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Inside Immigration

Plain-language guides to US immigration, asylum and USCIS procedure.

Detention facilities

Irwin County Detention Center

Address
132 Cotton Drive
Ocilla, GA 31774
Phone
(229) 468-4121
Field office
Atlanta Field Office
Operator
USMS agreement
Immigration court
Stewart Immigration Court · 5 judges profiled · matched by jurisdictions.detainedCourts.facilities: irwin county detention center
ICE page
ice.gov listing

Visiting

Please call (229) 468-4121 ext. 2250 to schedule visits with a detainee. Each visit, regardless of duration, will count as one (1) hour.

Legal visits

Legal representatives are authorized to visit their clients 24 hours a day 7 days a week. G-28s filed on behalf of detained aliens at this facility can now be accepted through the online platform ERO eFile.

An attorney needs a signed G-28 on file to be recognised. See finding and helping a detained person.

Mail and money

Letters sent to detainees must include the last four digits of the detainee's A-number (File Number), plus the sender's name and address. A mail pick-up and delivery schedule is posted in all housing units. 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. Before sending packages to detainees:

On the map

Also in GA

Check before you go. Hours, rules and even the facility's use change without notice. The phone number above and the ICE listing are the authority; this page was compiled 2026-09-05.