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Coastal Bend Detention Center does not allow detainees to receive incoming phone calls, so you can't call a detainee directly. If you need to leave an urgent message, call the Chaplain at (361) 767-3400 ext. 248. Have the detainee's full name, alien registration number, and your contact information ready. After regular business hours or on weekends, ask for the shift supervisor so your message can be delivered. The facility provides tablets, but the detainee must initiate any tablet contact. Messaging or video features may depend on the unit's rules. For legal communication, confidential virtual attorney visits (VAV) are available. Attorneys must show bar identification, and only legal staff and interpreters may participate. Recording is prohibited, and a visitation officer will be stationed outside the confidential room. To schedule a VAV, contact 361-767-3400 or cbintake@geogroup.com.
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No. Detainees at Coastal Bend Detention Center cannot receive incoming telephone calls.
Call the Chaplain at (361) 767-3400 ext. 248 and provide the detainee’s full name, alien registration number, and your contact information. After hours or on weekends, ask for the shift supervisor to have your message passed along.
Virtual attorney visits (VAV) are confidential virtual meetings between attorneys and their clients, offered as an alternative to in-person legal visits. Legal representatives must show bar identification before a scheduled visit. Only legal representatives, legal assistants, and interpreters may participate. Recording is not permitted, and a visitation officer will be stationed outside the confidential room. To schedule a visit or ask questions, contact 361-767-3400 or cbintake@geogroup.com.
Trying to reach someone at Coastal Bend Detention Center? The most important thing to know: you can't call a detainee directly. Here are the contact options the facility provides, plus what to have ready when you reach out to staff.
Need to get urgent news to someone at Coastal Bend Detention Center? Whether it's a family emergency or a time-sensitive update, here's how to reach staff during business hours—and what to do after hours or on weekends.
You can't call a detainee directly at Coastal Bend Detention Center. To pass along time-sensitive information, you'll need to call the facility and leave your message with staff.
