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
37.6
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
84.5 days
Guaranteed minimum
505
A population level a contract treats as guaranteed. The workbook prints the number, not the price.
No award record in this dataset names this facility. ICE and its contractors may hold awards covering it that this project has not yet indexed.
A
Accountability dossier
DHS inspectors arrived unannounced at Torrance in February 2022 and found a facility operating with 133 of 245 contractually required staff, plumbing problems in 83 of 157 inspected cells, and medical, security, classification, communication and legal-access deficiencies. The Inspector General recommended that ICE remove everyone detained there until staffing and living conditions were adequate. ICE's current workbook later records a 2024 inspection rating of Pass, but the underlying report text is not indexed here, and nine recommendations from the 2022 OIG report remain open as of August 20, 2026.
Partial dossier · Last reviewed August 20, 2026
Published as partial: the two principal 2022 OIG reports and current recommendation statuses are indexed, but the current contract, the current staffing plan, the report behind the 2024 workbook rating, and corrective-action submissions for the nine open recommendations are not.
Evidence chain · every edge labelled by what the record establishes
01
Public money
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement — appropriated detention funding
Torrance County, New Mexico — appropriated detention funding
02
Award
Not established in sources currently indexed
03
Contractor / operator
CoreCivic — owner
CoreCivic — operator
04
Facility
Torrance County Detention Facility
05
Findings
7 published inspection, litigation, and harm records
public money → award · Not established
No federal award record currently indexed in this dataset names this facility.
What this does not establish
The award record does not establish how much has been paid out, nor that the appropriation was passed for this facility specifically.
Harm records indexed here (observed / attributed)
0 / 0
Observed means an official record documents it. Attributed means a named source reached the finding. The two are never summed.
Inspection and oversight records
6
Legal instrument, litigation and complaint records
1
These are counts of records indexed by this project, not counts of everything that happened. They are never summed into a score.
Both OIG reports state that the facility was owned and operated by CoreCivic at the February 2022 inspection. CoreCivic's May 2019 announcement identifies the site as its facility and dates the activated management contract to May 15, 2019. That date is the earliest point established here for the activated ICE arrangement, not a real-estate acquisition date.
What this does not establish
Ownership before May 2019, or any detail of the title chain, deed, financing or lease structure for the property.
OIG-22-31 and OIG-22-75 state the facility was owned and operated by CoreCivic; the company's May 2019 announcement records a management contract commencing May 15, 2019.
What this does not establish
That CoreCivic directly supplied every medical, food, transportation or other service at the facility, or that the same management contract remains in force today.
Federal agencyU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
May 15, 2019 — no end date printed
ICE detains people at the facility under an intergovernmental agreement with Torrance County, as recorded in the company announcement and in both OIG reports, and ICE lists the facility in its own fiscal 2026 detention workbook.
What this does not establish
Agency custody does not establish who owns or operates the physical facility, nor any current price, per diem or payment term.
The company announcement records an intergovernmental agreement between Torrance County and ICE, with CoreCivic's management contract sitting beneath it.
What this does not establish
The county's fee, the flow of payments between ICE, the county and the operator, or any active operational control by the county.
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.
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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
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Facility evidence records by date, lane, evidence status and source.
Date
Lane
Record
Status
May 15, 2019
Money and award actions
CoreCivic management contract began May 15, 2019CoreCivic announced a management contract under the Torrance County intergovernmental agreement with ICE to activate its 910-bed facility. The company described an initial 60-month term with extension options, a planned intake, and projected annualized revenue of $25 million to $30 million once activation was complete.CoreCivic
Attributed finding
Feb 01, 2022
Inspections and oversight
133 of 245 contractually required staff were employedOIG reported that the facility employed 133 staff, 46 percent of the 245 positions required to house the reduced guaranteed-minimum population of 505. ICE had assessed a 25 percent monthly billing reduction until staffing compliance was reached and had reduced the guaranteed minimum from 714 to 505 in March 2022.DHS Office of Inspector GeneralDHS Office of Inspector General
Observed / verified
Feb 01, 2022
Inspections and oversight
Inspectors found plumbing problems in 83 of 157 cellsOIG inspected all 157 cells in the eight housing units holding ICE detainees and found 83 of them, about 53 percent, with inoperable, clogged or continuously cycling toilets or sinks. Inspectors also documented mold, water leaks, and people using a floor mop sink for drinking water and washing.DHS Office of Inspector GeneralDHS Office of Inspector General
Observed / verified
Feb 01, 2022
Inspections and oversight
OIG documented housing-unit supervision and control-room failuresOIG reported that control rooms had poor sight lines into housing areas, that some were dark or unoccupied, that staffing was insufficient for the supervision required, and that blind spots limited observation of and personal contact with detained people.DHS Office of Inspector General
