established. Conditions, the state's inspection findings, the contract hierarchy, and any case-level record for the August 2026 death report are not.
Evidence chain · every edge labelled by what the record establishes
01
Public money
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement — appropriated detention funding
Delaney Hall is not Essex County Correctional Facility
Delaney Hall at 451 Doremus Avenue is its own ICE workbook row. It is not merged here with the Essex County Correctional Facility, with Newark holding rooms, or with any other proposed New Jersey detention project, and no figure is carried across them.
Delaney Hall Detention Facility
451 DOREMUS AVENUE, NEWARK, NJ 07105
Locator · ICE FY2026 workbook row
What this does not establish
Anything about other New Jersey facilities, their operators, contracts, inspections or populations.
GEO's February 27, 2025 announcement describes Delaney Hall as a company-owned, 1,000-bed facility. ICE's statement the previous day refers to an agreement with the facility's owner. No reviewed record prints an acquisition date, and the announcement date is not treated as one.
What this does not establish
When the company acquired the property, which entity holds title, any financing terms, or present-day ownership.
GEO announced a 15-year fixed-price contract with ICE to provide support services at Delaney Hall on February 27, 2025, and New Jersey's June 2, 2026 filing and announcement identify GEO as the company that operates the facility. The start date carried is the announcement date, which is the earliest reviewed record of the support-services relationship, not a first-intake date.
What this does not establish
That the company performs every service at the site, the division of duties with ICE, the identity of any medical provider, or the current contract terms.
Federal agencyU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
February 26, 2025 — no end date printed
ICE announced the reopening of the facility for federal immigration processing and detention on February 26, 2025 and prints Delaney Hall as its own row in the fiscal 2026 detention-statistics workbook.
What this does not establish
Any price, per diem or payment, or how the announced 15-year contract relates to any specific award identifier in the federal ledger.
Money, population, inspections, litigation and harm on one calendar
The facility record beside the money record
Lanes are shown side by side because they share a facility and a calendar, not a cause. Chronological proximity does not establish causation.
Only dated events are plotted. Records carrying an as-of or dataset-cutoff date, such as ICE’s fiscal-year population aggregates, are listed in the table instead, because a data-pull date is not the date something happened.
202520262027
Money and award actions
Population and capacity
No record indexed in this lane
Inspections and oversight
Litigation and corrective action
No record indexed in this lane
Observed and attributed harm
No record indexed in this lane
Select or focus a marker to read the underlying record. Every marker below is also listed in the table.
Facility evidence records by date, lane, evidence status and source.
Date
Lane
Record
Status
Feb 26, 2025
Inspections and oversight
ICE announced the reopening of Delaney Hall for immigration detentionOn February 26, 2025 ICE announced the imminent reopening of the Delaney Hall facility in Newark after reaching an agreement with the facility's owner to reestablish federal immigration processing and detention there. The statement announces an arrangement. It is not a contract record, an obligation or a payment.U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Observed / verified
Feb 27, 2025
Money and award actions
GEO announced a 15-year fixed-price support-services contract at its own 1,000-bed facilityOn February 27, 2025 GEO Group announced that ICE had awarded it a 15-year, fixed-price contract to provide support services for a federal immigration processing center at the company-owned, 1,000-bed Delaney Hall facility, and published its own revenue expectations for the first full year and the contract term. This is company-reported financial context. It is a separate layer from the federal award record indexed on this site, and the two are never added together: this project holds no record establishing how the announced 15-year contract relates to the indexed order.The GEO Group, Inc.
