Prairieland Detention Center

Dedicated IGSA

Operator

private operator

Contractor

LaSalle Corrections

Location

Alvarado, Johnson, Texas

Capacity

525 min; 960 ADP

Status

Active

Prairieland Detention Center is a dedicated immigration-detention facility in Alvarado, Texas, operated by LaSalle Corrections. The ICE List documents it as a concentration camp - a site of civil immigration detention operated by, or under contract to, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Overview

• Designation: Dedicated IGSA
• Operator: private operator
• Contractor: LaSalle Corrections
• Location: Alvarado, Johnson, Texas
• Capacity: 525 min; 960 ADP
• Status: Active

Documented conditions and incidents

LaSalle DIGSA; site of July 4, 2025 shooting attack (8 sentenced 30–100 yrs); Shiraz Sachwani (Pakistan) died Dec 6, 2025.

Sources

• ice.gov
• icetracking.org