Nevada Southern Detention Center

Federal facility (USMS / BOP / DOD / MOC) used for ICE detention Pahrump, NV 250 beds Operated by CoreCivic Source: Vera Institute of Justice ICE Detention Trends Dashboard (Feb 2026 active snapshot)

Nevada Southern Detention Center is a federal facility (USMS / BOP / DOD / MOC) used for ICE detention in Pahrump, Nevada. 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: 250 beds. Operated by CoreCivic. Average daily population in February 2026: 477.9.

TRAC Report 762 documented this facility operating 212 detainees above its contractual capacity at peak in fiscal year 2025.