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Clay County Justice Center

Federal facility (USMS / BOP / DOD / MOC) used for ICE detention Brazil, IN 100 beds Operated by County (Sheriff) Source: Vera Institute of Justice ICE Detention Trends Dashboard (Feb 2026 active snapshot)

Clay County Justice Center is a federal facility (USMS / BOP / DOD / MOC) used for ICE detention in Brazil, Indiana. Federal facilities — operated by the U.S. Marshals Service, Bureau of Prisons, Department of Defense, or Mariana Office of Corrections — are sometimes used to hold ICE detainees alongside federal pretrial and sentenced populations.

Documented capacity: 100 beds. Operated by County (Sheriff). Average daily population in February 2026: 285.9.

TRAC Report 762 documented this facility operating 248 detainees above its contractual capacity at peak in fiscal year 2025.