Cibola County Correctional Center

The Cibola County Correctional Center is an ICE detention center that houses detainees who are in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. This facility is located in Milan, New Mexico.

For information about an ICE detainee housed at the Cibola County Correctional Center, call (505) 285-4900 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.

You should have the detainee's information ready when you call, including their full name (first, last, and hyphenated), any known aliases, date of birth, and country of birth.

Prison Insights

Visiting Hours and Rules

Visiting hours at Cibola County Correctional Center are on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, Mondays, and Federal Holidays between 8 a.m. – 7 p.m.

General Rules

To allow enough time to process visitors through security, you must arrive no later than 6:00 pm. All visits are contact visits and can last up to eight hours, depending on staffing and available space. 

All adult visitors must have a valid photo ID to enter the visiting room. Minors who are visiting the facility must be accompanied by an adult guardian (18 years or older). Minors must not be left unaccompanied in the waiting room, visiting room, or any other area.

Visitors are not allowed to carry any items into the visitation area unless they are visiting with an infant or child. Visitors with small children should call (505) 285-4900 ext. 0 and ask for a full list of items allowed.

All visitors are subject to search while visiting a detainee at Cibola County Correctional Center. Visitors are not allowed to pass or attempt to pass any items to detainees.

Free public parking is available on the premises.

Attorney Visits

Attorneys are authorized to visit their clients Monday-Friday during the hours of 8 a.m. – 4 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 (505) 452-4703. All consular officials are advised to bring appropriate credentials. 

Clergy Visits

Clergy are allowed to visit detainees housed at Cibola County Correctional Center at any time. Arrangements must be made in advance through the chaplain's office by calling (505) 285-4996.

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

Sending Packages

Detainees at Cibola County Correctional 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 facility mail clerk at:

(505) 285-4911
or
Cibola County Correctional Center
Attention: Warden
PO Box 3540
Milan, NM 87021

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 Cibola County Correctional Center. However, you can call (505) 285-4905 if you need to leave an urgent message.

Your message will be given to the detainee. It 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 Cibola County Correctional 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. 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:

Cibola County Correctional Center
Detainee Name, Alien number
PO Box 3540
Milan, NM 87021
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 Cibola County Correctional Center

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