California City Detention Facility

Please call (760) 491-8126 to schedule visits with a detainee.
• Visitors unaccompanied must be at least 18 years of age.
• Persons under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
• Proof of the parent/guardian relationship will be required (proof may be a birth certificate or court ordered guardianship).
• Visitors will have a government issued photo identification with them.
• Each detainee will receive two (2) one-hour blocks of visitation time per week. Each visit, regardless of duration, will count as one (1) hour.

Before sending packages to detainees:
The facility will not accept certain items through the mail. Restricted items include packages, obscene or pornographic materials, plans for criminal activities, personal checks, cashier’s checks, postage stamps or stamped envelopes, any type of food, or periodicals not directly sent from the publisher.
Mail should be addressed in the following manner:
Detainee Name
Detainee’s Alien Number
P.O. Box 2513
California City, CA 93505
Letters sent to detainees must include the last four digits of the detainee’s A-number (File Number), plus the sender’s name and address. To enhance the safety of the facility, all incoming mail is subject to screening for contraband. The mail is not read upon opening, only inspected by the delivering officer. Detainees may send mail from the facility. Detainees may seal their outgoing letters and place them in the provided receptacle. All incoming mail will be delivered to the detainee, and outgoing mail will be routed to the proper postal office within 24 hours of receipt by facility staff. A mail pick-up and delivery schedule is posted in all housing units.
Detainees are allowed to purchase stamps for use. Generally, there is no limit to the amount of correspondence detainees may send at their own expense. Indigent detainees (those who have no means of financial support and no funds in their facility account) will be provided postage allowance at government expense.
When detainees depart the facility or are transferred to another facility, only their legal mail will be forwarded to them. General correspondence will be endorsed "Return to Sender" and returned to the post office.
Money is not to be given directly to the detainee. Money can be placed on the detainee's account using the below methods:
• Western Union
• Viapath: Core Civic Cal City Immigration Processing Center | ConnectNetwork
• Facility Lockbox
• Via United States Postal Service
NOTE: Please reference detainee name and alien number on money order:
Detainee Name
Detainee’s Alien Number
P.O. Box 2513
California City, CA 93505
If detainees receive funds in the mail, they will be taken to the processing area for the money to be placed into their account. The processing officer will provide a receipt for all funds received. Detainees are cautioned not to have cash sent to them in the mail.
A detainee may receive items that are determined to be of necessity for the sole purpose of travel or release from agency custody with approval of the ICE Deportation Officer. Before sending packages to detainees contact ICE at (661) 281-6515.
Note that detainees being removed from the United States are allowed one small piece of luggage. If a detainee does not have such baggage, such luggage can be sent/delivered after receiving approval from Supervisory Deportation Officer. Please be advised that for security reasons, no electronic devices (cell phones, electric razors, laptop computers, radios, etc.) will be accepted.