Observed / verified
Feb 01, 2022
Inspections and oversight
Medical program met some standards and failed othersContracted medical experts reviewed 19 health records. They described the program as well organized and compliant in several areas, while finding failures involving dental care and dental complaints, chronic care, medication administration, laboratory results, controlled substances, and persistent medical staffing shortages.DHS Office of Inspector General
Observed / verified
Mar 01, 2022
Money and award actions
OIG found ICE consistently paid for unused bed space under the guaranteed minimumOIG found that the diminished detainee population combined with the guaranteed-minimum arrangement caused ICE to pay for unused bed space during the period reviewed. ICE reduced the guaranteed minimum from 714 to 505 in March 2022.DHS Office of Inspector General
Observed / verified
Mar 16, 2022
Inspections and oversight
DHS OIG recommended immediate relocation of all ICE detaineesAfter the February 1-3, 2022 unannounced inspection, the Inspector General recommended that ICE immediately relocate all detainees held at Torrance and place no one there unless and until adequate staffing and appropriate living conditions were ensured.DHS Office of Inspector General
Observed / verified
Oct 24, 2024
Inspections and oversight
ICE workbook records a 2024 ODO inspection rated PassICE's fiscal 2026 detention workbook records an Office of Detention Oversight inspection of this facility ending October 24, 2024, conducted against PBNDS 2011 with 2016 revisions, with a final rating of Pass. The workbook supplies the date, standard and rating; the report itself is not indexed here.U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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 20, 2026
Litigation and corrective action
Nine OIG-22-75 recommendations remain openOversight.gov listed recommendations 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12 and 13 from OIG-22-75 as open when the page was read on August 20, 2026. They address minimum staffing, dental screening and referrals, medical documentation, controlled substances, other medical observations, classification documentation, timely responses to detainee requests, and legal calls.Oversight.gov / CIGIE
Observed / verified
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 20, 2026 · Litigation and corrective actionObserved / verified
Nine OIG-22-75 recommendations remain open
Oversight.gov listed recommendations 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12 and 13 from OIG-22-75 as open when the page was read on August 20, 2026. They address minimum staffing, dental screening and referrals, medical documentation, controlled substances, other medical observations, classification documentation, timely responses to detainee requests, and legal calls.
Locator
Open Recommendations
Procedural status
9 of 14 recommendations open as of 2026-08-20
Linked to this facility by
The status page is the record for OIG-22-75, which inspected this facility.
What this does not establish
Open status does not establish that no corrective work occurred. It establishes that the Inspector General had not closed the recommendation as of the read date.
February 1, 2022 · Inspections and oversightObserved / verified
133 of 245 contractually required staff were employed
OIG reported that the facility employed 133 staff, 46 percent of the 245 positions required to house the reduced guaranteed-minimum population of 505. ICE had assessed a 25 percent monthly billing reduction until staffing compliance was reached and had reduced the guaranteed minimum from 714 to 505 in March 2022.
Locator
OIG-22-75 pp. 6-8; OIG-22-31 pp. 3-4
Linked to this facility by
The contract staffing plan and ICE's contract-discrepancy actions reviewed in the reports are those for this facility.
What this does not establish
A point-in-time count does not establish current staffing levels, the dollar value of any billing reduction actually withheld, or that any injury or death followed from the shortage.
February 1, 2022 · Inspections and oversightObserved / verified
Inspectors found plumbing problems in 83 of 157 cells
OIG inspected all 157 cells in the eight housing units holding ICE detainees and found 83 of them, about 53 percent, with inoperable, clogged or continuously cycling toilets or sinks. Inspectors also documented mold, water leaks, and people using a floor mop sink for drinking water and washing.
Locator
OIG-22-31 pp. 4-6; OIG-22-75 pp. 7-10
Linked to this facility by
Both reports inspect the housing units of this facility.
What this does not establish
That every cell had the same problem, that these conditions persist, or that any named injury or death followed from them.
February 1, 2022 · Inspections and oversightObserved / verified
OIG documented housing-unit supervision and control-room failures
OIG reported that control rooms had poor sight lines into housing areas, that some were dark or unoccupied, that staffing was insufficient for the supervision required, and that blind spots limited observation of and personal contact with detained people.
Locator
OIG-22-75, Torrance Had Security Lapses throughout the Facility, pp. 8-9
Linked to this facility by
The inspection findings concern this facility's housing units.
What this does not establish
Any specific emergency, injury or outcome. The report records supervision conditions, not consequences.
February 1, 2022 · Inspections and oversightObserved / verified
Medical program met some standards and failed others
Contracted medical experts reviewed 19 health records. They described the program as well organized and compliant in several areas, while finding failures involving dental care and dental complaints, chronic care, medication administration, laboratory results, controlled substances, and persistent medical staffing shortages.
