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Facilities · Indiana · Chicago field office · code CLAYCIN

Clay County Jail

Brazil, IN · Clay County · Local jail used through a U.S. Marshals agreement · men and women

On ICE's published facility list Operator: not yet confirmed

If someone you know is held here

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Call the facility(812) 448-9051
People held here can't receive incoming calls. Have their full name, any other names, date of birth and country of birth ready.
Visit
ICE detainees are allowed one (1) hour of visitation per week and can be divided into two (2) 30-minute visits. If the family or friend traveled a considerable distance, it is taken into consideration, and will be allowed a visit with the detainee for a longer duration. The visitation days and hours (Eastern Time) are listed below. Mondays - Thursdays 8 a.m. …
ICE's full visiting rules
ICE detainees are allowed one (1) hour of visitation per week and can be divided into two (2) 30-minute visits. If the family or friend traveled a considerable distance, it is taken into consideration, and will be allowed a visit with the detainee for a longer duration. The visitation days and hours (Eastern Time) are listed below.
Mondays - Thursdays
8 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Saturdays
8 a.m. - 12 p.m.
• Detainees are allotted 1 hour for visitation.
• To ensure adequate time to process visitors through security, all visitors must arrive 45 minutes prior to the scheduled visit time.
Adult visitors must present a valid, verifiable government-issued identification card to enter the facility.
Minors who are visiting the facility must be accompanied by an adult guardian (18 years or older). Minors must not be left unaccompanied in the waiting room, visiting room or any other area.
Rules change. Call before you go, and bring a government photo ID.
Messages, mail, money
ICE's rules for mail, packages and money
## Commissary Funds
To place money on an inmate’s account for commissary use, please visit Tiger Commissary. Detainees may also receive funds via United States Postal Service money orders. Please use the address listed below and reference the detainee name plus last four digits of the Administrative File Number (A Number) on the money order. 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.
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.
## Telephone Call Funds
To place money on an detainee account for phone minute usage, please call Combined Public Communications at (702) 829-3001 or visit https://cpcjail.com/.
## Postal Mail
Letters sent to detainees must be addressed as indicated below and must include 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. 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.
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.
The address to send postal mail to the facility is:
Clay County Jail
C/O Detainee Name, last four digits of the Administrative File Number (A Number)
611 East Jackson Street
Brazil, IN 47834
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.
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.
Before sending packages to detainees, contact the Chicago Field Office detained unit via email at chi-ero-detained@ice.dhs.gov.
Detainees may send mail from the facility. Detainees may seal their outgoing letters and place them in the provided receptacle. 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 mea
Free legal helpThe government's list of free legal service providers is organized by immigration court: EOIR pro bono list. Search nonprofit legal services near you: National Immigration Legal Services Directory.
From inside, people held can call the Freedom for Immigrants hotline for free by dialing 9233#.
Court caseCheck a case by A-number with EOIR's Automated Case Information or by phone at 1-800-898-7180.
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Source: ICE's page for this facility (ICE updated 08/06/2026). Last checked Nov 6, 2026.

The record

Held per day
241
Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
vs year before
+6.2%
Aug 2024 – Jul 2025: 227
Typical stay
2 days
median, stays ended FY2026
No criminal conviction
72%
of people booked in, FY2026
Deaths, FY2026
0
reported by ICE

People held per day, by month

01002003002023202420252026
Average people held per day at Clay County Jail, Oct 2022 – Jul 2026. Source: ICE records obtained by the Deportation Data Project.
People booked in, Oct 1, 2025 – Aug 5, 2026court-obtained ICE records
7,252
Held on Aug 5, 2026court-obtained ICE records
234
Average stay herecourt records · ICE's own figure: 10.7 days
8.3 d
No conviction and no pending chargeof people booked in, FY2026
33%
ICE's average daily population, FY2026ICE statistics, pulled Jul 9, 2026
247
Not convicted of a crime, by ICE's countshare of daily population, ICE statistics FY2026
81%

How long people stay

Under 1 week78%
1–4 weeks15%
1–3 months6%
3–6 months1%
6 months or more<10

Based on 7,018 stays that ended in FY2026. Groups under 10 are not shown.

What happened when they left

Transferred to another facility92%
Released in the U.S.4%
Still held on Aug 5, 20263%
Other0%
Removed from the U.S.<10

Based on 7,252 people booked in during FY2026. Groups under 10 are not shown.

Where people came from

Transfers into this facility, FY2026. Pairs with fewer than 10 moves are not shown.

Where people went next

Transfers out of this facility, FY2026.

Deaths in ICE custody

ICE has reported no deaths at this facility since October 1, 2025.

ICE must publish a report within 90 days of each death. Causes are ICE's own statements; see all deaths.

Inspections

InspectionEndedStandardResult
ODO—NDS 2019Pass

Inspections are mostly done by ICE's own Office of Detention Oversight. The DHS detention ombudsman and civil rights offices, which also inspected facilities, were cut in March 2025.

Immigration court

We haven't confirmed which immigration court hears cases from this facility yet.

Draft link from EOIR hearing-location records matched by ZIP code; not yet hand-checked.

About these numbers

"Held per day" is the average number of people in custody here each day, computed from ICE's own individual records (names removed) that the Deportation Data Project obtained through FOIA litigation. They run through Aug 5, 2026. A stay counts the time at this facility only; people are often transferred. Shares and averages based on fewer than 10 people are not shown. How we count