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Facilities · Northern Mariana Islands · San Francisco field office · code MPSIPAN

CNMI Department of Corrections

Saipan, MP · Saipan 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

Find themUse ICE's Online Detainee Locator. You need their A-number (9 digits) or their exact name, plus their country of birth. Results can be several hours old. We don't search for anyone. More on finding someone
Call the facility(670) 237-6000 · (670) 237-2700
People held here can't receive incoming calls. Have their full name, any other names, date of birth and country of birth ready.
Visit
Visitation hours are Daily from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. With one visit allowed per week for no more than a maximum of 30 minutes.
ICE's full visiting rules
Visitation hours are
Daily from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m.
With one visit allowed per week for no more than a maximum of 30 minutes.
Rules change. Call before you go, and bring a government photo ID.
Messages, mail, money
ICE's rules for mail, packages and money
Before sending packages to detainees:
Letters mailed to inmates must contain the detainee’s full name as part of the address. The jail will not accept certain items through the mail. Restricted items include packages, obscene or pornographic materials, personal checks, cashier’s check, 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
P.O. Box 506506
Susupe, Saipan, MP 96950
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 by calling CNMI Department of Corrections at (670) 237-2700 or via United States Postal Service, P.O. Box 506506, Susupe, Saipan, MP, 96950 and reference detainee name on 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.
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: Make a clear and concise request on what they require.
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.
Free legal helpThe government's list of free legal service providers is organized by immigration court (for this facility, look under Saipan, MP 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.
Avoid scams. ICE never takes bond payments by gift card, Zelle or cash app. A "notario" or "immigration consultant" is not a lawyer; only lawyers and accredited representatives can give legal advice.

Source: ICE's page for this facility (ICE updated 08/06/2026). Last checked Nov 6, 2026.

The record

Held per day
18
Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
vs year before
+184.2%
Aug 2024 – Jul 2025: 7
Typical stay
15 days
median, stays ended FY2026
No criminal conviction
79%
of people booked in, FY2026
Deaths, FY2026
1
reported by ICE

People held per day, by month

01020302023202420252026
Average people held per day at CNMI Department of Corrections, 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
86
Held on Aug 5, 2026court-obtained ICE records
7
Average stay herecourt records · ICE's own figure: 53.3 days
27.7 d
No conviction and no pending chargeof people booked in, FY2026
57%
ICE's average daily population, FY2026ICE statistics, pulled Jul 9, 2026
19
Not convicted of a crime, by ICE's countshare of daily population, ICE statistics FY2026
84%

How long people stay

Under 1 week35%
1–4 weeks36%
1–3 months21%
3–6 months<10

Based on 80 stays that ended in FY2026. Groups under 10 are not shown.

What happened when they left

Removed from the U.S.72%
Released in the U.S.14%
Still held on Aug 5, 2026<10
Transferred to another facility<10
Other<10

Based on 86 people booked in during FY2026. Groups under 10 are not shown.

Deaths in ICE custody

DateName, as published by ICEAgeCountrySource
Aug 23, 2026Lianyong Wei51ChinaICE death report

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

Inspections

InspectionEndedStandardResult
ORSAMar 8, 2024ORSA 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

Cases of people held here are usually heard at the Saipan, MP immigration court. Court pages are coming later.

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