Eloy Detention Center

The Eloy Detention Center is an ICE detention center that is located in Eloy, Arizona. This facility houses both male and female detainees who are in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The Eloy Detention Center is a private facility that is managed by CoreCivic.

For information about an ICE detainee housed at the Eloy Detention Center, call (520) 464-3000 between the hours of 8:00 am and 4:00 pm. You will need to have the detainee's information ready when you call. Including their full name (first, last, and hyphenated), any known aliases, their date of birth, and their country of birth.

Prison Insights

Visiting Hours and Rules

Visiting hours at Eloy Detention Center are as follows:

General Rules

Detainees are allowed to visit for at least one hour. A maximum of four visitors is allowed at one time per detainee. Each visitor is allowed to visit one detainee per day. All visits are contact visits. 

All adult visitors must have a valid, government-issued photo ID to enter the visiting room. Minors must be accompanied by an adult guardian at all times. They can't be left unattended in the waiting room, visiting room or any other area.  

Before visiting your detainee, you will be subject to a search of your person and a visual inspection of your belongings. You will also be required to successfully pass through a metal detector. If you refuse to cooperate with all search procedures your visit will be denied.

Visitors are not allowed to bring items into the visiting room or pass items to a detainee. No electronic devices (cell phones, pagers, radios, etc.) are permitted in the secure areas of the Eloy Detention Center. Please leave these items in your vehicle.

Dress Code

• Shoes must be worn at all times. 
• No visitor will be allowed to enter the visitation area wearing any garments that in any way resemble a detainee uniform. This includes but is not limited to khaki, navy blue, or dark green scrub-type clothing and any shoes resembling those issued to detainees. 
• No belts, wallets, hats, watches, jewelry, money, hooded sweatshirts or jackets, cell phones, or electronic devices will be allowed in visitation. 
• Gang “colors” and other gang displays are prohibited. 
• Shirts shall be worn at all times. No bare shoulders (i.e. tank tops, sundresses, or muscle shirts). Bare midriffs and strapless tops, tube tops, and swimsuits are prohibited. 
• Sheer (see-through) clothing is prohibited. 
• Shorts must cover the buttocks and crotch area, both when standing and sitting. Shorts no higher than mid-thigh when seated are acceptable. Short shorts, jogging shorts, cut-offs, and other obviously inappropriate short garments are prohibited. 
• Skirts and dresses shall extend to mid-thigh, seated. Slits in skirts and dresses shall rise no higher than mid-thigh, seated. 
• No overly tight garments, to include spandex tops or extremely tight leggings. If leggings are worn, they must be paired with a top that falls in accordance with the dress code for dresses and skirts.

Attorney Visits
Attorneys and paralegals may visit their clients Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. (or at any time with coordination with ICE).

Attorneys are allowed to bring in electronic devices such as: laptops, cell phones, tablets, iPads, etc. to visitation or court. An authorization form will need to be filled out, and they are available at the Front Desk.

Consular Visits
Consular officials are allowed to meet with their detained nationals daily, at any time. Whenever possible, arrangements should be made with the ICE Supervisory Deportation Officer in advance by calling (520) 464-3000. All consular officials should bring appropriate credentials. 

Clergy Visits
Clergy are allowed to visit detainees housed at Eloy Detention Center at any time. Arrangements must be made in advance with the chaplain.

When sending a detainee mail through the US Postal Service, you must include the last four digits of their Alien number, plus your name and address. The staff at Eloy Detention Center does not read incoming detainee mail, but they do screen it for contraband. 

Sending Packages

Detainees at Eloy Detention Center are not allowed to receive care packages. However, a detainee may receive items that are necessary for travel or release from agency custody with approval of the ICE Deportation Officer. 

Before sending packages to detainees, contact the Chief of Security at the facility at:

CoreCivic - Eloy Detention Center
Attn: Chief of Security
1705 E Hanna Rd
Eloy, AZ  85131

Detainees who are being removed from the United States are allowed one small piece of luggage. This can be sent after receiving approval from the Supervisory Deportation Officer. For security reasons, no electronic devices (cell phones, electric razors, laptop computers, radios, etc.) are accepted.

How to Call an Inmate

You can't call a detainee directly at Eloy Detention Center. However, if you need to leave an urgent message you can call (520) 466-4141. Your message will be given to the detainee. It must include the detainee's full name, their alien registration number, and a telephone number where you can be reached.

When facility staff receives an emergency telephone call for a detainee, the message will be given to the detainee as soon as possible. The detainee will be allowed to return the emergency call as soon as possible within the constraints of security and safety.

How to Send Money

You can send money to a detainee at Eloy Detention Center through Western Union (Blue Quick Collect Form ONLY) with the following information: 

Pay to: Corrections Corp of America
Code city: Trustcca
State: TN
Sender’s account #: COMMISSARY# and Detainee’s last name
(Example: 123456SMITH) Important: No spaces, no first names. 

Money orders and cashiers checks for deposit into a detainee's account may be mailed to the following address: 

CORECIVIC
Inmate Last name, First name, Commissary Number
Facility: ELYDC
P.O. BOX 16545
Atlanta, GA 30321-0545

Money orders and/ or cashier's checks must be made payable to the person to whom you are sending the funds. Please remember that personal checks and cash are not accepted. 

DO NOT include any correspondence such as letters, cards, pictures, and/or packages with a money order and/or cashier's check. 

To Post a Delivery Bond

When a detainee in ICE custody is placed into removal proceedings while they are in the United States, a delivery bond may be posted. When you post a delivery bond, you are required to show proof of identity.

Bonds for aliens detained by ICE can be posted at ICE ERO bond acceptance offices nationwide, Monday through Friday between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., local time. For a list of ICE ERO bond acceptance offices nearest you or for bond information, click here. You must have the last name of the detainee and their alien registration number before calling. 

Acceptable forms of payment are: 

• money orders
• cashier’s checks 
• certified checks

Payments must be made payable to “U.S. Department of Homeland Security” or “Immigration and Customs Enforcement.”

Programs For Inmates

This information is not publicly available.

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Careers at Eloy Detention Center

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