Clark County Jail in Jeffersonville, Indiana (501 E Court Avenue, just across the Ohio River from Louisville) is a county jail that has housed ICE detainees since April 2025 under a rider on its federal inmate-housing agreement, capped at 150 ICE detainees at a time. It falls under the Chicago Field Office.
Two things about this facility routinely trip families up: all social visits are video-only, and detainee mail does not go to the jail — it goes to an out-of-state scanning address in Kentucky.
Facility quick reference
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Facility name | Clark County Jail |
| Address | 501 E Court Avenue, Suite 159, Jeffersonville, IN 47130 |
| Facility phone | (812) 283-4471 (24 hours) |
| Detainee mail | [Name – ID], Clark County Jail, IN, PO Box 76550, Highland Heights, KY 41076 |
| Video visitation | inmatesales.com or 1-866-340-7879 (24-hr advance) |
| Visitation rules | clarkcosheriff.com/visitation |
| ERO field office | Chicago Field Office — (872) 351-3990 |
| Case information email | Chicago.Outreach@ice.dhs.gov |
| Official ICE page | ice.gov/detain/detention-facilities/clark-county-jail |
| Last verified | 2026-06-11 |
ADP = average daily population; ALOS = average length of stay, both FY2026 averages (not a same-day count). Source: ICE Detention Management, FY2026 (released 2026-07-20).
How to locate or contact a detainee
Use the ICE Online Detainee Locator at locator.ice.gov with the person’s A-number and country of birth, or full name plus date and country of birth. The jail’s main line (812) 283-4471 answers 24 hours for detainee location and urgent messages. For immigration-case questions, email Chicago.Outreach@ice.dhs.gov or call the Chicago ERO Field Office at (872) 351-3990.
Visitation — video only
There are no in-person contact visits. Schedule video visits at least 24 hours ahead via inmatesales.com or 1-866-340-7879:
- On-site video terminals: Monday–Friday 9:30 a.m.–7 p.m.; Saturday–Sunday 9 a.m.–noon.
- Remote video visits (from a phone or computer): no frequency limit.
- Attorneys: legal visit hours Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–5 p.m. ET; arrange via courtlist@clarkcosheriff.com or (812) 283-4471 ext. 3164/3143.
Current rules: clarkcosheriff.com/visitation.
Mail and money — read this twice
- Mail: letters are scanned offsite. Address them: [Detainee name – ID], Clark County Jail, IN, PO Box 76550, Highland Heights, KY 41076. Mail sent to the Jeffersonville street address does not reach detainees.
- Money and phone funds: deposit through correctpay.com; commissary orders through orders.tigercommissary.com. Include the detainee’s full name and ID.
Legal and court information
EOIR automated hotline 1-800-898-7180 (A-number ready); BIA (703) 305-0289. Detained cases for this region are heard by the Chicago immigration court system — confirm the assigned court on the EOIR line before any filing.
Complaints and oversight
ERO Chicago Field Office (101 W Ida B Wells Drive, Suite 4000, Chicago, IL 60605, (872) 351-3990; detained unit CHI-ERO-Detained@ice.dhs.gov), DHS CRCL (civil.rights@hq.dhs.gov), or the DHS OIG hotline 1-800-323-8603 — regardless of immigration status.