McCook Detention Center

Visitation hours: Visitation Hours are as follows Saturdays from 8 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. (individuals with last names beginning A through M), Sundays from 8 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. (individuals with last names beginning N through Z), Holiday visits will be allowed on New Year's Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas during the same time periods.

Attorney visits are available 7 days a week: Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. 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.

Letters sent to detainees must include the last four digits of the detainee's A-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. Restricted items include packages, obscene or pornographic materials, personal checks, cashier's check, postage stamps or stamped envelopes, any type of food, or periodicals not directly sent from the publisher.