Attributed finding
Aug 28, 2025
Inspections and oversight
Office of Detention Oversight inspection ended August 28, 2025, marked PassICE's fiscal 2026 workbook records an Office of Detention Oversight inspection of this facility ending August 28, 2025 under NDS 2019, with a final rating of Pass. The underlying report is not indexed by this project. Pass is ICE's own summary label; it is not a safety finding and does not establish that no deficiency was recorded.U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Observed / verified
May 28, 2026
Inspections and oversight
State health inspectors were allowed only a limited inspection on May 28, 2026The Office of the Governor stated that the New Jersey Department of Health sought to conduct a health inspection of Delaney Hall on May 28, 2026, was denied full access, and was allowed to inspect only a limited part of the facility. This is an access record. It establishes what the state says happened at the door, not what is inside the building.Office of the Governor of New Jersey
Observed / verified
Jun 02, 2026
Inspections and oversight
New Jersey sued GEO Group for court-ordered health-inspection accessOn June 2, 2026 the New Jersey Attorney General filed a verified complaint in Superior Court on behalf of the Commissioner of the Department of Health against The GEO Group, Inc., asking the court to grant the Department full access to Delaney Hall. Everything the complaint says about the facility is an allegation at this stage. No merits ruling is recorded here.New Jersey Office of the Attorney GeneralOffice of the Governor of New Jersey
Allegation
Jun 08, 2026
Inspections and oversight
Governor received a controlled tour on June 8, 2026 without access to detaineesThe Governor stated that after weeks of being denied access she was allowed into Delaney Hall on June 8, 2026, that the visit was a closely controlled and limited tour, and that she was not allowed to meet or speak directly with people detained there. This is an oversight-access record, not an inspection and not a conditions finding.Office of the Governor of New Jersey
Observed / verified
Jun 24, 2026
Inspections and oversight
Second limited inspection on June 24, 2026, with the medical unit reported off limitsState officials said Department of Health inspectors were again denied full access on Wednesday, June 24, 2026 — the second time in four weeks — after arranging the inspection in advance as the operator had instructed, and that inspectors were not allowed into the medical unit. Carried from a news report of the joint state statement; no official statement page for that date was located on the state site on the retrieval date. This is a separate access event from May 28, not a repetition of it.Jersey Vindicator
Attributed finding
Aug 07, 2026
Inspections and oversight
State civil-rights investigation opened August 7, 2026The New Jersey Attorney General and the Division on Civil Rights announced an investigation into practices at Delaney Hall on August 7, 2026. The investigation is open. No finding, violation or result has been published in the reviewed record.New Jersey Office of the Attorney General
Observed / verified
As of Jul 20, 2026
Population and capacity
Fiscal 2026 average daily populationICE reports this facility's average daily population for fiscal 2026 in its detention-management workbook. It is a fiscal-year average, not a bed count and not a headcount on any given day.U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Observed / verified
As of Jul 20, 2026
Population and capacity
Fiscal 2026 average length of stayICE reports the average number of days people spent in custody at this facility in fiscal 2026.U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Observed / verified
As of Jul 20, 2026
Population and capacity
Contracted guaranteed minimumICE's workbook prints a guaranteed minimum population level for this facility. The workbook prints the number; it does not print the price attached to it.U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Observed / verified
As of Aug 28, 2025
Inspections and oversight
Intake and ramp-up during 2025, exact start not establishedThe reviewed records establish that ICE announced the reopening as imminent in late February 2025 and that ICE's Office of Detention Oversight inspected an operating facility by August 28, 2025. The facility therefore began holding people at some point between those dates. No reviewed record prints a first intake day or a first population figure, so none is published.U.S. Immigration and Customs EnforcementU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Inference
D
Inspections, findings and litigation
An ICE compliance rating records the agency's own determination against its detention standards on the inspection dates. It does not establish that no harm or deficiency occurred.
As of August 28, 2025 · Inspections and oversightInference
Intake and ramp-up during 2025, exact start not established
The reviewed records establish that ICE announced the reopening as imminent in late February 2025 and that ICE's Office of Detention Oversight inspected an operating facility by August 28, 2025. The facility therefore began holding people at some point between those dates. No reviewed record prints a first intake day or a first population figure, so none is published.
Locator
ICE statement, February 26, 2025; ICE FY2026 workbook inspection date
Linked to this facility by
Both records describe the same Newark facility, one announcing the reopening and one recording an inspection of it.
What this does not establish
A first intake date, an opening ceremony, a population on any date in that window, or continuous operation across it.
