David L. Moss Criminal Justice Center (Tulsa County Jail)

The David L. Moss Criminal Justice Center (DLMCJC), which the sheriff’s office says is also known as the Tulsa County Jail, is the county jail at 300 N. Denver Avenue in Tulsa, Oklahoma, run by the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office. ICE’s FY2026 detention statistics list it as “Tulsa County Jail (David L. Moss Justice Ctr)” and show it holding ICE detainees under the ERO Dallas Field Office. The details below come from the sheriff’s office’s own pages and from ICE’s published inspection and agreement records, each attributed.

What sets this jail apart for families: ICE’s August 2026 inspection report classifies it as holding ICE detainees for less than 72 hours (although ICE’s own FY2026 statistics above show a somewhat longer average stay, and ODO reviewed records of detainees held 72 hours or more), while the sheriff’s visiting rules say family members cannot visit during the first seven days of a person’s detention. The sheriff’s office also has two 287(g) agreements with ICE on ICE’s current list.

Facility quick reference

The sheriff’s office says the jail opened in 1997 with 1,714 beds, and that a 2017 addition of mental-health units and two open dorm-style units raised its total capacity to 2,020 beds. The sheriff’s office says the jail is staffed around the clock by detention officers and by medical and mental-health professionals. ICE’s inspection report names Turn Key Health Clinics as the medical provider; the sheriff’s page gives a medical information helpline for Turnkey Medical at 1-800-246-0881.

How to find someone held here

1. Start with ICE. Use the ICE Online Detainee Locator System at locator.ice.gov: search by the person’s A-number and country of birth, or by full name, country of birth and date of birth.
2. The sheriff’s lookup tools. The sheriff’s jail information page links a “Search by Name” inmate database and a “Booking ID List” through the Tulsa County Inmate Information Center. When we checked on September 26, 2026, the Inmate Information Center address showed a notice reading “Tulsa County IIC has been replaced, and you will be redirected to new application,” so the lookup may have moved. The sheriff’s pages do not say whether people held for ICE appear in these lists.
3. The sheriff’s ICE link. The sheriff’s jail information page has a section titled “Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE)” that says: “For issues related to ICE detainees please follow this link,” pointing readers to ICE rather than to the jail.
4. Spanish materials. The sheriff’s pages post a booking-process video in Spanish and an inmate handbook in Spanish (“Manual para Internos”) alongside the English versions.

Visiting

The rules below are the jail’s general visiting rules; the sheriff’s pages do not publish separate visiting rules for people held for ICE.

Video visits. The sheriff’s office says video visitation is provided by a third-party vendor, TechFriends, and that anyone with internet access can schedule a time to video visit someone held at the jail. For details, the sheriff points to the vendor’s website, JailATM.com.

On-site visits. On-site visits are non-contact and take place at the jail. The sheriff’s page says:

• Days and hours: Fridays and Saturdays, between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. General information: (918) 596-8900.
• Who may visit: “Only immediate documented relatives” — mothers, fathers, grandmothers, grandfathers, sons, daughters, wife, husband and siblings of the inmate. The page says: “no friends or fiancés.”
• Register first: anyone wanting to visit must complete and submit the New Visitor Registration Form (the online Visitor Request System linked from the sheriff’s page). The jail’s visitation contact page gives the email DLM-DLMVisits@tcso.org.

From the sheriff’s “DLM Visitor’s Request Form Instructions and Visitation Rules” (a PDF posted under a 2017 upload path; the form itself is undated; checked October 19, 2026):

• Approval time: the sheriff’s office uses the form for a background check and says a decision to approve or deny the request is made “within 10 days of receipt”; a visit can be scheduled only after the approval notice.
• False or missing answers: the form says anyone who falsifies or purposely omits information “WILL BE DENIED VISITATION PRIVILEGES AND MUST WAIT 120 DAYS TO REAPPLY.”
• Probation or parole: the form says a visitor on probation or parole must get approval from the probation or parole officer to visit.
• Lateness: “IF YOU ARRIVE LATE FOR A SCHEDULED VISIT, THAT VISIT WILL BE CANCELLED.”
• At arrival: the form says a copy of the visitor’s driver’s license or state ID and documents substantiating the relationship with the inmate must be presented at the jail for the visit.

From the sheriff’s “Rules for Visitation” (a PDF posted under a 2018 upload path; the document itself is undated):

• First seven days: “Visitors may not visit during the first seven (7) days of inmate detention while the background is being processed.” Only attorneys, approved clergy members and bondspersons have access in that period. The rules do not say whether this also applies to video visits.
• Frequency: each inmate is allowed one visit per week, and a visitor cannot visit more than one inmate per week, unless the Jail Administrator grants a special visit in writing.
• Search: visitors are searched with a hand-held scanner and a metal detector. No personal items go past the last metal detector, including cell phones, food, drinks and tobacco.
• Children: visitors under 18 must be with a parent or guardian. Children under 16 are not permitted in the upstairs visitation area unless court-ordered or approved by the Jail Administrator.
• Denials: visitors on ankle monitors are denied access. Visitors who falsely represent their identity, or who appear to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol, are permanently suspended from visiting.
• Dress code: no gloves, coats, jackets, hoodies, hats or head coverings (religious coverings excepted) past the lobby; nothing that exposes the stomach, back, shoulders, chest or midriff; no dresses, skirts or shorts more than three inches above the knee when seated; no tank, crop, halter or tube tops; no leggings, spandex or tight sweat suits; no clothing that resembles a law-enforcement uniform; and no red, orange, or black-and-white medical scrubs.

