Daviess County Detention Center

Daviess County Detention Center is an ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) detention facility located in Owensboro, Kentucky. It falls under the Chicago Field Office ERO field office area of responsibility. The detention center’s own website describes it as a full-service jail with an average daily population of around 600 county, state and federal inmates, staffed by around eighty-five deputy jailers, with 24-hour medical care contracted to Southern Health Partners and food and commissary provided by Kellwell (checked October 19, 2026).

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: (270) 685-8466. Give the detainee’s full name, alien registration number (A-number), and your 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 this number can be called “at any time” (checked October 16, 2026). ICE’s page also says non-confidential messages to a detainee are sent through CorrectPay.com.

Visiting in person

As of October 16, 2026, ICE’s page for this facility (updated 08/06/2026) says:

• No in-person public visits: “There are no in-person public visits available at this facility.” All family or other social visits are non-contact.
• Video visits/chats: they “may be available online 16 hours after inmate is booked into facility” through CorrectPay.com, and are available 24 hours a day except during head counts, which ICE gives as about 7–8 a.m., 3–4 p.m. and 11 p.m.–12 a.m.
• Phone minutes: money for phone calls is placed on the detainee’s account through InmateSales at (702) 829-3001 or www.InmateSales.com.
• Consular officials may meet with their detained nationals at any time. ICE requests that they make prior arrangements with the ICE officer to the extent possible and bring appropriate credentials; the ICE officer is reached through the Chicago detained unit at CHI-ERO-Detained@ice.dhs.gov or (872) 351-3990.
• Clergy may visit at any time but must make prior arrangements with the Chaplain’s Office.
• Search and entry rules: everyone requesting admittance is subject to a pat-down search, an inspection of belongings and a metal scan search; anyone refusing a reasonable search is not admitted. No firearms or weapons; no electronic devices (cell phones, pagers, radios, etc.) in the secure areas. Visitors who are or appear to be intoxicated are not allowed to visit. No visitor may pass or attempt to pass items to detainees or carry items into the visitation area.
• Parking: free public parking is available at the facility.

What the detention center’s own visitation page says (checked October 19, 2026)

ICE’s page and the detention center’s own page conflict on video-visit timing and platform. ICE’s page says video visits may be available 16 hours after booking through CorrectPay.com, with head counts at about 7–8 a.m., 3–4 p.m. and 11 p.m.–12 a.m. The Daviess County Detention Center’s own “Visits - Information and Rules” page (checked October 19, 2026) says video visits may be available 24 hours after booking through inmatesales.com, with head counts at about 6:30a–8a, 2:30p–4p and 10:30p–12a. The facility page’s own wording:

• Timing and platform: the facility page says video visits may be available online 24 hours after an inmate is booked, through inmatesales.com (ICE’s page says 16 hours, through CorrectPay.com). It lists head counts at about 6:30a–8a, 2:30p–4p and 10:30p–12a (ICE’s page gives about 7–8 a.m., 3–4 p.m. and 11 p.m.–12 a.m.).
• Cost: one free 15-minute visit is permitted per inmate per week; the page says paid visits are charged by the minute, at 17 cents per minute in its Spanish text (“17 centavos por minuto”; the English text reads “.17 cents per minute”).
• Booking: visitation appointments may be made by the visitor, and the inmate and visitor receive a notification or reminder of the scheduled visit. Visitors may report visit issues online through inmatesales.com or by calling 1-859-334-0959.
• Monitoring and conduct: all visits are monitored and recorded except preapproved confidential visits. The dress code bars nudity, clothing deemed inappropriate, exposed undergarments, gang attire and anything covering the head; visits may be terminated for a rule violation by any party or for safety or security reasons.

Sending mail, commissary funds, and personal items

For this facility, ICE’s page says letters must be addressed with the detainee’s name and the last four digits of the A-number (address block below) and must include the sender’s name and address. Each facility publishes its own exact format; check the facility’s page at ice.gov before mailing. This facility’s own ICE page says incoming mail “is not read upon opening, only inspected by the delivery officer” and that detainees may seal their outgoing letters (checked October 16, 2026). Under ICE’s National Detention Standards, Revised 2019, §5.1(E) — a national standard cited here for comparison only — incoming general mail is opened and inspected for contraband, and outgoing general mail may be inspected and read if it is addressed to another detainee or staff have reason to believe it threatens the facility’s security or order, endangers someone, or could facilitate criminal activity. Only special correspondence — mail to or from attorneys and other legal representatives, courts and judges, government attorneys, embassies and consulates, the President and Vice President of the United States, members of Congress, the Department of Justice (including the immigration courts), DHS (including ICE/ERO, IHSC, CRCL and the DHS Inspector General), grievance administrators, and the news media — may not be read or copied by staff. Incoming special correspondence is inspected for contraband in the detainee’s presence; outgoing special correspondence is not opened, inspected or read, and if a need exists, any inspection takes place in the detainee’s presence. The standard limits any inspection to detecting physical contraband and confirming that enclosures qualify as special correspondence. Mail counts as special correspondence only if the envelope unambiguously identifies the title and office of the sender (incoming mail) or of the addressee (outgoing 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

Checked October 16, 2026, on ICE’s page for this facility:

• Mail address:

Daviess County Detention Center
C/O Detainee Name, last four digits of the A Number
3337 Highway 144
Owensboro, KY 42303

