Pulaski County Detention Center

The Pulaski County Detention Center is an ICE detention center that is located in Ullin, Illinois. This facility houses detainees who are in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. 

For information about an ICE detainee housed at the Pulaski County Detention Center, call (312) 347-2400 between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm. You must have the detainee's information ready when you call. This includes 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 Pulaski County Detention Center are as follows:

Fridays: 5 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Saturdays and Sundays: 9 a.m. – 11 a.m., 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.

General Rules

Detainees are allotted 30 minutes for visitation, and all visits are non-contact. To allow enough time for processing through security, visitors must arrive at least 45 minutes prior to their visiting 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).

All visitors (adults and minors) are subject to a pat-down search of their person, an inspection of their belongings, and a metal scan search. If you refuse to cooperate with a reasonable search, you will not be admitted. 

No firearms or weapons of any kind are permitted. No electronic devices (cell phones, pagers, radios, etc.) are permitted in the secure areas of the Pulaski County Detention Center.

Attorney Visits
Attorneys and paralegals may visit detainees at any time, but should call ahead to schedule their visit at (618) 845-3512.

Consular Visits
Consular officials are allowed to meet with their detained nationals at any time. When possible, arrangements should be made with the ICE Supervisory Deportation Officer in advance by calling (708) 449-2488. All consular officials should bring appropriate credentials. 

Clergy Visits
Clergy are allowed to visit detainees housed at Pulaski County Detention Center at any time. However, arrangements must be made in advance through the chaplain's office

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 Pulaski County Detention Center does not read incoming detainee mail, but they do screen it for contraband. 

Sending Packages

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

Before sending packages to detainees, contact the Chicago Deportation Section at:

(312) 347-2400
1026 Shawnee College Road
Ullin, IL 62992

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

Detainees at Pulaski County Detention Center can't receive incoming calls. However, if you need to leave an urgent message you can call (618) 845-3112.

The message should include the detainee's full name, their alien registration number, a telephone number where you can be reached, and a brief description of the reason for the emergency call.

How to Send Money

You can send money to a detainee at Pulaski County Detention Center by mailing a money order or cashier's check directly to the detainee. Do not send cash. The processing officer will put the money into the detainee's account and issue a receipt.

Mail the money order or cashier's check to:
Pulaski County Detention Center
Detainee Name, A-Number
1026 Shawnee College Road
Ullin, IL 62992
United States

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 Pulaski County Detention Center

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