T. Don Hutto Residential Center

T. Don Hutto Residential Center is an ICE detention facility that houses people in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. This facility is located in Taylor, Texas.

If you need information about a detainee housed at this facility, call (512) 218-2400 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Be sure to have the detainee's information ready. Including: first, last and hyphenated names, known aliases, date of birth, and country of birth.

Prison Insights

Visiting Hours and Rules

Visiting hours at T. Don Hutto Residential Center are:

General Rules

A maximum of four visitors may visit at any one time. Detainees are allotted one hour for visitation. More time may be authorized by the Assistant Warden for family members traveling significant distances dependent upon the number of visitors and staff availability. 

All visitors must arrive 45 minutes prior to the scheduled visit time to allow enough time for processing.

Minors who are visiting the facility must be accompanied by an adult guardian (18 years or older). Minors can't be left unaccompanied in the waiting room, visiting room or any other area.

Visiting Restrictions

• All social visits with family and friends are contact visits.
• All visitors are subject to search.
• Adult visitors must present a valid, verifiable government-issued identification card to enter the facility.
• Visitors are not allowed to pass or attempt to pass any items to detainees.
• Visitors are not allowed to carry any items into the visitation area.

Search Procedures

All visitors are subject to search. If you refuse to cooperate you will not be admitted. No firearms or weapons of any kind are allowed on the premises. 

Other Visits

Attorney Visits
Attorneys and paralegals may visit detainees at the following time:
Mondays through Fridays: 8 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Saturdays, Sundays and holidays: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Legal representatives may request video meetings or confidential legal phone calls with their clients or prospective clients by email at [email protected]. For more information, click here.

The email should include:

• Legal representative’s full name
• Legal representative’s contact information, including phone number(s) and email address
• Detainee’s name
• Detainee’s alien number
• A few proposed times/dates for the requested VTC session
• A scan of the legal representative’s government issued identification
• A scan of the legal representative’s identification or documentation reflecting their status as an active legal representative, such as a state bar card, attorney license, paralegal license, or similar legal status.
• A scan of the attorney’s DHS Form G-28 (unless this is a pre-representational)
• If a legal assistant is the only legal representative to join the call, the email should also attach a letter of authorization on the firm’s/organization’s letterhead and a scan of the assistant’s identification.

For questions related to this process legal representatives may call (512) 218-2400.

All appointments for VTC meetings or phone calls should be made 24 hours prior to the desired appointment time. Appointments are scheduled 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and are in 30 to 60-minute increments.

Consular Visits
Consular officials are allowed to meet with their detained nationals at any time.  Prior arrangements should be made with the ICE Supervisory Deportation Officer whenever possible. All consular officials should bring appropriate credentials. The ICE Supervisory Deportation Officer can be reached at (512) 218-2400.

Clergy Visits
Clergy may visit detainees at any time, but must make prior arrangements with the Chaplain’s Office by calling (512) 218-2400.

Dress Code

Female Visitors

• Shorts must cover customarily covered areas of the anatomy, including the buttocks and crotch area, both when standing and sitting. Shorts no higher than mid-thigh comply. “Short shorts,” jogging shorts, cut-offs and other obviously inappropriate short garments are prohibited.
• Skirts and dresses shall extend no higher than mid-thigh when the wearer is seated.
• Slits in skirts and dresses shall rise no higher than mid-thigh when the wearer is seated.
• Sheer (see-through) clothing is prohibited.
• The top of shirts and dresses (excluding straps) must be no lower than the underarm in the front and back. Bare midriffs and strapless tops, tube tops and swimsuits are prohibited.
• Shoes must be worn at all times.
• Gang “colors” and other gang displays are prohibited.

Male Visitors

• Shorts shall cover customarily covered areas of the anatomy, including the buttocks and crotch area, both when standing and sitting. Shorts no higher than mid-thigh comply. “Short shorts,” jogging shorts, cut-offs, and other obviously inappropriate short garments are prohibited.
• Shirts will be worn at all times. Muscle shirts, bare midriff shirts and sleeveless shirts are prohibited.
• Shoes shall be worn at all times.
• Gang “colors” and other gang displays are prohibited.

All mail sent to detainees must include the last four digits of their Alien number, plus the sender’s name and address. For safety reasons, all incoming mail is subject to screening for contraband. Staff does not read the mail upon opening.

A detainee may receive items that are determined to be of necessity for the sole purpose of travel or release from agency custody. Before sending packages to detainees, contact the ICE Deportation Officer at:

CCA/TDHRC
P.O. Box 1063
Taylor, Texas 76754

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 T. Don Hutto Residential Center cannot receive incoming calls. If you need to get in touch with a detainee you must call (512) 218-2400 and leave a message. Include the detainee’s full name, alien registration number and a telephone number where you can be reached.

How to Send Money

You can send money to a detainee at T. Don Hutto Residential Center by mailing them a check or money order directly. The processing officer will provide a receipt for all money received. Do not send cash.

T. Don Hutto Residential Center
Detainee Name and A-number
1001 Welch St.
Taylor, TX 76574
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

No programs are listed.

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Careers at T. Don Hutto Residential Center

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