Stewart Detention Center

The Stewart Detention Center is an ICE detention center located in Lumpkin, Georgia. This facility houses detainees in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. It is a private detention center managed by CoreCivic, formerly known as Corrections Corporation of America (CCA). 

If you need information about a detainee housed at Stewart Detention Center, call (229) 838-5000 between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm. Have the detainee's information ready, including full name, known aliases, date of birth, and country of birth.

Prison Insights

Visiting Hours and Rules

Visiting hours at Stewart Detention Center are from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday. No visitors are processed after 2:30 p.m. Visitation hours are from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday through Sunday. No visitors will be processed after 6:30 p.m. Visitation days include all designated federal holidays.

General Rules

• Detainees are allowed one visit per week (Sunday-Saturday) for up to one hour of non-contact visitation with family and friends, according to the schedule. 
• Adults and children are allowed to visit, however, due to space limitations only two adults and two minor children (ages 17 and under) will be allowed to visit at a time.
• If there are more visitors than can be accommodated in the visiting room, it may be necessary to limit visits to lesser periods of time. 
• Visiting periods can also be shortened due to security risks, count, or other unanticipated events.
• Visitors should carry only picture identification and no other property. Purses, cell phones, money, and wallets should be left secured in a vehicle.
• Minors who are visiting the facility must be accompanied by an adult guardian (18 years or older).

Dress Code

Visitors must be in appropriate and socially acceptable attire. The following clothing is prohibited:

• Shorts
• Above mid-thigh Mini-skirts, short dresses
• Tank tops, Sleeveless Shirts
• Offensive Logos
• Caps and Hats
• Gang related clothing
• See-through clothing

Other Visits

Attorney Visits
General attorney visitation hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday thru Friday, and 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays. 

ICE is spearheading the implementation of Virtual Attorney Visits (VAV) in detention facilities nationwide. VAV facilitates confidential attorney-client conversations through virtual technology (for example, through Skype), but does not substitute for in-person meetings. It does, however, provide an alternative for attorneys to communicate with clients in a timely and efficient manner. 

Requests for virtual meetings require 24 hours advance notice and are scheduled in 30 to 60-minute increments. Requests can be made at [email protected] or 229-838-5000.

Consular Visits
Consular officials are allowed to meet with their detained nationals at any time. Whenever possible, prior arrangements should be made with the ICE Supervisory Deportation Officer. All consular officials should bring appropriate credentials. 

The ICE Supervisory Detention and Deportation Officer in charge of Stewart Detention Center can be reached by calling (229) 838-1105.

Clergy Visits
Clergy are allowed to visit detainees at any time, but they must make arrangements with the Chaplain’s Office.

All mail sent to detainees must include the last four digits of their Alien number, plus the sender’s name and address. Staff does not read the mail upon opening. For safety reasons, all incoming mail is subject to screening for contraband. 

Money orders, cashier's check, and/or cash received through the mail will not be accepted. All such correspondences will be returned to the sender. All packages sent to the facility must be pre-approved by the unit manager. Any packages without prior approval will be returned to the sender.

Detainees cannot receive mail containing: 

• Anything plastic or metal (This includes plastic greeting cards, bookmarks, pictures on plastic cards, etc.) 
• Musical Greeting Cards 
• Paper, Envelopes, Postage Stamps, Folders, etc. (Detainees can purchase these items from the facility commissary; if detainee is indigent these items will be provided to them) 
• Polaroid Pictures, Sexually Explicit Pictures and Pictures larger than 5x7 are not allowed. 
• Stickers 
• Jewelry 
• Items that are glued, taped or stuck to the mail 
• Books, magazines, and any other publications must be sent from the vendor or publisher 
• Any paper other than regular writing paper (tissue paper, wax paper, etc.)

A detainee may receive items 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:

Stewart Detention Center, Chief of Security
146 CCA Road, P.O. Box 248
Lumpkin, GA 31815

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

How to Call an Inmate

Detainees at Stewart Detention Center can't receive incoming calls. If you need to get in contact with a detainee, you must call  (229) 838-5000 and leave a message. 

Your message must include the following information:

• Detainee’s full name
• Alien registration number
• A telephone number where you can be reached

How to Send Money

To deposit money into a detainee’s trust account at Stewart Detention Center, Money Orders may be sent to the following address: 

CoreCivic
Detainee Last Name, First Name,
Commissary Number
Facility: STWRT
P.O. Box 16545
Atlanta, GA 30321-0545 

Money may also be sent using Western Union: 

Pay to: Corrections Corp of America
Code City: TRUSTCCA
State: TN
Account Number: Detainee's Commissary Number and Last Name only (Do not leave a space between the commissary number and last name) Example: 123456Ortiz

To Post a Delivery Bond

Delivery bonds are posted when a person has been taken into ICE custody and placed into removal proceedings while in the United States. When posting a delivery bond, you must show proof of your 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, or certified checks. Payments must be made payable to “U.S. Department of Homeland Security” or “Immigration and Customs Enforcement.”

Programs For Inmates

None listed.

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Careers at Stewart Detention Center

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