Locator
OIG-22-75, Torrance Medical Care Did Not Always Meet Standards, pp. 9-14
Linked to this facility by
The medical-record review was conducted at this facility.
What this does not establish
A 19-record sample is not a prevalence estimate for the facility, and no clinical outcome, injury or death is linked to these findings.
March 16, 2022 · Inspections and oversightObserved / verified
DHS OIG recommended immediate relocation of all ICE detainees
After the February 1-3, 2022 unannounced inspection, the Inspector General recommended that ICE immediately relocate all detainees held at Torrance and place no one there unless and until adequate staffing and appropriate living conditions were ensured.
Locator
OIG-22-31, PDF cover and Summary of Issues, pp. 1-3
Procedural status
Management alert issued
Linked to this facility by
The management alert names and inspects this facility.
What this does not establish
Whether ICE removed everyone, how long any removal lasted, or what conditions are today.
October 24, 2024 · Inspections and oversightObserved / verified
ICE workbook records a 2024 ODO inspection rated Pass
ICE's fiscal 2026 detention workbook records an Office of Detention Oversight inspection of this facility ending October 24, 2024, conducted against PBNDS 2011 with 2016 revisions, with a final rating of Pass. The workbook supplies the date, standard and rating; the report itself is not indexed here.
Locator
Workbook row: TORRANCE COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY
Linked to this facility by
Reviewed alias join between the ICE workbook row and this facility, matched on printed name, city and state.
What this does not establish
A Pass rating is ICE's own summary. It does not establish that no deficiencies were cited, that the 2022 findings were corrected, or that the facility is safe. The report text behind the rating is not indexed here.
CoreCivic owned and operated Torrance at the February 2022 inspection, under a management contract the company dates to May 15, 2019.
DHS OIG recommended that ICE immediately relocate everyone detained there after finding critical understaffing and unsanitary conditions.
The facility employed 133 of the 245 contractually required staff, and inspectors found plumbing problems in 83 of the 157 cells they inspected.
A review of 19 health records found the medical program compliant in several areas and deficient in others, including dental care, chronic care and medication administration.
OIG found that ICE paid for unused bed space under the guaranteed-minimum arrangement during the period reviewed, and that ICE reduced the guarantee from 714 to 505 in March 2022.
Nine of the fourteen OIG-22-75 recommendations were listed as open on August 20, 2026.
ICE's fiscal 2026 workbook records a later Office of Detention Oversight inspection ending October 24, 2024, rated Pass.
What this does not establish
That the conditions documented in February 2022 persist today.
That the 2024 Pass rating means all earlier deficiencies were corrected, or that no deficiencies were cited in that inspection.
Any current contract price, per diem, monthly payment or unused-bed payment for this facility.
That any named injury or death followed from the findings recorded here. No harm record for this facility is indexed.
That CoreCivic directly supplied every clinical or support service at the facility.
Reviewed name matches
Torrance — OIG-22-75 defines the facility by its full name and then uses "Torrance" as shorthand throughout the report.
TCDF — The abbreviation appears in contract-discrepancy material reproduced in OIG-22-75 for this facility.
Torrance County Detention Center — Name variant used on the Oversight.gov catalog page for OIG-22-31. Other county jails and correctional sites whose names contain "Torrance County" are not merged into this dossier.
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.
The 2024 ODO report text is not indexed
Searched — nothing released
ICE's workbook prints the inspection end date, standard and final rating for the October 2024 inspection, but the report itself has not been retrieved or read for this dossier. This is a coverage limitation, not a finding. Locator: Workbook row: TORRANCE COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY.
Collection searched · August 20, 2026 · not an event date
What this does not establish
That the 2024 inspection cited no deficiencies, or that earlier findings had been corrected by then.
The current contract and payment instrument are not indexed
Searched — nothing released
The 2022 reports describe the historical contract structure and an approximate monthly payment, but no current intergovernmental agreement, subcontract, per-diem schedule, invoice or federal award record for this facility is held by this project. Locator: Award ledger held by this project; CoreCivic facility page.
Collection searched · August 20, 2026 · not an event date
What this does not establish
Any current payment, per diem, contract value or company revenue for this facility. A current company facility page establishes identity only.
Implementation evidence for the open recommendations is not indexed
Searched — nothing released
The open or closed status of each OIG-22-75 recommendation is known from the published status page, but the agency submissions and corrective-action documentation behind those statuses have not been obtained. Locator: Open Recommendations.
Collection searched · August 20, 2026 · not an event date
What this does not establish
What ICE has or has not done in response to each recommendation.
This project holds no death, injury, complaint or litigation record naming this facility. That is the state of this project's index on the search date. Locator: Harm and litigation records held by this project.
Collection searched · August 20, 2026 · not an event date
What this does not establish
That no death, injury, complaint or lawsuit occurred at this facility. Absence from this index is not absence from the record.
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.