Uinta County Detention Center

Uinta County Detention Center is an ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) detention facility located in Evanston, Wyoming. It falls under the Salt Lake City 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: (307) 783-1020. 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 the detainee-information line (307) 783-1020 can be called between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. (checked October 16, 2026). Family and friends visit remotely; see Visiting in person below.

The county’s Inmate Communications page says staff will not take messages for inmates, while ICE publishes the urgent-message procedure above (both sources checked October 19, 2026).

Visiting in person

What this facility’s ICE page says (checked October 16, 2026):

• Family and friends: “All visitation is remote through NCIC Inmate Communications.” Accounts are set up at NCIC’s Video Visitation or by calling 1-844-724-2076. NCIC supports phone calls, video visits and direct messaging, and all communications are subject to monitoring. Visitation is from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day.
• Messages by tablet: the facility has tablets; ICE points to NCIC.com for how to send a non-confidential message.
• Attorneys: legal representatives may visit in person, but all such visits must be scheduled in advance with facility staff by calling (307) 783-1020.
• Consular officials: may meet with their detained nationals at any time. ICE requests that prior arrangements be made with the ICE Supervisory Deportation Officer, (801) 736-1200, to the extent possible, and that consular officials bring appropriate credentials.
• Clergy: may visit at any time but must make prior arrangements with the facility by calling (307) 783-1020.
• Search: everyone requesting admittance to the facility or the visitation area 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.
• Parking: free public parking is available at the facility.
• What the county’s own page adds (Uinta County Inmate Communications page, last content update March 11, 2026; checked October 19, 2026): all visits are off-site video visits through NCIC, from a computer or any mobile device, and the NCIC app is in the Apple and Google Play stores; visits are scheduled 24 hours ahead; a photo ID, driver’s license or school ID card is required for all visitors; and visiting phones are recorded and sometimes monitored. The county lists visiting each day from 6:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m., while ICE’s page lists 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Sending mail, commissary funds, and personal items

Letters and packages sent to a detainee must show the detainee’s full name and A-number, along with the sender’s name and return address — and each facility publishes its own exact format. 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”. ICE’s 2019 national standard allows more than that. Under ICE’s National Detention Standards, Revised 2019, §5.1(E) — cited here for comparison only, because ICE’s fiscal-year 2026 detention statistics (released July 20, 2026) list the Federal Performance-Based Detention Standards (FPBDS) as the standard of this facility’s last inspection (June 23, 2025), and we have not reviewed that standard’s mail rules — 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

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

• Address format given by ICE:

Detainee Name (last 4 digits of A#)
Uinta County Sheriff’s Office
77 County Rd 109
Evanston, WY 82930

• Letters must include the last four digits of the detainee’s A-number, plus the sender’s name and address. All mail or packages must include the detainee’s name. Regular mail does not require pre-approval. All incoming mail is subject to screening for contraband.
• Outgoing mail: detainees may seal their outgoing letters and place them in the provided receptacle; outgoing mail is routed to the post office within 24 hours of receipt by facility staff. A mail pick-up and delivery schedule is posted in all housing units.
• Clothing, books or similar property must be pre-approved; ICE says approval is handled by Sgt. Adam Davis at addavis@uintacountywy.gov.
• Items for travel or release: a detainee may receive items determined to be necessary for the sole purpose of travel or release from agency custody, with approval of the ICE Deportation Officer. For these packages ICE also says to call (801) 736-1200 before sending.
• Money: money is not to be given directly to the detainee; it can be placed on the detainee’s account using JailATM.
• Stamps: detainees may buy them; indigent detainees (no means of financial support and no funds in their facility account) get a postage allowance at government expense.
• Transfers and departures: ICE says only legal mail is forwarded; general correspondence is endorsed “Return to Sender” and returned to the post office. The county’s Inmate Communications page says the detention center does not forward mail and returns mail for people no longer incarcerated to the sender. The county statement does not distinguish legal mail (both sources checked October 19, 2026).
• 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.

What Uinta County’s own detention pages say about mail, money and commissary

The county’s Inmate Communications and Commissary and Money pages (both last updated March 11, 2026; checked October 19, 2026) say:

• Mail route since March 1, 2026: the county says all inmate mail must be mailed to a processing address in Texas, with the inmate’s name and Sheriff’s Office inmate number:

INMATE NAME
INMATE NUMBER
UINTA COUNTY DETENTION CENTER WYOMING
PO BOX 591
LONGVIEW, TEXAS 75606

ICE’s page for this facility still shows the Evanston address above; the county says legal and medical mail are not accepted at the Longview box and must go to the facility.

• Non-legal mail limits: envelopes need the inmate’s name, inmate number and a return address; only mail within 8.5 x 11 inches is accepted; no more than 5 pages (anything longer is returned to the sender); only the front side of each page is scanned; a maximum of 1 photo per mailing, and with more than one the whole letter is returned and nothing is delivered. Mail is scanned at a central processing location and delivered electronically for viewing on the inmate tablets.
• Not accepted at the Longview box: magazines, bulk mailings, newspapers, approved dropship items or books, which the county says must be sent to the facility. The county also says no money orders or cashier’s checks are accepted by mail; it points to JailATM or a kiosk in the Detention Center lobby for sending money.
• Books: a specific book must be mailed directly from a bookstore or publisher, with nothing written in or added; no hardback books; after release or transfer the book becomes part of the detention library. The county also says books and magazines are available through the Detention Library (checked October 19, 2026).
• Electronic messages (NCIC): $0.25 per message and $0.35 per picture message or document, with no limit on how many can be sent.
• Phones: all calls are recorded and sometimes monitored; outgoing calls are collect unless the inmate has bought phone time. NCIC Inmate Communications runs the phone system; its number for questions or problems is 1-800-943-2189.
• Commissary: the provider is Summit Commissary Food Service, and the county says commissary “is usually ordered on Sunday evenings and delivered on Tuesdays.” Personal hygiene items cannot be brought into the jail and must be bought through commissary. A care pack can be bought through JailATM and sent directly to the inmate.
• Money: the only forms accepted are cash, money orders and cashier’s checks. Cash goes through the Summit ATM in the front lobby (cash, Visa or MasterCard); money orders and cashier’s checks are accepted only in the lobby of the Sheriff’s Office. The detention center can also receive money from JailATM.

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), ICE’s page for this facility gives (703) 605-1007, where callers can obtain automated information or speak with a live representative during office hours (checked October 16, 2026). 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

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

• 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.
• In-person legal visits must be scheduled in advance with facility staff at (307) 783-1020.
• Confidential legal calls: contact facility staff at (307) 783-1020 and say you need to speak with a client; staff return the call on an unrecorded line. For a detainee to place privileged, non-recorded calls to counsel, counsel must call the same number and give the phone number to be designated as a privileged line, which staff configure in the NCIC system.
• Legal video visits run through NCIC; counsel must contact staff to be set up as a privileged user, which prevents monitoring or recording and does not incur any cost. ICE lists 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day under legal calls and video teleconferencing.
• Case information: requests about people detained here can be sent to SaltLakeCity.Outreach@ice.dhs.gov; this mailbox does not accept applications for Stay of Removal or Case Appeals.
• Finding the Deportation Officer: call the Salt Lake City Field Office at (801) 736-1200; a G-28 must be on file for any information to be disclosed.
• Pro bono list: posted in all detainee housing units and other appropriate areas and updated quarterly; ICE says contacting a listed organization for an appointment is the detainee’s responsibility.

Sending legal documents to a detained client

ICE says legal representatives can send legal correspondence by email to ucsocourt@uintacountywy.gov. The subject line must make clear it is legal correspondence/mail, the documents go as an attachment, and the email must include a cover sheet with the detainee’s full name, A-number, total number of pages sent, and the notation “Legal Mail.” The documents are inspected for contraband but not read, then delivered. Requests are processed Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., excluding holidays (checked October 16, 2026). Separately, when timely communication by mail is not possible, the facility administrator may, at his discretion, allow a reasonable amount of electronic written communication between the detainee and the designated legal representative.

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 Salt Lake City 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, 2975 Decker Lake Drive Suite 100, West Valley City, UT 84119, (801) 736-1200.
• 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 202-254-4292; DHSOIGHOTLINE@DHS.GOV.

Press: a news reporter who wants to interview someone held here must apply in writing to the Salt Lake City 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. ICE adds: “Ordinarily, live television or radio interviews will not be permitted in the facility.” Media inquiries about ICE go to ICEMedia@ice.dhs.gov.

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 Wyoming
• Other ICE detention facilities in Wyoming
• All facilities under the Salt Lake City Field Office