LaSalle ICE Processing Center – GEO

LaSalle ICE Processing Center – GEO basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number: 318-992-7800

This facility is for adult inmates.

The inmates housed at LaSalle ICE Processing Center – GEO located at 830 Pine Hill Rd
in Jena, LA are placed according to their custody level and are incarcerated by a private company contracted by a government agency and are paid a per diem or monthly rate, either for each inmate in the facility or for each bed available. The facility is well-trained and well-staffed. This doesn't come without some controversy as the "price of incarceration" is big business and critics claim there is a monetary benefit to keeping people locked up. The flip side is this facility undergoes rigorous inspections and are some of the be maintained in the US.

For inmates that show a willingness to learn new things, there are educational and vocational training programs here that will prepare them for a successful reentry when released.

Capacity: 1,160

Client: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

LaSalle Detention Facility (ICE) – GEO – Immigration Detainee Locator

The center has support areas consisting of medical, kitchen, dining room, laundry and warehouse buildings. An on-site administrative building serves the needs of ICE and the Executive Office of Immigration Review (EOIR). The center’s clinic area is designed according to the requirements and specifications of the U.S. Public Health Service.

SCOPE OF WORK: Program services include religious and recreational programs.

FACILITY DESCRIPTION: The center has support areas consisting of medical, kitchen, dining room, laundry and warehouse buildings. An on-site administrative building serves the needs of ICE and the Executive Office of Immigration Review (EOIR). The center’s clinic area is designed according to the requirements and specifications of the U.S. Public Health Service.

If you need information about a detainee that is housed at this facility, you may call (318) 992-1600 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. 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 (318) 992-7800 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.

visitation Info

LaSalle ICE Processing Center – Friends and Family Visits

To ensure adequate time to process visitors through security, all visitors must arrive 45 minutes prior to the scheduled visit time.

Visitors must present a valid verifiable government-issued identification card to enter the facility.

Visits are limited to 60 minutes. Visits longer than 60 minutes may be permissible with prior approval of the warden.

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.

Attorney Visits

Legal representatives of detainees are authorized to visit their clients during the following hours: Seven days a week from 6 a.m. – 11 p.m., including holidays.

A list of pro bono (free) legal organizations will be posted in all detainee housing units and other appropriate areas. This list shall be updated quarterly. If a detainee wishes to see a representative or paralegal from that organization, it is the detainee’s responsibility to contact them for an appointment.

Consular Visits

Consular officials may meet with their detained nationals at any time. It is requested that prior arrangements be made with the ICE Supervisory Deportation Officer to the extent possible, and that consular officials bring appropriate credentials when they come to the facility. The ICE Supervisory Deportation Officer in charge of the facility can be reached at (318) 992-1600.

Clergy Visits

Clergy may visit detainees at any time but must make prior arrangements with the Religious Coordinator at (318) 992-7817.

Visiting Restrictions

• All family or other social visits are non-contact.
• No firearms or weapons of any kind are permitted in the facility.
• If visitors are or appear to be intoxicated, visitation will not be allowed.
• All visitors are subject to search while in 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 (prior to or during all visitations)

All individuals requesting admittance to the facility or the visitation area are subject to a pat-down search of their person, an inspection of their belongings, and a metal scan search. Individuals refusing to cooperate with a reasonable search will not be admitted. No firearms or weapons of any kind are permitted. No electronic devices (cell phones, pagers, radios, etc.) are permitted in the secure areas of this facility.