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Table 1 Characteristics of Individuals (N = 50) and Represented Detention Centers (N = 22)

From: Individuals’ experiences in U.S. immigration detention during the early period of the COVID-19 pandemic: major challenges and public health implications

Characteristic

N (Number of Individuals Interviewed)

%

Gender

 Male

38

76%

 Female

12

24%

Age Range

 20-29

10

20

 30-39

23

46%

 40-49

11

22%

 50-59

6

12%

Country of Origin

 Mexico

9

18%

 Venezuela

8

16%

 El Salvador

4

8%

 Cuba

3

6%

 Uganda

3

6%

Other (n ≤ 2)

23a

46%

English-Speaking

 Yes

33

66%

 No

17

34%

Length of Stay in Detention

 Average ± SD (days)

240.8 ± 173

-

 Range (days)

14-732

-

Release Date (Month)

 March 2020

6

12%

 April 2020

20

40%

 May 2020

8

16%

 June 2020

12

24%

 July 2020

3

6%

 August 2020

1

2%

Represented Detention Facilities

 Number of facilities that individuals were held in

22

-

 Number of states that facilities were located inb

12

-

Detention Facility Management

 Public

9

41%

 Private

13

59%

 Core Civic

4

18%

 GEO Group

4

18%

Others (Ahtna Inc, Akima, LaSalle Corrections)

5

23%

  1. aAdditional countries of origin: Barbados, Cameroon, Colombia, Ecuador, Eritrea, Ghana, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, Russia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Uzbekistan
  2. bDetention facility locations by state: Arizona, California, Georgia, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Hampshire, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington