Calhoun County Correctional 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 (313) 771-6601 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. 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 (269) 969-6304 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.

This facility has tablets. You can access information on how to send a non-confidential message at www.icsolutions.com.

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

Friends and Family Visits

Mondays – Fridays

7 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Visitors must sign-in no later than 2:15 p.m. for visitation.

To ensure adequate time to process visitors through security, all visitors must arrive 45 minutes prior to the scheduled visit time.

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.

Broader hours of visitation are available utilizing the video visitation system. Details can be found on the IC Solutions web site.

Attorney Visits

Legal representatives of detainees are authorized to visit their clients during the following hours:

Daily, 7 a.m. – 3 p.m.

There are no restrictions as to the number of legal representatives visits, with the exception of a declared facility emergency.

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.

Video Teleconferencing | Virtual Attorney Visitation

Legal representatives may request virtual legal visits with their clients or prospective clients by clicking here.

The VAV desk officer will email back with a confirmed date and time.

Calhoun County’s ICE Virtual Attorney Visitation request form requires:

Legal representative’s full name

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

Detainee’s name

Detainee’s alien number (if known)

Zoom meeting date and timeAny meetings requested outside of the available times listed below will be declined.

Zoom meeting link

A scan of the legal representative’s government issued identification (e.g. driver’s license)

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.

All appointments for virtual legal visits should be made 24 hours prior to the desired appointment time to ensure that the facility receives the request in time. Virtual legal visits will be in increments of 30 to 60 minutes. All appointments are contingent on availability. Please note that legal representatives are not limited on the number of virtual legal appointments they can request, but no legal representative is permitted more than one 60-minute appointment with a detainee in a single day. Once a request has been received and processed by the facility the legal representative will an email confirmation for the visit.

The schedule for virtual legal visitation is as follows:

Monday-Friday

7:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

1 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

7:30 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Weekends and Holidays

Requests on the weekends and holidays will be reviewed by the on-duty supervisor between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m. daily.

8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Please note that you will receive an email confirmation for your visit once the request has been processed by our facility representative.

The same guidelines for in-person attorney/client visits will apply to virtual legal visits 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.

ICE Electronic Legal Document Exchange

The Electronic Document Exchange process is only to be used when timely communication through the mail is not possible. The facility may allow for a reasonable amount of electronic written communication by the detained alien and their designated legal representative.

This process is not intended to replace the normal process, only to give an additional option when time is a factor.

Procedure

Faxes sent by legal representatives to the detained aliens:

Legal representative can send legal correspondence only to the following fax number: (269) 969-6408. Please note that if you are sending for the VAV visit you already have setup, there is a link on the VAV form to drop the needed documents into already.

Representative must include a cover letter that includes the following:Alien full name

A-Number

Senders fax and email information

Total number of pages

Notate the correspondence is “Legal Mail.”

A copy of your bar card

A copy of the G-28 If already in place

A copy of your ID

Consular Visits

Consular officials may meet with their detained nationals at any time. It is requested that prior arrangements be made with the ICE Supervisory Deportation Officer to the extent possible, and that consular officials bring appropriate credentials when they come to the facility. The ICE Supervisory Deportation Officer for this facility can be reached at (313) 771-6601.

Clergy Visits

Clergy may visit detainees at any time, but must make prior arrangements with the Chaplain’s Office.

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 (File 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 government expense.

When detainees depart the facility 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.

If detainees receive funds in the mail, they will be taken to the processing area for the money to be placed into their account. The processing officer will provide a receipt for all funds received. Detainees are cautioned not to have cash sent to them in the mail.

A detainee may receive items that are determined to be of necessity for the sole purpose of travel or release from agency custody with approval of the ICE Deportation Officer.

Before sending packages to detainees, contact the Supervisory Detention and Deportation Officer at the facility at:

Detroit ERO Office

(313) 771-6601

985 Michigan Avenue, Suite 207

Detroit, MI 48226

Note that detainees being removed from the United States are allowed one small piece of luggage. If a detainee does not have such baggage, such luggage can be sent/delivered after receiving approval from Supervisory Deportation Officer. Please be advised that for security reasons, no electronic devices (cell phones, electric razors, laptop computers, radios, etc.) will be accepted.