Money, phone calls and mail

For how deposits work at ICE facilities in general, see how to send money to someone in ICE detention.

Deposits to the trust account. The sheriff’s page says people held at the jail can receive funds:

• At the kiosks in the DLMCJC front lobby, which accept cash and credit cards “for a nominal fee.”
• Online at www.jailATM.com or www.CSGpay.com.
• By mail, as a money order or cashier’s check, addressed this way:

David L. Moss Criminal Justice Center
Inmate's Name/Inmate's ID #
300 North Denver Avenue
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103

The inmate’s name and DLMCJC number must be written on the money order, but not in the “Pay to the Order” space, and the envelope must have a return address. The sheriff says a money order or cashier’s check with information that is not legible, complete and correct will be returned to the sender. “DLMCJC does not accept cash or personal checks of any kind”; cash received by mail is returned to the sender.

Phone calls. As of September 26, 2026, the sheriff’s jail information and detention pages did not name an inmate phone provider or publish call rates. The sheriff’s page says that after booking, a person is allowed to make phone calls to arrange bond or to notify friends and family.

Letters. The sheriff’s page gives this address format:

Inmate's full name and DLM #
C/O David L. Moss
300 N Denver Ave.
Tulsa, OK 74103

• Accepted: letters and postcards (the sheriff prefers metered or preprinted postage-paid envelopes); plain greeting cards (not oversized, thick, embossed, two-ply, or with ribbons or sound devices); photographs no larger than 5×7 inches with no backing (no Polaroids); newspapers mailed directly by the publisher; and books only from Amazon Fulfillment Services or Barnes & Noble, ordered with the person’s name and DLM number.
• Refused: anything in a padded envelope or box; any currency or negotiable item (cash, checks, money orders) inside a letter; postage stamps, stickers, stationery or envelopes; laminated items; anything written in crayon, marker or white-out; perfume, lipstick or other substances on the envelope or letter; and food.

Inmate handbook, February 2018 edition (local supplement). The sheriff’s inmate handbook, posted under a 2018 upload path, is dated “Edition: February 2018”. The rules and fees below are what that 2018 edition set; they are not a current fee schedule. The 2018 edition said:

• Money orders: cashier’s checks or money orders “that are not made payable to the Tulsa County Inmate Trust Account will be returned to the sender.”
• Medical co-pays (2018 edition): an $8 co-payment for a medical visit and a $3 co-payment for each medication, charged to the inmate’s account; the handbook said “No inmate will be denied health care due to lack of funds.”
• Commissary: available at a minimum of twice per week, ordered through the kiosk in the pod.
• Indigent status: after 30 days in jail, with no commissary balance, no spending in the last two purchase sessions and less than $15 on the trust account, a person was classified as indigent and could receive items such as paper, pencils, postcards/envelopes, deodorant and shampoo once a month, free of charge.
• Law library: an e-library open Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., requested through the kiosk, with exemption requests made in writing to the grievance coordinator when a specific condition prevented use of the system; each session was limited to one hour, and access was dictated by facility safety and security and limited to no more than five times a week. For special circumstances requiring additional access, the handbook provided for an additional request to the Law Library Officer, with proper consideration given.
• Grievances: a grievance had to be filed within seven days of the incident, after the earlier request steps, and the handbook said no Sheriff’s Office employee would retaliate for filing or withdrawing one.
• Special diets (2018 edition): the handbook required requests for medical or religious diets through the inmate kiosk or an Inmate Request Form, addressed to medical staff for medical diets and to the chaplain for religious meals.
• Property after transfer (2018 edition): the handbook said that property unclaimed within 14 days after transport to another facility would be destroyed or donated.
• Healthcare grievances (2018 edition): the handbook specified review by a medical administrator within 72 hours for grievances about access to healthcare involving unresolved medical issues; other healthcare issues used a sick-call request.

Lawyers and immigration court

Attorney visits. The sheriff’s visitation rules say attorney visits take place in the contact visitation rooms unless a non-contact visit is requested, and that attorneys and their representatives (investigators, paralegals, law students) may visit “in reasonable numbers for business purposes.” Hours are 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.; emergency visits after 7:00 p.m. are at the Shift Supervisor’s discretion. The rules say:

• Attorneys may be asked for a state bar card and matching identification; representatives need photo ID and written authorization from the attorney.
• Interpreters accompanying an attorney for a contact visit must have a valid court-issued interpreter card.
• Everything an attorney brings in must be in a clear container.
• Attorney visits do not count toward the person’s weekly visit.

