Virtual Legal Visits (VAV) at Stewart Detention: What Attorneys and Families Should Know
Stewart Detention Center offers Virtual Attorney Visitation (VAV) so attorneys and clients can meet confidentially without traveling to the facility. Here's what you need to know if you're scheduling a virtual legal visit—or if you're family wondering how it works.
VAV lets attorneys have confidential conversations with clients through video platforms like Zoom, WebEx, or Microsoft Teams. It's a faster option when an in-person visit isn't practical.
Note: VAV is a communication alternative, not a replacement for in-person attorney-client meetings at Stewart.
VAV sessions are strictly for legal purposes. Only legal representatives, legal assistants, and interpreters can participate - family members and friends aren't permitted to join.
A visitation officer stays stationed outside the confidential room during VAV sessions. This setup maintains facility security while keeping the legal conversation private inside the room.
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- ✓ Bar card from any state (or other documentation showing bar membership)
- ✓ Be ready to present this identification prior to the scheduled VAV meeting
- Use ERO eFile for standard scheduling - Stewart requests that standard virtual legal appointments be made through ERO eFile.
- Schedule through ICE’s Detention Facility Appointment Scheduler - Legal visits can be set online using an ERO eFile account.
- Register for ERO eFile if needed - Registration instructions direct you to https://www.ice.gov/eroefile.
Need to schedule urgently? For exigent circumstances, contact Stewart at (229) 838-5000 or email StewartVTC@cca.com with your scheduling questions.
Stewart conducts VAV in a confidential room with a visitation officer positioned outside. Expect a setup that protects attorney-client privacy while meeting facility security requirements.
No recording: Legal representatives and their staff are not permitted to audio- or video-record any virtual or in-person visit, or any call, with detainees at Stewart. Violations can lead to suspension or permanent revocation of VAV user privileges.
Family members cannot join VAV sessions. Stewart limits participation to legal representatives, legal assistants, and interpreters only.
If you're family, coordinate directly with the detainee's attorney instead. Share any information you need addressed, and the attorney can bring it up during the VAV session using Zoom, WebEx, or Microsoft Teams - then follow up with you afterward.
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