Alamance County Detention Center

From the official ICE page, checked 2026-10-21. Rules change; confirm with the facility.

If you need information about a detainee that is housed at this facility, you may call (336) 570-6317. There is someone available 24 hours a day. When you call, please have the individual’s biographical information ready, including first, last and hyphenated names, any aliases he or she may use, date of birth and country of birth.

Detainees cannot receive incoming calls. If you need to get in touch with a detainee to leave an urgent message, you must call (336) 570-6317 and leave the detainee’s full name, alien registration number and your name and telephone number where you can be reached. The detainee will be given your message.

From the official ICE page, checked 2026-10-21. Rules change; confirm with the facility.

Friends and Family

On-site visitation hours:

8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Monday through Friday, including all designated federal holidays

Visitors will not be processed after 4:30 p.m.

Alamance CDC provides time for each detainee to have visitation. Detainees are allowed two (2) visits per week (Sunday-Saturday) for up to fifteen (15) minutes of non-contact visitation with family and friends according to the schedule. If there are more visitors than can be accommodated in the visiting room, it may be necessary to limit visits to lesser periods of time. Visiting periods can also be shortened due to security risks, count, or other unanticipated events.

Visitors should only enter the facility with picture identification and no other property. Items such as purses, cell phones, money and wallets should be left secured in a vehicle.

Adult visitors must present a valid, verifiable government-issued identification card to enter the facility.

Minors who are visiting the facility must be accompanied by an adult guardian (18 years or older). Minors must not be left unaccompanied in the waiting room, visiting room or any other area.

Friends and Family Video Teleconferencing

Alamance CDC uses video teleconferencing via the HOMEWAV system. This service may be accessed, for a fee, via their website https://www.homewav.com/. Use of HOMEWAV is available 7 days a week from 8 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Attorney Visits

Legal representatives of detainees are authorized to have an on-site visit with their client 24 hours a day / 365 days a year. Legal representatives must present a valid, verifiable government-issued identification card to enter the facility.

A list of pro bono (free) legal organizations will be posted in all detainee housing units and other appropriate areas. This list shall be updated quarterly. If a detainee wishes to see a representative or paralegal from that organization, it is the detainee’s responsibility to contact them for an appointment.

Virtual Attorney Visitation | Video Teleconferencing

Legal representatives may request video teleconference (VTC) meetings or confidential legal phone calls with their clients or prospective clients by email at ACSOvisitation@alamance-nc.com. The receiving Officer will email back with a confirmed date and time. Please see the flyer for details.

The email should include:

Legal representative’s full name

Legal representative’s contact information, including phone number(s), email address, and Zoom account information

Detainee’s name

Detainee’s alien number

A few proposed times/dates for the requested VTC session

A scan of the legal representative’s government issued identification

A scan of the legal representative’s identification or documentation reflecting their status as an active legal representative, such as a state bar card, attorney license, paralegal license, or similar legal status.

A scan of the attorney’s DHS Form G-28 (unless this is a pre-representational)

If a legal assistant is the only legal representative to join the call, the email should also attach a letter of authorization on the firm’s/organization’s letterhead and a scan of the assistant’s identification.

Legal representatives may also schedule VTC meetings or calls by dialing (336) 570-6381. All appointments for VTC meetings or phone calls should be made 24 hours prior to the desired appointment time. Appointments are scheduled 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and are in 60-minute increments. All appointments are contingent on availability. Legal representatives are not limited on the number of VTC appointments they can request, but no legal representative is permitted more than one 60-minute appointment with a detainee in a single day.

The same guidelines for in-person attorney/client visits will apply to VTC meetings and legal calls. Only legal representatives, legal assistants, and interpreters will be allowed; no family or friends of the clients are permitted. The attorney and/or his/her agents may contact outside interpretation services during the call or session. The sessions will be confidential; a visitation officer will be stationed outside of the confidential room to ensure security by standing out of earshot but within eyeshot. The officer will knock 5 minutes before the cut off time.

Electronic Exchange of Legal Documentation

When timely communication through the mail is not possible, the facility administrator may, in his or her discretion, allow for a reasonable amount of communication between the legal representative and their detained alien client.

For faxes sent by legal representatives to aliens:

The following fax number may be used to receive and transmit legal paperwork: (336) 570-6895.

Legal representatives transmitting documents must include a cover sheet containing the name of sender, the name of the Law Office, the address, the name and identification number of the detained alien, the sender’s return fax number, the number of pages and the date.

Incoming faxes will be placed in a sealed envelope with the alien's name and A-number written on the outside. The documents will be inspected for contraband but not read. The legal mail will be delivered to the alien. All facsimile legal electronic communication requests will be processed during normal business hours Monday through Friday excluding holidays. The transmission verification report which indicates that the fax was successfully sent will be maintained and filed by staff and a copy provided to the alien.

Consular Visits

Consular officials may meet with their detained nationals at any time. It is requested that prior arrangements be made with the ICE Lieutenant at Alamance to the extent possible, and that consular officials bring appropriate credentials when they come to the facility. The Lieutenant over ICE for this facility can be reached at (336) 570-6381.

Clergy Visits

Clergy may visit detainees Monday through Thursday from 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. Clergy must provide appropriate credentials.

Visiting Restrictions

All family or other social visits are non-contact.

No firearms or weapons of any kind are permitted in the facility.

If visitors are or appear to be intoxicated, visitation will not be allowed.

All visitors are subject to search while in the facility.

Visitors are not allowed to pass or attempt to pass any items to detainees.

Visitors are not allowed to carry any items into the visitation area.

Search Procedures (prior to or during all visitations)

All individuals requesting admittance to the facility, or the visitation area are subject to a pat-down search of their person, an inspection of their belongings, and a metal scan search. Individuals refusing to cooperate with a reasonable search will not be admitted. No firearms or weapons of any kind are permitted. No electronic devices (cell phones, pagers, radios, etc.) are permitted in the secure areas of this facility.

From the official ICE page, checked 2026-10-21. Rules change; confirm with the facility.

Letters sent to detainees must include the last four digits of the detainee’s A-number (Alien Number), plus the sender’s name and address. To enhance the safety of the facility, all incoming mail is subject to screening for contraband. The mail is not read upon opening, only inspected by the delivering officer. Detainees may send mail from the facility. Detainees may seal their outgoing letters and place them in the provided receptacle. All incoming mail will be delivered to the detainee and outgoing mail will be routed to the proper postal office within 24 hours of receipt by facility staff. A mail pick-up and delivery schedule is posted in all housing units.

Detainees are allowed to purchase stamps for use. Generally, there is no limit to the amount of correspondence detainees may send at their own expense. Indigent detainees (those who have no means of financial support and no funds in their facility account) will be provided postage allowance at the facility’s expense.

When detainees depart or are transferred to another facility, only their legal mail will be forwarded to them. General correspondence will be endorsed "Return to Sender" and returned to the post office.

Cash in possession of a detainee, at the time of his arrival to the facility, will be deposited/receipted to his trust account. Visitors may also deposit money via the lobby ATM at the detention center. All monies (cash, cashier’s check, money order) arriving at the facility, via mail, will be deposited into the detainee’s trust account. To deposit money to a detainee’s trust account, send money orders and cashier’s checks, only, to:

Alamance County Detention Center

Detainee’s full name and A-number

109 S. Maple St.

Graham, North Carolina 27253

Note: Cashier’s check or money order must include the detainee’s full name, A-number and the purchaser’s signature.

A detainee is unable to receive any outside property while housed at the Alamance County Detention Center.