Eden Detention Center

Visits are non-contact.
Time FrameSundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
8 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.ICEClosedClosedUSMSICESHU USMSUSMS
12 p.m. – 4 p.m.USMSClosedClosedICEUSMSSHU ICEICE
• All visitors it is recommended that you arrive early to avoid delay in processing.
• Visits are a minimum of 1 hour.
• Times are subject to change to change upon the approval of the on-duty Shift Supervisor, based on the needs of the facility.
• Under no circumstances may visitors give or ask for property or money to be given to a detainee or inmate.
• There are only 4 visitors allowed per visitation. Minors must remain under the direct supervision of an adult visitor so as not to disturb other visitors, and excessively disruptive conduct by minors may result in termination of visit.
Visitors must present a valid verifiable government-issued identification card to enter the facility. Children under the age of 16 are required to have a birth certificate presented at the time of the visit.
Minors who are visiting the facility must be accompanied by an adult guardian (18 years or older). Minors under the age of 16 are required to have a birth certificate presented at the time of the visit. Minors must not be left unaccompanied in the waiting room, visiting room or any other area.

Letters sent to detainees must include the following information
Full Name:
Alien Number:
Housing Location:
PO Box 1617 Eden, Texas 76837
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.
Cash in possession of a detainee, at the time of his arrival to the facility, will be deposited/receipted to his trust account. Visitors may also deposit funds (money order or cashiers check) any time during visiting hours, and they will be provided a receipt. All monies cash, arriving at the facility, via mail, will be returned to the sender. To deposit money to a detainee’s trust account, send money orders and cashier’s checks, only, to:
Core Civic Inmate Trust
First Name and Last Name, Commissary Number
Facility-EDC
P.O. Box 933488
Atlanta, GA 31193-3488
Note: Cashier’s check or money order must include the detainee’s full name and A-number.
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 the facility mail clerk at:
325-869-2704 Ext. 62261, Mail Room Supervisor Amber Gierisch
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.