Immigration court. EOIR’s Immigration Court Administrative Control List (updated September 28, 2026) lists “David L. Moss Correctional Center, Tulsa, OK” under the Aurora Immigration Court (3130 N. Oakland Street, Aurora, CO 80010). EOIR says an administrative control court “creates and maintains records of proceedings” for the immigration courts in its area, and that the courts it lists “may have jurisdiction” over charging documents relating to people in custody at the facilities listed, so the court that handles a specific hearing can differ. See immigration courts in Oklahoma for courts and procedures, and BIA-recognized legal help in Oklahoma for BIA-recognized organizations in Oklahoma.

How ICE uses this jail

• Contract type — ICE’s records differ. ICE’s FY2026 detention statistics spreadsheet (released July 20, 2026) lists the contract type as IGSA. ICE’s August 2026 Office of Detention Oversight report says: “The facility is a United States Marshals Service (USMS) contracted detention facility where ICE is an authorized user,” operating under the USMS Federal Performance Based Detention Standards (May 2025). ICE also publishes, among its detention facility contracts, an agreement titled “70CDCR21DIG000001 P00001: Tulsa County Jail – Tulsa, OK” (page updated March 21, 2024).
• Short stays. ICE’s fiscal year 2026 detention statistics show an average stay of only a few days. Separately, ICE’s August 2026 inspection report classifies the jail as holding male and female detainees “for periods less than 72 hours,” although the same report reviewed records of detainees held 72 hours or longer. A person found here today may be moved soon; recheck the ICE locator.
• ICE staff on site. ICE’s report says ERO deportation officers are not assigned full-time to the facility, and that a sheriff handles daily facility operations.
• 287(g) is a separate program. ICE’s 287(g) participating-agency list (downloaded September 26, 2026) shows the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office under two models: Jail Enforcement Model, signed June 8, 2020, and Task Force Model, signed July 7, 2026. ICE’s published addendum to the 2020 agreement describes it as the agreement “by which ICE delegates nominated, trained, certified, and authorized LEA personnel to perform certain immigration enforcement functions.” The same list shows Task Force Model agreements for five police departments in Tulsa County: Bixby (signed April 30, 2026), Collinsville (April 22, 2026), Glenpool (September 10, 2026), Owasso (September 2, 2026) and Sperry (August 14, 2026). 287(g) is not the agreement under which the jail houses ICE detainees.

Oversight and inspections

ICE Office of Detention Oversight inspection, July 15 – August 13, 2026 (Inspection 2026-006-124, ERO Dallas), including a one-day on-site visit on August 13, 2026:

• ODO assessed 21 standards under the USMS Federal Performance Based Detention Standards (May 2025) and found the jail compliant with 20.
• One deficiency (intake health screening): ODO reviewed 7 medical records for detainees in ICE custody for 72 hours or longer and found that in 6 of 7, detainees “did not receive a tuberculin skin test or chest x-ray.”
• ODO says it attempted to speak with each detainee housed at the facility, but the detainees declined to be interviewed.
• The report’s comparison table rates the facility Superior in both FY2024 and FY2026. In its last inspection, in FY2024, ODO found 5 deficiencies, all in Environmental Health and Safety.
• The report says the jail was accredited by the National Commission on Correctional Health Care in October 2021 and by the American Correctional Association in December 2021, and that in January 2023 it was audited under the DHS Prison Rape Elimination Act standards and found compliant.

ICE’s ODO facility inspections page lists reports for this jail from 2012, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2023 and 2024, and the July 15 – August 13, 2026 inspection. As of September 26, 2026, we found no entry for this jail on ICE’s detainee death reporting page and no DHS Office of Inspector General report naming it.

287(g) agreements in Tulsa County

This facility is in Tulsa County, Oklahoma (per the U.S. Census Bureau geocoder for the address ICE publishes). ICE's 287(g) participating-agencies workbook, dated October 9, 2026, records 7 agreements 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.

The table below shows the sheriff’s agreements in ICE’s list as of October 9, 2026 (checked October 24, 2026).

ICE’s agreement for the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office limits participating personnel’s immigration functions to their regular detention duties while assigned to the agency’s jail or correctional facilities. The Sheriff’s Office jail information page refers issues involving ICE detainees to its linked ICE resource (checked October 24, 2026).

Source: ICE — 287(g) Participating Agencies (ICE list as of October 9, 2026, retrieved 2026-10-09).

287(g) models and detainers.

Related resources

• Know your rights
• How to send money to someone in ICE detention
• Immigration courts in Oklahoma
• BIA-recognized legal help in Oklahoma
• Other ICE detention facilities in Oklahoma
• All facilities under the Dallas Field Office
• ICE detention movement data
• All ICE detention facilities

General information, not legal advice. Visiting, deposit, phone and mail rules are set by the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office and its vendors and can change at any time; details above were checked against the sheriff’s own pages and ICE’s published records on September 26, 2026. Confirm current instructions with the jail before you travel or send money. For a specific case, contact a licensed immigration attorney or a BIA-accredited representative.