HIFLD OPEN Prison Boundaries

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Department of Homeland Security

Version:  View help for Version V1

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prison-boundaries-1-shapefile.zip application/zip 1.9 MB 11/21/2025 03:16:PM

Project Citation: 

Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Department of Homeland Security. HIFLD OPEN Prison Boundaries. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2025-11-21. https://doi.org/10.3886/E240534V1

Project Description

Project Title:  View help for Project Title HIFLD OPEN Prison Boundaries
Summary:  View help for Summary The prison boundary feature class contains secure detention facilities. These facilities range in jurisdiction from federal(excluding military) to local governments. Polygon geometry is used to describe the extent of where the incarcerated population is located (fence lines or building footprints). This feature class's attribution describes many physical and social characteristics of detention facilities in the United States and some of its territories. The attribution for this feature class was populated by open source search methodologies of authoritative sources. Changes from the previous version include 80 records added, 132 closed, 30 reopened, and 363 removed.
Original Distribution URL:  View help for Original Distribution URL https://hifld-geoplatform.hub.arcgis.com/

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms HIFLD Open; GIS; Prison Boundaries; Juveniles; Prisons; Facilities; Correctional; Detention
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, United States, Guam, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 11/3/2003 – 8/18/2024
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) geographic information system (GIS) data
Collection Notes:  View help for Collection Notes Archived from the HIFLD Open GIS data repository, which was deactivated on August 26, 2025.


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