February 26, 2025 · Inspections and oversightObserved / verified
ICE announced the reopening of Delaney Hall for immigration detention
On February 26, 2025 ICE announced the imminent reopening of the Delaney Hall facility in Newark after reaching an agreement with the facility's owner to reestablish federal immigration processing and detention there. The statement announces an arrangement. It is not a contract record, an obligation or a payment.
Locator
ICE statement, February 26, 2025
Linked to this facility by
The statement names the Delaney Hall facility in Newark, New Jersey.
What this does not establish
A first intake date, a population, an award identifier, or any dollar amount.
August 28, 2025 · Inspections and oversightObserved / verified
Office of Detention Oversight inspection ended August 28, 2025, marked Pass
ICE's fiscal 2026 workbook records an Office of Detention Oversight inspection of this facility ending August 28, 2025 under NDS 2019, with a final rating of Pass. The underlying report is not indexed by this project. Pass is ICE's own summary label; it is not a safety finding and does not establish that no deficiency was recorded.
Locator
ICE FY2026 workbook row: DELANEY HALL DETENTION FACILITY
Linked to this facility by
The workbook row is this facility's own row, matched on printed name and address.
What this does not establish
Any finding, deficiency, correction or condition, and nothing about conditions in 2026.
May 28, 2026 · Inspections and oversightObserved / verified
State health inspectors were allowed only a limited inspection on May 28, 2026
The Office of the Governor stated that the New Jersey Department of Health sought to conduct a health inspection of Delaney Hall on May 28, 2026, was denied full access, and was allowed to inspect only a limited part of the facility. This is an access record. It establishes what the state says happened at the door, not what is inside the building.
Locator
Governor's statement, May 28, 2026
Linked to this facility by
The statement names Delaney Hall.
What this does not establish
Any condition, deficiency or legal violation; the findings of the limited portion inspected; or that access was legally required.
June 2, 2026 · Inspections and oversightAllegation
New Jersey sued GEO Group for court-ordered health-inspection access
On June 2, 2026 the New Jersey Attorney General filed a verified complaint in Superior Court on behalf of the Commissioner of the Department of Health against The GEO Group, Inc., asking the court to grant the Department full access to Delaney Hall. Everything the complaint says about the facility is an allegation at this stage. No merits ruling is recorded here.
Locator
Verified complaint, June 2, 2026; state announcement the same day
Procedural status
Filed; no merits ruling recorded in the reviewed record.
Linked to this facility by
The complaint names Delaney Hall and its operator.
What this does not establish
That any allegation is true, that the court granted the requested access, or any condition inside the facility.
June 8, 2026 · Inspections and oversightObserved / verified
Governor received a controlled tour on June 8, 2026 without access to detainees
The Governor stated that after weeks of being denied access she was allowed into Delaney Hall on June 8, 2026, that the visit was a closely controlled and limited tour, and that she was not allowed to meet or speak directly with people detained there. This is an oversight-access record, not an inspection and not a conditions finding.
Locator
Governor's statement, June 8, 2026
Linked to this facility by
The statement names Delaney Hall.
What this does not establish
What conditions exist in the facility, what any detained person experienced, or that the operator was legally required to permit broader access.
June 24, 2026 · Inspections and oversightAttributed finding
Second limited inspection on June 24, 2026, with the medical unit reported off limits
State officials said Department of Health inspectors were again denied full access on Wednesday, June 24, 2026 — the second time in four weeks — after arranging the inspection in advance as the operator had instructed, and that inspectors were not allowed into the medical unit. Carried from a news report of the joint state statement; no official statement page for that date was located on the state site on the retrieval date. This is a separate access event from May 28, not a repetition of it.
Locator
Jersey Vindicator report, June 25, 2026
Linked to this facility by
The report names Delaney Hall and the state officials making the statement.
What this does not establish
Any condition in the medical unit or elsewhere, any deficiency, or a legal violation.
August 7, 2026 · Inspections and oversightObserved / verified
State civil-rights investigation opened August 7, 2026
The New Jersey Attorney General and the Division on Civil Rights announced an investigation into practices at Delaney Hall on August 7, 2026. The investigation is open. No finding, violation or result has been published in the reviewed record.
