Adams County Correctional Center

Adams County Correctional Center is an ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) detention facility located in Natchez, Mississippi. It falls under the New Orleans Field Office ERO field office area of responsibility.

Facility quick reference

How to locate or contact a detainee

To locate someone in ICE custody, use the ICE Online Detainee Locator System at locator.ice.gov. You will need the person’s A-number (Alien Registration Number) and country of birth, or their full name, country of birth, and date of birth.

To ask whether someone is held here, and to leave an urgent message for a detainee, ICE publishes one number: (601) 304-3003. Give the detainee’s full name and alien registration number (A-number), plus your own name and a phone number where you can be reached; the facility passes the message on. Detainees cannot receive incoming calls — they place outgoing calls themselves. Have the person’s biographical information ready when you call (full legal name and any aliases, date of birth, and country of birth). ICE says that line can be called 24 hours a day. ICE says the facility has tablets, and that information on sending a detainee a non-confidential message is at gettingout.com (as of October 10, 2026). Names differ across official sources: ICE’s facility page says Adams County Correctional Center, ICE’s inspection reports say Adams County Detention Center, and EOIR’s court list says Adams County Correctional Facility.

Visiting in person

ICE’s page for this facility (last updated 08/06/2026, checked October 10, 2026) lists friends-and-family visiting hours by custody level:

ICE says the schedule and procedures are subject to change based on operational requirements, and that visiting is held on federally recognized holidays in addition to the posted days. All family and other social visits are non-contact. ICE’s page lists immediate family as including mothers, fathers, stepparents, foster parents, brothers, sisters, stepbrothers, stepsisters, biological and adopted children, stepchildren, foster children and spouses, including common-law spouses. ICE notes that the street address (20 Hobo Forks Road) is not a mailing address.

Rules for visitors (as ICE lists them): visitors 18 or older must have a valid photo ID such as a state or federal ID, passport or Resident Alien Card, and parents or legal guardians must accompany minors under 18. Space is limited, so no more than three adults and two minor children (17 and under) may visit at a time, and children must stay under the adult’s direct supervision. Visitors with babies may bring one diaper and one bottle (no baby bags), and the only food allowed in the visiting room is from its vending machines, except baby bottles and baby food in unopened sealed plastic containers. A maximum of $20 per person, in increments of $5, $1 and/or quarters, may be brought for the visitation vending machines. The dress code bars, among other items, low-cut or revealing tops, tank and halter tops, see-through or very tight clothing, swimsuits, camouflage or clothing that resembles security uniforms, coats, jackets and hooded shirts, hats (except religious head coverings), sunglasses, jewelry, watches, stilettos or heels, and thongs, slippers or open-toe shoes; skirts and dresses may be no higher than 2 inches above the knee, and correctional supervisors make the final call on attire. Keys are stored in an assigned locker in the front lobby. Everyone is subject to a pat-down, a search of belongings and a metal scan; anyone refusing a search is not admitted, and ICE says local law enforcement is notified if contraband is found on a visitor. A supervisor or above may deny or cancel a visit. Former ICE detainees, people with criminal records and people in deportation proceedings are not automatically excluded, but ICE says they must notify the facility administrator before registering for visitation. ICE lists free public parking at the facility.

