Suffolk County House of Corrections (South Bay)

The Suffolk County House of Corrections (South Bay) is an ICE detention center that is located in Boston, Massachusetts. This facility houses detainees who are in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. 

For information about an ICE detainee housed at the Suffolk County House of Corrections (South Bay), call (781) 359-7500 between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm. Make sure 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.

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Visiting Hours and Rules

Visiting hours at Suffolk County House of Corrections (South Bay) are on Fridays from 8:15 pm to 10:15 pm and on Sundays from 5:15 pm to 6:15 pm and 6:30 pm to 7:45 pm.

General Rules

Detainees are allowed to visit for a maximum of one hour. To allow enough time to process through security, all visitors must arrive 45 minutes prior to their visiting time.

All adult visitors must have a valid, government-issued photo ID to enter the visiting room. Minors must be accompanied by an adult guardian (18 years or older) and 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 must also successfully pass through a metal detector. If you refuse to cooperate with 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 Suffolk County House of Corrections (South Bay). Please leave these items in your vehicle.

Attorney Visits
Attorneys and paralegals may visit their clients daily between 7:00 am and 11:00 pm.

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. All consular officials should bring appropriate credentials. 

The ICE Supervisory Detention and Deportation Officer in charge of Suffolk County House of Corrections (South Bay) can be reached by calling (781) 359-7500.

Clergy Visits
Clergy are allowed to visit detainees housed at Suffolk County House of Corrections (South Bay) 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 Suffolk County House of Corrections (South Bay) does not read incoming detainee mail, but they do screen it for contraband. 

Sending Packages

Detainees at Suffolk County House of Corrections (South Bay) 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 a package, get the approval of the Deportation Officer handling the case at:

1000 District Avenue
Burlington, MA 01803

How to Call an Inmate

You can't call a detainee directly at Suffolk County House of Corrections (South Bay). However, if you need to leave an urgent message you can call (781) 635-1000.

Your message must include:

• The detainee's full name
• Their alien registration number, and 
• A telephone number where you can be reached

How to Send Money

You can mail money directly to a detainee at Suffolk County House of Corrections (South Bay) by sending a money order or cashier's check. Do not send cash. Mail the money order or cashier's check to:

Suffolk County House of Corrections (South Bay)
Detainee Name/Alien Number
20 Bradston Street
Boston, MA 02118
United States

When you send money to a detainee in the mail, it is taken to the processing area and placed into their account. The processing officer will give a receipt for all funds received. 

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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