East Hidalgo Detention Center (ICE) - GEO

Private Facility

Last Updated: March 11, 2024
Address
1300 TX-107, LaVilla, TX 78562
Beds
1346
County
Hidalgo
Phone
956-262-4511
Fax
956-262-5210
Mailing Address
PO Box 239, LaVilla, TX 78562

EHDC is for Private Facility offenders have not been sentenced yet and are detained here until their case is heard.

All prisons and jails have Security or Custody levels depending on the inmate’s classification, sentence, and criminal history. Please review the rules and regulations for Medium facility.

The phone carrier is NCIC Inmate Telephone Services, to see their rates and best-calling plans for your inmate to call you.

If you are unsure of your inmate's location, you can search and locate your inmate by typing in their last name, first name or first initial, and/or the offender ID number to get their accurate information immediately Registered Offenders

Satellite View of East Hidalgo Detention Center (ICE) - GEO

You can support your loved ones at EHDC on InmateAid, if you have any immediate questions contact the facility directly at 956-262-4511.

East Hidalgo Detention Center (ICE) - GEO operates as a Medium facility in LaVilla, TX, under contracts with Texas DOC, Federal Bureau of Prisons, and US Marshal Service. It accommodates inmates from various jurisdictions, categorized by custody level, including work release residents seeking reentry success. Emphasizing inmate rehabilitation, EHDC offers robust educational and vocational programs. Onsite services cover dietary, health, fitness, education, religious practices, and entertainment. The facility upholds high standards for government contracts through regular inspections, vital for its continued operation.

EHDC is a 1,300-bed private prison facility operated by The GEO Group for adult male inmates. The current EHDC contract, with the nation’s oldest and most versatile federal law enforcement agency, the United States Marshals Service, entails housing, medical care and transportation for federal detainees. EHDC also provides transportation services for Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) by ensuring the safe and humane care of ICE detainees.

If you need information about a detainee that is housed at this facility, you may call (956) 262-4142, 24 hours a day or click here Immigration Detainee Locator. When you call, please have the individual’s biographical information ready, including first, last and hyphenated names, any aliases he or she may use, date of birth and country of birth.

Detainees cannot receive incoming calls. If you need to get in touch with a detainee to leave an urgent message, you must call (956) 262-4142 and leave the detainee’s full name, alien registration number and your name and telephone number where you can be reached. The detainee will be given your message.

Letters sent to detainees must include the last four digits of the detainee’s A-Number (Alien Number), plus the sender’s name and address. To enhance the safety of the facility, all incoming mail is subject to screening for contraband. The mail is not read upon opening, only inspected by the delivering officer. Detainees may send mail from the facility. Detainees may seal their outgoing letters and place them in the provided receptacle. All incoming mail will be delivered to the detainee, and outgoing mail will be routed to the proper postal office within 24 hours of receipt by facility staff. A mail pick-up and delivery schedule is posted in all housing units.

Detainees are allowed to purchase stamps for use. Generally, there is no limit to the amount of correspondence detainees may send at their own expense. Indigent detainees (those who have no means of financial support and no funds in their facility account) will be provided postage allowance at government expense.

When detainees depart the facility or are transferred to another facility, only their legal mail will be forwarded to them. General correspondence will be endorsed "Return to Sender" and returned to the post office.

If detainees receive funds in the mail, they will be taken to the processing area for the money to be placed into their account. The processing officer will provide a receipt for all funds received. Detainees are cautioned not to have cash sent to them in the mail.

A detainee may receive items that are determined to be of necessity for the sole purpose of travel or release from agency custody with approval of the ICE Deportation Officer.

Inmate Locator

East Hidalgo Detention Center (ICE) - GEO publishes the names of the inmates currently in their facility in Texas. Your search should start with this locator first to see if your loved one is there.

The second box is the InmateAid Inmate Search. This database of inmates is user-generated content to access and utilize any or all of the InmateAid services. If you need our assistance creating your inmate profile to keep in touch, email us at aid@inmateaid.com and we will assist you in locating your inmate.

As a last resort, you might have to pay for that information if we do not have it. The Arrest Record Search will cost you a small amount, but their data is the freshest available and for that reason, they charge to access it.

Visitation Information

Visitation

Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday: 3:15 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

  • Visits shall not exceed thirty minutes.
  • Adult visitors must present a valid, verifiable government-issued identification card to enter the facility.
  • 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.

Ask The Inmate

Ask a former inmate questions at no charge. The inmate answering has spent considerable time in the federal prison system, state and county jails, and in a prison that was run by the private prison entity CCA. Ask your question or browse previous questions in response to comments or further questions of members of the InmateAid community.