Sending mail, commissary funds, and personal items

Letters and packages sent to a detainee must identify the detainee and show the sender’s name and return address (this facility’s own format is below) — and each facility publishes its own exact format: some also require a housing-unit number, and facilities run by the federal Bureau of Prisons use the BOP register number instead. ICE lists each facility’s format on that facility’s page at ice.gov. This facility’s own ICE page says incoming mail “is not read upon opening, only inspected by the delivering officer” and that detainees may seal their own outgoing letters. ICE’s detention standards allow more than that. ICE’s Office of Detention Oversight inspected this facility in May 2026 under the Performance-Based National Detention Standards (PBNDS) 2011 (Revised 2016) (inspection report). Under that standard’s mail section, 5.1, staff open and inspect incoming general correspondence for contraband in the detainee’s presence unless the facility administrator authorizes otherwise, and it “may be read to the extent necessary to maintain security, as authorized by the facility administrator” — reading, with the administrator’s approval, may be done at random. Outgoing general mail may be inspected or read if it is addressed to another detainee or there is evidence it might threaten the facility’s secure or orderly operation, endanger the recipient or the public, or facilitate criminal activity. Only special correspondence or legal mail — mail to or from attorneys and other legal representatives, government attorneys, judges and courts, embassies and consulates, the President and Vice President, members of Congress, the Justice Department and DHS (including ICE, ERO, ICE Health Services Corps, CRCL and the DHS Inspector General), outside health care professionals, grievance administrators and the news media — may not be read: the envelope must be labeled “special correspondence” or “legal mail” and identify the sender’s or addressee’s title and office. Staff may neither read nor copy it; any inspection takes place in the detainee’s presence and is limited to detecting physical contraband and confirming that enclosures qualify as special correspondence or legal mail. Rules for commissary (account) deposits and permitted personal items vary by facility, and so does the number that handles them — ICE names a separate facility mail clerk on some facility pages. This facility’s deposit route, accepted form of payment and contacts are in the Sending Items to Detainees section of its own ICE page (linked above).

What ICE publishes for this facility’s mail, money, and packages

• Letters must include the last four digits of the detainee’s A-number (File Number), plus the sender’s name and address. Incoming mail is screened for contraband; outgoing mail is routed to the post office within 24 hours of receipt by facility staff, and a mail pick-up and delivery schedule is posted in the housing units.
• Money: the Adams County page we read on October 10, 2026 names no deposit company, phone route or online route. It says funds received in the mail are taken to the processing area to be placed on the detainee’s account, with a receipt from the processing officer, and that detainees are cautioned not to have cash sent to them in the mail. Ask the facility at (601) 304-3003 which deposit methods it accepts before sending money.
• Packages: limited to items needed solely for travel or release from custody, with the ICE Deportation Officer’s approval. ICE says the detainee must first submit a written request to the Chief of Security before any package is mailed in.
• Stamps: detainees may buy them; indigent detainees (no means of support and no funds in their facility account) get a postage allowance at government expense.
• Transfers and departures: only legal mail is forwarded; general correspondence is returned to sender.
• Luggage for removal: one small piece is allowed; if the person has none, luggage can be sent or delivered after approval from the Supervisory Deportation Officer. No electronic devices (cell phones, electric razors, laptops, radios) are accepted.

For how deposit routes differ from facility to facility, see how to send money to someone in ICE detention.

Legal access, attorneys, and immigration court information

Detainees have the right to speak with an attorney, and attorney–client visits and calls are confidential. For information about a case before the immigration court (EOIR), EOIR’s automated line 1-800-898-7180 (toll-free, 24 hours a day, English and Spanish) gives the next hearing date and case status; callers enter the 9 digits of the A-number, without the letter A (EOIR, checked October 24, 2026). For a matter before the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), the main line of EOIR (the Justice Department agency the BIA belongs to) is (703) 305-0289. Applications for relief from removal must be filed directly with the immigration court handling the case. If you cannot afford an attorney, the immigration court can provide a list of pro bono legal service providers — see the related resources below.

Legal visits, video calls and legal documents

ICE’s page for this facility publishes these channels for legal representatives (checked October 10, 2026):

