Locate Caroline Detention Facility Detainees

Caroline Detention Facility Detainees

Caroline Detention Facility, often shortened to CDF, is operated by the Peumansend Creek Regional Jail Authority under a Department of Homeland Security and ICE contract. It sits in Bowling Green and serves a different population from Pamunkey Regional Jail. CDF houses federal immigration detainees who are in the administrative process of asylum or removal. That means a person at CDF may not have a Caroline County criminal case, may not appear on a local jail roster, and may have legal questions handled through immigration court, ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations, or counsel rather than a county criminal court file.

The facility's history explains why the name can confuse readers. CDF opened in September 1999 as Peumansend Creek Regional Jail. The official CDF homepage describes a campus-style, fourth-generation direct supervision layout and states that low-custody inmates from six jurisdictions and VADOC were housed there until March 2017. Its current role is federal immigration detention. It is near Bowling Green, adjacent to Route 301, six miles north of the main entrance to Fort A. P. Hill, and surrounded by the Army base while not being part of the installation.

For a Caroline County local arrest, the likely roster path is Pamunkey Regional Jail. For an immigration detainee at CDF, the lookup path is ICE's Online Detainee Locator System and the facility phone line. That split should guide every next step. Visit schedules, attorney access, consular visits, trust deposits, and mail rules at CDF are not the same as local jail rules at PRJ.

Caroline Detention Facility Capacity

CDF's official homepage identifies it as a 336-bed correctional facility. The Caroline research also records recent oversight context: a 2025 congressional oversight press release said the facility was at 80 percent capacity and stated that 78 percent of the average daily population had no criminal convictions. Those figures are best used as careful context, not as a current live count. ICE detention population can change as transfers, releases, bond decisions, removal proceedings, and court orders move people in or out.

The custody categories used for social visits also show that CDF separates detainees by security and management needs. The official detainee communication page lists low to medium male, medium to high male, female, and Special Management schedules. Those groups are visit categories, not a public demographic report, but they reinforce that CDF is an ICE detention setting with its own classification rules.

Caroline Detention Facility Lookup

The official federal lookup channel is the ICE Online Detainee Locator System. ODLS can be searched by A-Number and country of birth, or by biographical information such as name, country, and date-of-birth details depending on the form. The ICE Caroline Detention Facility page is also the official facility page for detainee lookup, visitation, mail, and federal contact context. The research notes an ICE/CDF detainee information phone route at 804-633-0043 ext. 151 or ext. 261 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.

1. Search ICE ODLS first if the person may be in immigration detention.
2. Use A-Number and country of birth when those details are known.
3. Use the biographical search path when the A-Number is not known.
4. Confirm a CDF match by facility name before scheduling visits or sending funds.
5. Call the detainee information extensions if the federal locator is unclear or recent.

Federal and immigration locators do not generally publish routine booking photos. Do not expect a CDF mugshot gallery. If a person has both criminal and immigration custody issues, one system may show a jail booking while another system shows a civil immigration hold or transfer.

Caroline Detention Facility Images

The CDF homepage screenshot from Caroline Detention Facility's official site matches the facility role, capacity, location history, and ICE contract context used for a Caroline County detainee lookup.

The official ICE facility screenshot from ICE's Caroline Detention Facility page is the federal source to check when a detainee lookup points to CDF.

Caroline Detention Facility Contact

CDF publishes a street address, mailing post office box, and main phone number. Use those contacts for facility-level questions about visitation, detainee communication, and routing. Immigration case questions often require ICE, an attorney, or immigration court information rather than the local facility desk. For local Caroline County criminal custody, use PRJ instead of CDF unless official records show a transfer or federal immigration custody connection.

The CDF contact page is the facility source for address and phone information. If a visit or call involves an urgent legal deadline, confirm the extension, appointment rule, and detainee location on the same day. ICE transfers can change where a person is held.

Caroline Detention Facility Visits

The CDF detainee communication page states that social visitation is non-contact and held on Saturdays and Sundays. It also states that visitation is not allowed during a detainee's first 10 days at the facility. Visitors must arrive 30 minutes before the scheduled visit time, present valid verifiable government-issued identification, and keep visits within the 60-minute limit. Minors must be accompanied by an adult guardian and cannot be left unattended.

Visitor restrictions are strict. Firearms and weapons are banned, intoxicated visitors are denied, visitors are subject to search, and no one may pass items to detainees. Visitors may not carry items into the visitation area. CDF rules allow pat-downs, belongings inspection, and metal scans, and refusal to cooperate with a reasonable search means no admission. Electronic devices such as cell phones, pagers, and radios are not allowed in secure areas.

Caroline Detention Facility Legal Access

Legal, consular, and clergy access is more flexible than social visitation, but it still requires the right channel. Attorneys may visit by appointment any day, Monday through Sunday, by emailing legal.coordinator@carolinedf.org. Consular officials may meet detained nationals at any time, with prior arrangements requested through the ICE Supervisory Deportation Officer at 804-330-8280. Clergy may visit at any time but must arrange the visit through the Facility Chaplain's Office at 804-633-0043.

These channels matter because immigration detention can involve asylum claims, removal proceedings, consular notice, legal representation, language access, and family communication. Social visitors should not try to use legal-visit procedures unless they qualify for that role. Legal representatives should confirm current document, device, and entry rules before the appointment.

Caroline Detention Facility Accounts

The ConnectNetwork facility page lists Caroline County (PCRJ) VA - Caroline Detention Facility, Site ID 36, at the CDF Bowling Green address. It lists AdvancePay Phone and Trust Fund services. It also gives toll-free numbers for AdvancePay and Trust services and notes that the ConnectNetwork mobile app can make payments or deposits and manage an account. These services are facility-specific, so select the right facility before funding an account.

Before sending funds, confirm that the person is still at CDF and that the trust account type matches the need. ICE transfers can happen, and a deposit sent under the wrong facility or person may require vendor support to correct. Mail should follow the ICE and CDF instructions tied to the detainee's current location.

Caroline Detention Facility Oversight

CDF has several oversight and governance touchpoints in the research. The Peumansend Creek Regional Jail Authority operates the facility and posts meeting information. The CDF PREA and sexual-assault-awareness material states zero tolerance for sexual assault, sexual abuse, and sexual harassment, with third-party reporting available and some reports permitted anonymously. It also says administrative investigations are conducted by CDF and criminal allegations are investigated by the Caroline County Sheriff's Office.

Federal oversight should be stated carefully. The DHS Office of Inspector General issued a 2023 unannounced inspection report for ICE's Caroline Detention Facility with eight recommendations aimed at improving care of detainees. A 2025 congressional press release described a constitutional oversight visit to the Bowling Green ICE facility and included the capacity and no-criminal-conviction context noted above. Those sources are oversight records, not proof that a specific detainee is in custody or that one case has a specific outcome.