How to send messages, photos, and packages
Broward Transitional Center doesn't accept incoming phone calls to detainees—you can't reach someone directly by calling. Need to leave an urgent message? Call (954) 973-4485 with the detainee's full name, alien registration number (A-number), and your contact info. The facility says the detainee will receive the message. For everyday, non-confidential communication, detainees have access to tablets. Friends and family can visit www.gettingout.com for instructions on sending messages through GettingOut. Attorneys can schedule confidential conversations through Virtual Attorney Visitation (VAV) via Skype or Microsoft Teams. VAV serves as an alternative to in-person meetings, not a substitute. Only legal representatives, legal assistants, and interpreters may participate. Recording is prohibited, and violations can result in losing VAV privileges.
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No. Broward Transitional Center does not accept incoming phone calls to detainees.
Call (954) 973-4485 and provide the detainee’s full name, alien registration number (A-number), and your contact information. The facility states the detainee will be given the urgent message.
Attorneys may use Virtual Attorney Visitation (VAV) via Skype or Microsoft Teams for confidential attorney–client conversations, and they must show appropriate identification such as a bar card or proof of bar membership before the scheduled meeting. Only attorneys, legal assistants, and interpreters may participate; a visitation officer monitors the confidential room, recording is prohibited, and violations can result in suspension or permanent revocation of VAV privileges.
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Need to reach someone at Broward Transitional Center quickly? Here's the key: detainees can't receive incoming phone calls. The workaround is leaving an urgent message—you call the facility, provide identifying details, and staff passes your message along.
Detainees at Broward Transitional Center can't receive incoming phone calls. If you need to get an urgent message through, call the facility with the required details and staff will pass your message along to the detainee.
