How to Reach Someone Detained at Adelanto: Calls, Messages, and Tablet Options

Call (760) 561-6100 for information about a detainee at Adelanto. The phone line is open 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., seven days a week, including weekends and holidays.

To get a message to someone detained there, call (760) 561-6100 and leave the detainee's full name, their alien registration number (A-number), and a phone number where you can be reached. Staff will relay your message to the detainee.

Detainees at this facility cannot receive incoming calls. You won't be connected directly to the person detained. Instead, leave your information so staff can relay your message.

What to Leave

• ✓ Detainee’s full name (include first, last, and any hyphenated names)
• ✓ Detainee’s aliases (any other names they may use)
• ✓ Detainee’s alien registration number (A-number)
• ✓ Detainee’s date of birth
• ✓ Detainee’s country of birth
• ✓ Your callback telephone number (where you can be reached)

Need to leave an urgent message? Call (760) 561-6100 with the detainee's full name and A-number, plus your own name and a phone number where you can be reached. Urgent messages are for time-sensitive situations where the facility needs to contact you quickly.

1. Call (760) 561-6100 during the posted hours (7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., seven days a week).
2. Say you are leaving an urgent message so staff knows how to route the call.
3. Provide the detainee’s details (full name and alien registration number).
4. Leave your contact information (your name and the telephone number where you can be reached).

Adelanto provides tablets, and the facility directs families to GettingOut.com for sending non-confidential messages. If you're considering tablet messaging, check GettingOut.com to see how setup works and what's involved in sending a message.

Practical Next Steps

• ✓ Call (760) 561-6100 between 7:30 a.m. and 3 p.m., seven days a week.
• ✓ Have the detainee’s identifying details ready (full name, A-number, and biographical info like date and country of birth).
• ✓ If your message is urgent, leave the detainee’s full name and A-number, plus your name and callback number.
• ✓ For non-confidential messaging, check the facility’s tablet option through GettingOut.com.