Locator
Attorney General announcement, August 7, 2026
Procedural status
Investigation announced and open.
Linked to this facility by
The announcement names Delaney Hall.
What this does not establish
Any violation, finding or outcome, and nothing about the conduct of any named person.
ICE announced an agreement with the facility's owner to reopen Delaney Hall for immigration detention on February 26, 2025.
GEO Group describes the facility as company-owned and announced a 15-year fixed-price support-services contract with ICE on February 27, 2025.
ICE's fiscal 2026 workbook reports an average daily population of 811.7 against a guaranteed minimum of 700, with an inspection ending August 28, 2025 rated Pass.
State health inspectors were allowed only limited access on May 28 and June 24, 2026; New Jersey sued for court-ordered access on June 2; the governor received a controlled tour on June 8; a civil-rights investigation opened on August 7.
What this does not establish
That company revenue expectations were federally obligated, outlayed or paid.
How the announced 15-year contract relates to the indexed federal award.
That any condition described in the state filings was observed or substantiated by inspectors.
That limited access proves a condition or a legal violation.
A merits result in the lawsuit or the civil-rights investigation.
A countable death, its cause, its preventability, or responsibility for it.
That the Pass rating means no deficiencies existed.
Reviewed name matches
DELANEY HALL DETENTION FACILITY — The name ICE prints on the fiscal 2026 workbook row for 451 Doremus Avenue, Newark, New Jersey.
Delaney Hall — The short form used by ICE's February 26, 2025 statement, GEO's February 27, 2025 announcement, the New Jersey verified complaint and the state access statements, all at the same Newark facility.
G
Open research questions
These are the gaps the reviewed record set names. A question listed here is unanswered, not answered in the facility's favour, and this list does not claim to cover everything unknown about the facility.
An August 2026 death report is withheld pending case-level records
Searched — nothing released
A state statement referred to a death at the facility in August 2026 without establishing identity, an exact date, cause, the custody chronology, or an ICE death review. That does not meet this project's threshold for a person record, so no harm record exists, no count is incremented, and the report appears nowhere in the timeline, CSV or JSON. Plural phrasing in the same statement is not read as a second case. Locator: Attorney General announcement, August 7, 2026.
Collection searched · August 21, 2026 · not an event date
What this does not establish
That a death did or did not occur, its cause, whether it was preventable, or that anyone is responsible.
The August 2025 inspection report text is not indexed
Searched — nothing released
ICE's workbook prints the inspection date, standard and rating, but the Office of Detention Oversight report itself was not located in a published collection on the search date. Locator: ICE FY2026 workbook row.
Collection searched · August 21, 2026 · not an event date
No record connects the announced 15-year contract to the indexed award
Searched — nothing released
This project holds the company's description of a 15-year fixed-price contract and, separately, the federal award record 70CDCR26FR0000050 for detention and transportation at Delaney Hall. No reviewed record establishes whether the order sits under the announced contract, alongside it, or apart from it. The three money layers — company contract description, company revenue expectation, and federal award figures — are never summed. Locator: GEO announcement; USAspending award record.
Collection searched · August 21, 2026 · not an event date
What this does not establish
Any total contract value, obligation or payment for this facility.
The findings from the limited state inspections are not published here
Searched — nothing released
The state said it would review and share what the Department of Health saw during the limited portions it was allowed to inspect. No published findings document from those visits was located on the search date. Locator: Governor's statement, May 28, 2026.
Collection searched · August 21, 2026 · not an event date
What this does not establish
That the limited inspections found nothing, or that findings do not exist.
No civil rights memorandum found in the published DHS collection
Searched — nothing released
On the search date, the DHS Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties published collection contained no investigation or recommendation memorandum naming this facility. This is a search result, not an event, so it is not plotted on the timeline and not counted as legal evidence. Locator: CRCL recommendation and investigation memoranda collection.
Collection searched · August 20, 2026 · not an event date
What this does not establish
Absence from the published collection does not establish that no complaint was filed, investigated, or substantiated. CRCL does not publish every memorandum.
These are company-wide records. They are not allocated to this facility and do not establish that political activity caused any award or facility decision.