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South Texas ICE Processing Center

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 566 Veteran Drive, Pearsall, TX 78061
(830) 334-2939
Fax: (830) 334-9192

Capacity: 1904

Client: US Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE)

Accreditations: American Correctional Association (ACA)

$28,000.00
Annually Given to Scholarships
BACKGROUND

The support services GEO provides on behalf of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement include around-the-clock access to medical care, in-person and virtual legal and family visitation, general and legal library access, dietician-approved meals, religious and specialty diets, recreational amenities, and opportunities to practice their religious beliefs. Additionally, all of GEO’s ICE Processing Centers are independently accredited by the American Correctional Association and the National Commission on Correctional Health Care. At locations where GEO provides health care services, individuals are provided with robust access to teams of medical professionals including physicians, nurses, dentists, psychologists, and psychiatrists. Ready access to off-site medical specialists, imaging facilities, Emergency Medical Services, and local community hospitals is also provided when needed. Health care staffing at GEO’s ICE Processing Center is more than double that of many states’ correctional facilities.

FACILITY DESCRIPTION:

Recreation yards are attached to all housing units. Dedicated space is provided for support services, including food service, a medical service area, and a central laundry.

Visitation
Consistent with current ICE Pandemic Response Requirements (PRR), STIPC will only have social visitation when the facility is in green status. Facility status can be relayed over the phone and a flyer is posted at all times outside the facility showing the weekly status.

  • Detainees are allotted one hour for visitation. More time may be authorized by the Facility Administrator for family members traveling significant distances dependent upon the number of visitors and staff availability. Request forms are located inside dorms for detainees to make request. A maximum of two adults and two children may visit at any one time. This regulation will be interpreted flexibly and is subject to exceptions.
  • To ensure adequate time to process visitors through security, all visitors should arrive 30 minutes prior to the scheduled visit time.

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.

Detainee Classification & Daily Visitation Times:

Female Detainee Classification - 

  1. Level 1 & 2 Females 7 a.m. to 9 a.m.
  2. Level 3 females 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Male Detainee Classification - 
  1. Level 1 & 2 Males 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
  2. High Level 2 & 3 Males 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.
  3. Level 3 Males 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.
  4. Level 1 & 2 Males 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
  5. SMU-A 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Dress Codes for Visitors
The facility maintains a dress code for visitors.

The dress code shall be posted and freely available to the public. The minimum dress code is as follows.

Female Visitors Age 12 and Older

  • Shorts shall cover customarily covered areas of the anatomy, including the buttocks and crotch area, both when standing and sitting. Shorts no higher than mid-thigh. Short-shorts, jogging shorts, cut-offs, and other obviously inappropriate short garments are prohibited.
  • Skirts and dresses shall extend to mid-thigh, seated.
  • Slits in skirts and dresses shall rise no higher than mid-thigh, seated.
  • Sheer (see-through) clothing is prohibited.
  • The top of clothing shall be no lower than the underarm in the front and back. Bare midriffs and strapless tops, tube tops, and swimsuits are prohibited.
  • Shoes shall be worn at all times.
  • Gang “colors” and other gang displays are prohibited.

Male Visitors Age 12 and Older

  • Shorts shall cover customarily covered areas of the anatomy, including the buttocks and crotch area, both when standing and sitting. Shorts no higher than mid-thigh. Short-shorts, jogging shorts, cut-offs, and other obviously inappropriate short garments are prohibited.
  • Shirts shall be worn at all times. Muscle shirts, bare midriff shirts and sleeveless shirts are prohibited.
  • Shoes shall be worn at all times.
  • Gang “colors” and other gang displays are prohibited.

 

ACCREDITATION:

The center achieved initial accreditation through the American Correctional Association (ACA) and re-accreditation in 2023 with a score of 100%.

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