Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility

The Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility is an ICE detention center that houses detainees who are in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. This facility is located in Tutwiler, Mississippi.

For information about an ICE detainee housed at the Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility, call (662) 345-6567 between the hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

When you call, have the detainee's information ready, including the detainee's 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 Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility are on Wednesday and Thursday between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.

General Rules

Please contact the facility at (662) 345-6567 for visitation arrangements or questions.

All visits are contact visits and may last up to four hours. Please arrive at least 45 minutes in advance of the scheduled visiting time to allow time to process through security.

All adult visitors must have a valid photo ID to enter the facility. Minors who are visiting must be accompanied by an adult guardian (18 years or older). 

Visitors are not allowed to carry any items into the visiting area or pass any items to detainees. 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 Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility. 

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

Attorney Visits

Legal representatives of detainees are authorized to visit their clients Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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 (318) 992-1600. All consular officials should bring appropriate credentials. 

Clergy Visits

Clergy are allowed to visit detainees housed at Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility at any time. Arrangements must be made in advance through the chaplain's office by calling (662) 345-2126.

When sending a detainee mail, you must include the last four digits of their Alien number, plus your name and address. The staff at Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility does not read incoming detainee mail, but they do screen it for contraband. 

Sending Packages

Detainees at Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility 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 property officer at the facility at:

(662) 345-6567
Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility
415 US Hwy 49 North
Tutwiler, MS 38963

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 at Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility. However, if you need to leave an urgent message you can call (662) 345-6567. The message should 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 send money to a detainee at Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility 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. Cashier’s checks and money orders must include the detainee’s full name and A-number.

Mail the cashier's check or money order to:

Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility
Detainee Name, Alien number
415 US 49
Tutwiler, MS 38963
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 Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility

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