LaSalle ICE Processing Center

The LaSalle ICE Processing Center is owned and operated by The Geo Group, Inc. (GEO), who has an intergovernmental services agreement with ICE and the LaSalle Economic Development District. The facility is located in a rural area on the outskirts of Jena, Louisiana. It houses male and female detainees in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. 

The LaSalle ICE Processing Center consists of nine separate buildings surrounded by two external twelve foot fences. Razor wire surrounds the top of both fences with an additional four rolls of razor wire on the ground protecting the outer fence line. 

The facility is equipped with 235 surveillance cameras monitored by central control officers. The perimeter road is patrolled by an armed officer 24 hours a day. Detainees are housed in a combination of dormitories and celled units and are directly supervised by assigned housing unit officers. 

Detainees spend the majority of their time socializing in the dayrooms, watching television, using the electronic tablets (video visitation, video chatting, messaging, games, library of books, law library, movies and music) or participating in indoor or outdoor recreational activities. 

The outdoor recreation areas are adjacent to the housing units. General population detainees are permitted four hours of outdoor recreation per day, seven days a week. 

If you need information about a detainee housed at LaSalle ICE Processing Center, call (318) 992-1600 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. 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 LaSalle ICE Processing Center are as follows:

General Rules

All visitors must arrive 45 minutes prior to the scheduled visit time in order to process through security. You must have a valid photo ID to visit with your detainee.

Visits are limited to 60 minutes. Visits longer than 60 minutes may be permissible with prior approval of the warden.

Minors who are visiting the facility must be accompanied by an adult guardian (18 years or older). 

All social visits are non-contact. If visitors are or appear to be intoxicated, visitation will not be allowed.

All visitors are subject to search while in the facility. Visitors are not allowed to carry any items into the visitation area.

Other Visits

Attorney Visits
Attorneys and accredited representatives may visit detainees seven days a week from 6 a.m. - 11 p.m., including holidays. Attorneys must request virtual meetings or confidential legal calls with their clients the day before, by email at [email protected]. 

This email address is the preferred way to schedule attorney visits and is also utilized to schedule VTC visits. Legal representatives may also schedule these meetings or calls by calling(318) 992-7899 for the security clerk responsible for scheduling.

The email should include:

• the detainee client’s name
• alien number
• a few proposed times/dates for the requested VTC session
• the attorney’s Skype ID address
• a scan of the attorney’s ID
• a scan of the attorney’s bar card
• a scan of the attorney’s ICE Form G-28 (unless this is the initial attorney/client consultation

If a legal assistant will join the call, the email should include a letter of authorization on the firm’s/organization’s letterhead and a scan of the assistant’s ID. The LIPC staff person will email attorneys back with a confirmed date and time.

The same guidelines for in-person attorney/client visits will apply to VTC sessions and legal calls. Only attorneys, legal assistants, and interpreters will be allowed. The sessions will be confidential; a visitation officer will be stationed outside of the confidential room for security.

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 this facility can be reached by calling (318) 992-1600.

Clergy Visits
Clergy may visit detainees at any time, but must make arrangements with the Chaplain’s Office by calling (318) 992-7817.

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. 

A detainee may receive items that are determined to be necessary 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 Mailroom Personnel at 318-992-7800, or mail a request to:

GEO – LaSalle Detention Facility Warden
830 Pinehill Road
Jena, LA  71342

Detainees who are being removed from the United States are allowed one small piece of luggage. This can be sent after getting 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 LaSalle ICE Processing Center are not allowed to receive incoming calls. If you need to get in contact with a detainee, you must call (318) 992-7800 and leave a message. Your message must include the detainee’s full name, alien registration number, and a telephone number where you can be reached.

How to Send Money

To deposit money into a detainee’s trust account at LaSalle ICE Processing Center, send money orders or cashier’s checks to:

LaSalle ICE Processing Center
Detainee’s full name and A-number
830 Pine Hill Road
Jena, LA 71342
United States

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 identity.

Bonds for aliens detained by ICE may 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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