• Case information: requests about people detained here may be sent to FNL-HUB-ASY@ice.dhs.gov. ICE notes that this mailbox does not accept applications for a stay of removal or case appeals.
• Deportation Officer: ICE says Deportation Officers at the facility can be reached at 601-304-3002, or contact the New Orleans Field Office to learn who a client’s officer is; a G-28 must be on file before any information is disclosed.
• G-28s can be submitted through ICE’s online platform ERO eFile. Facility staff do not have access to ERO eFile, so representatives should bring a downloaded copy of the submitted G-28 to any in-person or remote legal visit.
• Scheduling legal calls and in-person legal visits: Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., by calling (601) 304-2509, emailing AdamsCountyAttorneyVisitation@corecivic.com (ICE says this address is only for attorneys requesting telephonic and in-person legal visits) or faxing (601) 446-5224. Requests need 24 hours’ notice, and a request for a Monday call or visit must be submitted by noon on Friday; include the client’s name and A-number. Attorneys should be ready to submit a copy of their state bar card, driver’s license and G-28, legal assistants and interpreters need valid identification, and attorneys arrange their own interpreter or language line. If the attorney is 30 minutes or more late for the scheduled call or visit, ICE says it is rescheduled for another day; once it is scheduled, the facility emails the call-in information, and ICE says to try again if the switchboard number is busy.
• Video visits: requested through ERO eFile, with appointments available 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday and 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday, Sunday and holidays. The representative enters the meeting ID and passcode before picking a time, and uploads a scan of a government ID, proof of active legal-representative status (such as a bar card) and the ERO eFiled G-28 (unless the visit is pre-representational); if a legal assistant is the only legal representative joining the call, ICE says a letter of authorization on the firm’s or organization’s letterhead and a scan of the assistant’s identification should also be attached, and appointments without the required attachments may be subject to cancellation. Appointments can be booked up to 2 weeks ahead and no later than 24 hours before, in 60-minute slots, and no representative may have more than one 60-minute appointment with a detainee in a single day. Only legal representatives, legal assistants and interpreters may take part; an officer stands outside the room, out of earshot but within eyeshot, and knocks 5 minutes before the end. If no slot is available or there is an exigent circumstance, ICE lists AdamsCountyVirtualAttorney@corecivic.com or the Adams facility line at (601) 304-3081. ICE’s 2025 virtual attorney visitation flyer for Adams County (PDF) says the virtual visits run on Zoom and that representatives and their staff may not video or audio record during any visit or call.
• Legal documents by email: representatives can send legal correspondence to AdamsCountyVirtualAttorney@corecivic.com, marking the subject line as legal correspondence and attaching a cover sheet with the detainee’s full name, A-number, the sender’s return fax number, the total number of pages and the notation Legal Mail. ICE says the documents are inspected for contraband but not read, and are delivered to the detainee; these requests are processed Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., excluding holidays.

Immigration court and free legal providers (LaSalle Immigration Court)

ICE says a list of pro bono (free) legal organizations, updated quarterly, is posted in all housing units, and that it is the detainee’s own responsibility to contact a provider for an appointment. ICE’s facility page does not name the immigration court, but EOIR’s administrative control list (updated October 1, 2026) lists Adams County and Adams County Correctional Facility under the LaSalle Immigration Court, which is in Louisiana, not Mississippi. EOIR’s LaSalle court page gives its address as 830 Pine Hill Road, P.O. Box 2179, Jena, LA 71342 and says it is located in a DHS-controlled detention facility. As of October 10, 2026, EOIR lists public and window-filing hours of 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday to Friday except federal holidays, the phone 318-335-6880 and the general-inquiry email LaSalle.Immigration.Court@usdoj.gov. The court named on a person’s own hearing notice is the one that counts; confirm it from the A-number through EOIR’s hotline at 1-800-898-7180. See also our LaSalle Immigration Court page.

On the October 2026 edition of EOIR’s List of Pro Bono Legal Service Providers, which has no Mississippi section, the entries under LaSalle Immigration Court (Jena, Louisiana) are:

EOIR states that it does not endorse any of the organizations or attorneys on its list.

Feedback, complaints, and oversight

To report a concern about conditions at this facility or the conduct of an ICE or contract employee, contact the ERO New Orleans Field Office that oversees this facility, or file a complaint with the DHS Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL). On its own Make a Civil Rights Complaint page DHS publishes one channel — the online portal at engage.dhs.gov/crcl-complaint; CBP additionally publishes, for the same office, the e-mail address CRCL@dhs.gov, fax (202) 401-4708, and the postal address DHS/CRCL, Compliance Branch, 2707 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE, Mail Stop #0190, Washington, DC 20528-0190. The DHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) hotline is 1-800-323-8603.

