Dodge Detention Facility

Dodge Detention Facility is an ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) detention facility located in Juneau, Wisconsin. It falls under the Chicago Field Office ERO field office area of responsibility.

Facility quick reference

How to locate or contact a detainee

ICE’s tool for locating someone in its custody is the ICE Online Detainee Locator System at locator.ice.gov. A search needs the person’s A-number (Alien Registration Number) and country of birth, or their full name, country of birth, and date of birth.

ICE publishes two different numbers for this facility. To ask whether someone is held here, the number is (312) 347-2400. To leave an urgent message for a detainee, the number is (920) 386-3743; ICE says the caller gives the detainee’s full name, alien registration number (A-number), and the caller’s own name and a phone number where the caller can be reached, and the facility passes the message on. Detainees cannot receive incoming calls — they place outgoing calls themselves. ICE asks callers to have the person’s biographical information ready (full legal name and any aliases, date of birth, and country of birth). ICE gives the hours of the detainee-information line (312) 347-2400 as 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. (checked October 16, 2026). The visiting schedule is below.

Visiting in person

Per ICE’s page for this facility (checked October 16, 2026):

• Friends and family: one hour of visitation per week, which can be divided into two 30-minute visits. All family or other social visits are non-contact. The visiting day depends on the first letter of the detainee’s last name (times are Central Time):

• Arrival: all visitors must arrive 45 minutes before the scheduled visit time, to allow for security processing.
• ID: adult visitors must present a valid, verifiable government-issued identification card to enter.
• Minors must be accompanied by an adult guardian (18 years or older) and must not be left unaccompanied in the waiting room, visiting room or any other area.
• Search and restrictions: 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 of any kind; no electronic devices (cell phones, pagers, radios, etc.) in the secure areas; visitors may not carry any items into the visitation area or pass items to detainees. Visitors who are or appear to be intoxicated are not allowed to visit.
• Parking: visitor parking is available across from the facility.
• Phone and tablets: detainees can transfer funds from their commissary accounts to their phone accounts. This facility has tablets; ICE points to gettingout.com for information on sending a non-confidential message.
• Clergy may visit at any time but must make prior arrangements with the Chaplain’s Office. Consular officials may meet their detained nationals at any time; ICE requests that they make prior arrangements with an ICE Officer to the extent possible, through chi-ero-detained@ice.dhs.gov, and bring appropriate credentials.

Sending mail, commissary funds, and personal items

ICE’s page for this facility gives two different mailing addresses: one for personal mail and one for legal mail (both listed below, checked October 16, 2026). Letters must be addressed in that format and must include the sender’s name and address. ICE’s page also says incoming mail “is not read upon opening, only inspected by the delivering officer,” and that detainees may seal their outgoing letters. ICE’s Office of Detention Oversight inspected this facility in April 2025 under the National Detention Standards 2019 (see the inspection record below). Under ICE’s National Detention Standards, Revised 2019, §5.1(E), 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). An ordinary letter is not special correspondence under that standard. 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

Per ICE’s page for this facility (checked October 16, 2026):

• Personal mail goes to a P.O. Box, not to the jail in Juneau, and is digitally scanned to the tablets for viewing:

Dodge County Jail, Wisconsin
[Detainee name]; [Detainee Administrative File Number (A Number)]
PO Box 247
Phoenix, MD 21131

• Legal mail goes to the facility’s street address:

Dodge County Jail, Wisconsin
[Detainee name]; [Detainee Administrative File Number (A Number)]
216 W. Center Street
Juneau, WI 53039

• Commissary deposits: ICE lists ConnectNetwork GTL at (866) 732-9098 or www.gtlconnect.com. Funds can also be sent as United States Postal Service money orders to the personal-mail address above, with the detainee name plus the last four digits of the A-number on the money order; the processing officer gives a receipt for all funds received. ICE says detainees “are cautioned not to have cash sent to them in the mail.”
• Packages: ICE says the Chicago Field Office detained unit is emailed at chi-ero-detained@ice.dhs.gov before a package is sent. A detainee may receive only items determined to be necessary for the sole purpose of travel or release from custody, with the ICE Deportation Officer’s approval.
• 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, laptop computers, radios, etc.) are accepted.
• Outgoing mail and stamps: detainees may buy stamps; ICE says “Generally, there is no limit to the amount of correspondence detainees may send at their own expense.” Indigent detainees (no means of financial support and no funds in their facility account) get a postage allowance at government expense. Outgoing mail is routed to the post office within 24 hours of receipt by facility staff. ICE also says a mail pick-up and delivery schedule is posted in all housing units (checked October 19, 2026).
• Transfers and departures: only legal mail is forwarded; general correspondence is endorsed “Return to Sender” and returned to the post office.