• Letters must include the sender’s name and address; all incoming mail is subject to screening for contraband and delivered to the detainee. Outgoing mail is routed to the post office within 24 hours of receipt by facility staff, and a pick-up and delivery schedule is posted in all housing units.
• Commissary money online: through CorrectPay.com.
• Money by mail: detainees may also receive funds by United States Postal Service money orders sent to the address above, referencing the detainee’s name plus the last four digits of the A-number. The processing officer provides a receipt for all funds received. ICE cautions detainees not to have cash sent to them in the mail.
• Phone funds: through www.Inmatesales.com.
• Packages: a detainee may receive only items determined necessary for the sole purpose of travel or release from custody, with the approval of the ICE Deportation Officer. ICE asks senders to contact CHI-ERO-Detained@ice.dhs.gov before sending a package.
• Luggage for removal: one small piece is allowed; if the detainee has no baggage, one 40 lb bag can be sent or delivered after approval from the Supervisory Detention and Deportation Officer. No electronic devices (cell phones, electric razors, laptop computers, radios, etc.) are accepted.
• Stamps: detainees may buy them; indigent detainees (no means of financial support and no funds in their facility account) receive a postage allowance at government expense.
• Transfers and departures: only legal mail is forwarded; general correspondence is returned to sender.

What the detention center publishes for commissary and mail

• Gift baskets (commissary page, checked October 19, 2026): commissary gift baskets can be ordered by the public online at www.kwcorrections.com or by calling 1-859-376-4230. The order deadline is 6a CST on Mondays and Thursdays for the next delivery date, and the page says inmates who are diabetic or indigent are restricted from receiving gift baskets.
• Commissary limits (same page): there is a $150 maximum purchase per inmate per commissary day; if commissary is offered only once in a week because a holiday falls on a weekday, the maximum is $300. Deliveries are scheduled for Tuesdays and Fridays, all non-food items have 6% sales tax included, and all sales are final.
• Mail timing and couriers (Inmate Handbook 2026, edited 9-2-26, checked October 17, 2026): the handbook says certified or FedEx mail and packages are not permitted to be received at DCDC, and that mail received on Saturdays is not processed on the weekend but is processed and delivered with mail received on Mondays. It adds that newly purchased phone time may take up to two hours to post to phone accounts.

The detention center’s commissary page also states (checked October 19, 2026):

• The detention center sets midnight, CST, on Sundays and Wednesdays as the commissary-order deadline for the next delivery date.
• The detention center says commissary balances are available on the kiosk under the “Transaction History” tab.
• The detention center says inmates in disciplinary segregation are permitted to receive only hygiene, mail or medical supplies through commissary.

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.

Booking legal visits, video calls, and legal calls

Checked October 16, 2026, on ICE’s page for this facility:

• In-person legal visits: legal representatives are authorized to visit their clients 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, in person or in confidential booth visits, and may also register for confidential visits online through CorrectPay.com. “Upon verification and approval by DCDC, these visits will not be monitored or recorded.”
• G-28s can be submitted through ERO eFile. Facility staff do not have access to it, so ICE says legal representatives should download copies of their submitted G-28 for any in-person or remote legal visit.
• VTC meetings and confidential legal calls: ICE says these are requested by email to booking@daviesscojail.org (the facility replies with a confirmed date and time) or by calling (270) 685-8466 ext. 273 or 274. Appointments should be made 24 hours before the desired time, are scheduled 6 a.m. – 9 p.m. in 30 to 60-minute increments, and the number of requests is not limited, but no representative may have more than one 60-minute appointment with a detainee in a single day.
• What the email should include: the representative’s full name and contact information (phone and email), the detainee’s name and A-number, a few proposed dates/times, a scan of the representative’s government-issued ID, a scan of documentation of active legal-representative status (such as a state bar card, attorney license or paralegal license), and the G-28 (unless the call is pre-representational). A legal assistant joining alone also attaches a letter of authorization on the firm’s or organization’s letterhead and a scan of the assistant’s ID.
• Who may attend: only legal representatives, legal assistants and interpreters — no family or friends; outside interpretation services may be contacted during the session. A visitation officer stands outside the room, out of earshot but within eyeshot, and knocks 5 minutes before the cut-off time. Representatives and staff may not video or audio record; violations may result in suspension or permanent revocation of VAV user privileges.
• Case information: requests go to Chicago.Outreach@ice.dhs.gov; this mailbox does not accept applications for Stay of Removal or Case Appeals.
• Identifying the Deportation Officer: ICE says requests go to CHI-ERO-Detained@ice.dhs.gov; a G-28 must be on file for any information to be disclosed.

Sending legal documents to a detained client

ICE says legal representatives can send legal correspondence by email to booking@daviesscojail.org or by fax to (270) 685-8468, marking it as legal correspondence/mail in the subject line, with a cover sheet giving the detainee’s full name, A-number, the sender’s return fax number, the total number of pages, and the notation “Legal Mail.” The documents are inspected for contraband but not read, then delivered. Requests are processed Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., excluding holidays. When timely communication by mail is not possible, the facility administrator may, at his discretion, allow a reasonable amount of electronic written communication. ICE says a list of pro bono legal organizations is posted in all housing units and updated quarterly, and that contacting a provider for an appointment is the detainee’s responsibility; EOIR publishes the List of Pro Bono Legal Service Providers.

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 Chicago 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 (checked October 16, 2026):

• Comments on service, or a misconduct complaint to the field office: Field Office Director, Enforcement and Removal Operations, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 101 W Ida B Wells Drive, Suite 4000, Chicago, Illinois 60605, (872) 351-3990.
• 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.

A news reporter who wants to interview someone held here must apply in writing to the Chicago Field Office, Office of Enforcement and Removal Operations, indicating familiarity with and agreement to comply with the facility rules and regulations provided by staff. 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.

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 Kentucky
• Other ICE detention facilities in Kentucky
• All facilities under the Chicago Field Office