This facility’s own ICE page adds these channels:

• Comments on the service provided, or a misconduct complaint to the field office: Field Office Director, Enforcement and Removal Operations, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 1250 Poydras Street, New Orleans, LA 70113.
• ICE Office of Professional Responsibility (by mail): Director, Office of Professional Responsibility, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 500 12th Street, SW, Suite 1049, Mailstop 5099, Washington, DC 20536-5005.
• ICE OPR Integrity Coordination Center: 1-833-4ICE-OPR or ICEOPRIntake@ice.dhs.gov.
• DHS OIG in writing: DHS Office of Inspector General, Attn: Office of Investigations - Hotline, 245 Murray Drive, Building 410 Stop: 2600, Washington, DC 20528 · fax (202) 245-5217 · DHSOIGHOTLINE@DHS.GOV.

A news reporter who wants to interview someone held here must apply in writing to the New Orleans Field Office of Enforcement and Removal Operations. ICE says a detainee has the right not to be interviewed, photographed or recorded, and the reporter must first obtain the detainee’s written permission.

ICE inspection record

ICE’s Office of Detention Oversight (ODO), part of ICE’s Office of Professional Responsibility, inspected this facility on May 5–7, 2026 (ODO report, Inspection 2026-001-047); as of October 10, 2026 it is the most recent Adams County report on ICE’s ODO facility inspections page. What the report says:

• Who runs it: the facility opened in 2007 and is owned and operated by CoreCivic, LLC; ERO began housing detainees there in 2019 under ERO New Orleans. It is a dedicated ICE detention facility operating under the Performance-Based National Detention Standards (PBNDS) 2011 (Revised 2016), and it holds male detainees of low, medium-low, medium-high and high security classification for periods longer than 72 hours.
• Staffing and services: ERO deportation officers are assigned full time and on site daily Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Trinity Services provides food service, CoreCivic provides medical care, and Keefe Commissary Network provides commissary. The facility was accredited by the American Correctional Association in January 2024 and the National Commission on Correctional Health Care in February 2024, and was DHS PREA certified after a July 2025 audit.
• Findings: compliant with 24 of 28 standards reviewed; 26 deficiencies in the other 4 standards, none priority-component and none repeat. 23 were under Use of Force and Restraints: in 4 of 15 use-of-force files, the facility did not conduct after-action reviews, did not review the audiovisual recordings, and did not complete or forward the required reports. The others: 8 of 25 classification files had no classification-supervisor review; quarterly inventories of detainee baggage and non-valuable property were not done in 2 of 4 quarters; and ERO New Orleans answered 20 of 25 detainee requests in 5 to 6 business days, against a 3-business-day standard.
• Detainee interviews: ODO interviewed 48 detainees; none alleged discrimination, mistreatment or abuse, and all 48 reported satisfaction with facility services.
• Rating: Acceptable/Adequate. At the previous inspection (January 14–16, 2025, report), ODO reviewed 28 standards, found 4 deficiencies and rated the facility Superior; ODO says compliance has trended downward since.

ODO redacts bed-capacity and population counts in the published report; for population, see the ICE statistics box above.

Earlier inspections

• July 11–13, 2023 follow-up: ODO reviewed 20 standards under PBNDS 2011 (Revised 2016), found compliance with 17, and identified six deficiencies in the remaining three standards. Source.
• July 11–13, 2023, additional finding: ODO’s follow-up report identified problems with 299 out of 853 requests: ERO New Orleans staff did not document responses to 220 and responded to 79 between 4 and 22 business days after receipt.
• March 1–3, 2022: ODO’s inspection report found that all seven reviewed files with delayed initial classifications lacked a documented reason for the delay.
• July 6–9, 2020 inspection: ODO found that the facility’s fire and smoke alarm system had failed its most recent annual fire-marshal inspection, on December 2, 2019 (Deficiency EH&S-1). Source.
• July 6–9, 2020, additional finding: ODO’s inspection report found that the detainee handbook omitted the policy or procedure for using personal funds to pay for legal services.

Related procedural resources

• Know Your Rights — what to do if ICE detains you
• EOIR immigration court schedules and procedures
• BIA-recognized legal-aid organizations in Mississippi
• LaSalle Immigration Court (Jena, Louisiana)
• Immigration courts serving Mississippi
• Other ICE detention facilities in Mississippi
• All facilities under the New Orleans Field Office
• How to send money to someone in ICE detention