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

Per ICE’s page for this facility (checked October 16, 2026):

• In-person attorney visits: attorneys and/or paralegals may visit their clients seven days a week, including holidays and weekends, from 7:30 a.m.–11 a.m., 12:30 p.m.–4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.–9:30 p.m. (ICE says this totals 10 hours per day; checked October 19, 2026). ICE says visits are scheduled by calling ahead at (920) 386-3743.
• Attorney phone calls are scheduled by sending a fax on official letterhead to (920) 386-3243; 24-hour notice is required.
• G-28s can be submitted through ERO eFile. Facility staff do not have access to ERO eFile, and ICE says legal representatives should download copies of their submitted G-28 for any in-person or remote legal visit.
• Case information: requests go to CHI Detained at chi-ero-detained@ice.dhs.gov; this mailbox does not accept applications for Stay of Removal or Case Appeals.
• Identifying the Deportation Officer: ICE says this is done by email to the Chicago Field Office detained unit at the same address; a G-28 must be on file for any information to be disclosed.
• Pro bono list: posted in all detainee housing units and updated quarterly; contacting an organization for an appointment is the detainee’s responsibility.
• ICE’s page for this facility lists no scheduling procedure for legal video visits.

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 (checked October 16, 2026) adds these channels:

• 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.
• DHS OIG, as listed on the ICE page: 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 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 by the media, and the reporter must first obtain the detainee’s written permission. Media inquiries about ICE go to ICEMedia@ice.dhs.gov.

ICE inspection record

ICE’s Office of Detention Oversight (ODO), part of ICE’s Office of Professional Responsibility, carried out Compliance Inspection 2025-001-004 of this facility, named Dodge County Jail in the report, on April 1–3, 2025 (ERO Chicago) (ODO report). Per ICE’s April 2025 inspection report:

• Standard: findings are organized by the National Detention Standards (NDS) 2019.
• Deficiencies described in the findings section:

• Detainee interviews: ODO interviewed 25 detainees who voluntarily agreed to participate; eight more declined. None alleged discrimination, mistreatment or abuse, and all reported satisfaction with the facility services.

Earlier inspections

ODO’s earlier reports on this facility (they name it Dodge County Jail or Dodge County Detention Facility) say:

• August 13–15, 2024 — Follow-Up Compliance Inspection 2024-002-418 (NDS 2019) (report): ODO interviewed 10 detainees; 20 more declined. ODO found, as a repeat deficiency, that staff did not photocopy identity documents for the files nor forward the originals to ERO Chicago, and found, also as a repeat deficiency, that staff did not sign and date the post orders before assuming the post.
• March 12–14, 2024 — Compliance Inspection 2024-102-317 (NDS 2019) (report): ODO interviewed 26 detainees. Findings included emergency plans with no procedures for evacuating detainees with disabilities, and a detainee who arrived on February 23, 2024 but did not receive his physical examination or mental health screening until March 12, 2024.
• April 4–6, 2023 — Compliance Inspection 2023-001-077 (NDS 2000) (report): ODO found the indoor recreation areas had no access to sunlight and no access to natural light, both marked as repeat deficiencies.
• August 23–25, 2022 — Follow-Up Compliance Inspection (NDS 2000) (report).
• February 28 – March 4, 2022 — Compliance Inspection (NDS 2000) (report): ODO interviewed 10 detainees by telephone. Findings included no orientation video shown to newly arriving detainees since November 2021, and no monthly fire and safety inspections by the maintenance (safety) staff.
• August 16–19, 2021 — Follow-Up Compliance Inspection (NDS 2000) (report).
• August 1–3, 2017: ODO reported that the facility handbook did not explain classification levels or the conditions and restrictions applicable to each (report).
• April 8–10, 2014: ODO reported reviewing 17 standards, finding compliance with 12 and seven deficiencies across the remaining five (report).
• August 2012: ODO’s April 2014 report records an earlier inspection that reviewed 14 standards, found 18 deficiencies and found compliance with six standards (2014 report).

287(g) agreements in Dodge County

This facility is in Dodge County, Wisconsin (per the U.S. Census Bureau geocoder for the address ICE publishes). ICE's 287(g) participating-agencies workbook, dated October 9, 2026, records 1 agreement with agencies in that county:

Source: ICE, 287(g) program (participating-agencies workbook). A 287(g) agreement is between ICE and the law-enforcement agency; on its own it says nothing about this facility. What each model means · all agreements by state.

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