South Texas Detention Facility (ICE) - GEO

Private Facility

Last Updated: March 05, 2024
Address
566 Veterans Dr, Pearsall, TX 78061
Beds
1904
County
Frio
Phone
830-334-2939
Fax
830-334-9192

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

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You can support your loved ones at STDF on InmateAid, if you have any immediate questions contact the facility directly at 830-334-2939.

Located in Pearsall, TX, STDF operates as a private contractor with various government agency agreements providing state-minimum custody requirements. Programs are offered to all custody levels, including work release residents focused on reentry success. With a strong emphasis on rehabilitation, STDF provides comprehensive educational and vocational opportunities. Onsite amenities include dietary, health, fitness, educational, religious, and recreational services. Regular inspections ensure compliance with government standards, ensuring the facility's continued operation.

The ICE Processing Center, located in Frio County, since its opening in May 2005 as the "Pearsall Immigration Detention Center," has had a maximum capacity of 1904 detainees, accommodating both male and female individuals at various security levels.

Originally established by the Correctional Services Corporation, the facility was acquired by the GEO Group later in 2005. Concerns regarding the operation of the facility arose following a 2015 report from watchdog organizations, Detention Watch Network, and the Center for Constitutional Rights. The report highlighted contracts between ICE and several Texas detention facilities, including the South Texas ICE Processing Center, which obligated ICE to pay for daily minimum populations. This arrangement was criticized for potentially incentivizing the filling of the facility up to the minimum, effectively establishing a quota system. The facility's nightly minimum was set at 725 detainees, a threshold that was regularly exceeded.

For inquiries about detainees housed at the facility, individuals can contact the designated phone number during specified hours, providing necessary biographical information, including the detainee's alien number, name, date of birth, and country of birth. However, incoming calls to detainees are not permitted. Urgent messages can be relayed by calling another designated number and providing specific details for delivery to the detainee.

The South Texas ICE Processing Center offers technological amenities, such as tablets, allowing detainees to access certain services and communication platforms. Information on sending non-confidential messages can be found on the website www.gettingout.com.

If you need information about a detainee who is housed at this facility, you may call (210) 231-4505 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. When you call, please have the individual’s biographical information, alien number, first, last, and hyphenated names, any aliases he or she may use, date of birth, and country of birth. Search here - ICE Detainee Locator.

Detainees cannot receive incoming calls. If you need to get in touch with a detainee to leave an urgent message, you must call (830) 334-2939 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.

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Visitation Information

VISITING INFORMATION

Detainee Classification Daily Visitation Time Level 1 & 2 Males 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Level 3 Males 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Level 3 Restricted Males 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Level 1 & 2 Males
Restricted Housing Unit 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.
5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Level 1 & 2 Males 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

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