Mail and Communication at IAH Secure Adult Detention Facility (also identified as IAH Polk Adult Detention Facility / IAH Detention Center)

When you send a letter to a detainee at IAH Polk Adult Detention Facility, include the last four digits of the detainee’s A-number and your name and address. Incoming mail is screened for contraband and inspected by the delivering officer, but it is not read when opened. Detainees may seal outgoing letters and place them in the provided receptacle. Facility staff route outgoing mail to the appropriate postal office within 24 hours after receiving it, and the housing units have a posted mail pickup and delivery schedule. If a detainee leaves or transfers, only legal mail is forwarded. General correspondence is marked “Return to Sender” and returned to the post office. Use the contact route that matches what you need. For routine information about someone housed at IAH Polk Adult Detention Facility, call (936) 967-1700 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Have the person’s first, last and any hyphenated names ready, as well as aliases, date of birth and country of birth. Detainees cannot receive incoming calls. If you need to leave an urgent message, call (936) 967-8000 and give the detainee’s full name and alien registration number. You must also provide your name and a telephone number where you can be reached, and the facility will give the message to the detainee. For a non-confidential message, the facility has tablets that can receive messages. Follow the MTC instructions for IAH Detention Center to use that option.