Cumberland County Jail

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 (207) 774-5939 between the hours of 7 a.m. and 3 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.

Detainees cannot receive incoming calls. If you need to get in touch with a detainee to leave an urgent message, you must call (207) 774-5939 and tell us the detainee’s full name, Date of Birth and what the emergency is. 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.

Family and Friends Visits

Family and Friend visits requests are accepted

Mondays, Tuesdays and until 12 p.m. on Wednesdays.

Visiting Inmates at the Cumberland County Jail will take place at the Jail (50 County Way). All visits are pre-scheduled, with no walk-ins. One Visitor per inmate plus 1 child allowed.

Inmate Visit Requests: requests are made via an online form. Visit requests will only be accepted on Mondays, and Tuesdays and until 12 p.m. on Wednesdays. You should receive a confirmation by the close of business on Thursday. If you have issues or questions please email us at jailvisits@cumberlandcounty.org. Provide Full Name (First, Middle, and Last) with Date of Birth and a callback number, drivers or state identification number.

General Visitor Guidelines

Jail: All Visitors are required to arrive 15 minutes prior to the scheduled visit time with a valid photo ID. All Juveniles must be accompanied by a legal guardian. The legal guardian is required to provide a valid birth certificate for the juvenile that is accompanying them. Please read the full list of rules by clicking here.

Visitors are required to read, and abide by the "Rules for Visitors". Visitors are expected to understand the rules and are to ask any questions prior to entering the secured area of the jail. Those not abiding by the rules may be promptly removed.

Former Inmates (of any correctional facility)/ Felons: If you have been incarcerated within the last 12 months, you are not eligible to visit an inmate at the Cumberland County Jail.

If you have been incarcerated in the past (more than 12 months ago), or are a convicted felon, consideration will be given to you in regards to visiting an inmate at the Cumberland County Jail. Complete Form F-154 A "Former Inmate/Felony Conviction Form Requesting to Visit (PDF) ". Once completed, please send to Lt. Mowatt.

Please allow two weeks for processing. The Cumberland County Jail reserves the right to refuse any potential visitor that is deemed to be a potential danger to the facility, or persons inside.

All visitors are subject to search.

To schedule a visit please go to Cumberland County Jail's Inmate Visitation Request Form.

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

Mailing Address:

Inmate's Name

C/O Cumberland County Jail

50 County Way

Portland, ME 04102

Inmates are not allowed to accept cash.

Mail Policy:

Inmates of the Cumberland County Jail are permitted to communicate or correspond with persons or organizations, subject to the limitations necessary to maintain order and security. This policy will ensure that inmates maintain important ties with their families, friends, attorneys, officials and the community.

Excluding weekends and holidays, or emergency situations, incoming and outgoing letters are held for no more than 24 hours and packages are held no more than 48 hours.

Inmate mail will be opened and inspected for contraband.

For security reasons the Cumberland County Jail does not allow either incoming or outgoing mail coming from or going to any person incarcerated in a juvenile or adult detention or correctional facility.

Mail received for inmates who are no longer at this facility, either by release or transfer, will be marked "return to sender" and returned to the postal service with the next business day's mail.

Incoming inmate mail will be inspected for the purpose of intercepting contraband, and money orders. day's outgoing mail. Incoming mail from attorneys, courts, or government officials and representatives will be opened to inspect for contraband and in the presence of the inmate.

All incoming mail must be sent to the facility in white legal size envelopes, including post cards (i.e. birthday/holiday). This assists in drug detection through the incoming mail. Incoming legal mail will be exempt from the white envelope rule. Any mail that does not fall within the guidelines will be returned to sender. Listed below are reasons for items to be refused, disposed of or returned to sender:Any non paper items

Anything gang related (photos, colors, writing symbols, or hand gestures)

Blank paper, cards, or stamps

Cards larger than 5 inches by 7 inches

Cash, personal checks, second party checks

Colored envelopes (except legal mail)

Colored pencil(s), markers, crayons, paint, watercolors or wax on any part of the envelope

Correction tape/fluid

Correspondence in code

Drugs

Food items or cosmetic items

Foreign unidentified substances

Home made cards or poster cards

Identification cards or facsimiles

Incomplete return address

Instant camera photos (i.e. Polaroids)

Items having suspicious stains or markings

Lottery tickets or prepaid phone cards

Magazine or newspaper clippings

Magazines, books, newspapers NOT from the publisher

Mail from other penal institutions

Mail that violates a not-contact order, PFA, or other court order

Musical or recordable cards

No inmate name

Padded envelopes

Paperclips or staples

Photos larger than 4" X 6"

Pictures or drawings of nude, obscene, or sexually explicit material

Plastics or anything laminated or made of cardboard

Rubber inked stamps

Stickers of any kind (including return address labels)

Tape

Two-ply cards

Magazines, books, and newspapers will only be allowed in from the publisher, and or Amazon.com - not an outside source. Inmates are limited to two magazine subscriptions.

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.

Property drop off can be done at the below address Monday – Friday 8 a.m. through 2 p.m.:

1000 District Avenue

Burlington, MA 01803

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.