The DC Central Detention Facility has a list online website that indicates the charges, detainment date, and next court session. You need to have DC Central Detention Facility inmate’s ID and full names to access their information. If you do not find an inmate online, you can visit the DC Central Detention Facility at 1901 D Street, SE, Washington, DC, 20001. Moreover, you can call the DC Central Detention Facility at 202-673-7316, and you get all the assistance you seek.

DC Central Detention Facility allows packages and letters to be sent to inmates. Nonetheless, the management of the DC Central Detention Facility will inspect all the mail that is coming into and out of DC Central Detention Facility. Additionally, DC Central Detention Facility holds the right to reject any mail and send it back to the sender.

Cash should not be sent via mail to DC Central Detention Facility, and it will be treated as contraband. Books and magazines sent to prisoners in DC Central Detention Facility should come directly from distributors and publishers.

You will have to utilize the kiosk at the DC Central Detention Facility where you can deposit cash for an inmate in their commissary account. You can also send money orders to DC Central Detention Facility. However, remember to include all the vital information, including the DC Central Detention Facility inmate's ID number and their full names.

You can establish an account for your loved one in DC Central Detention Facility through security by calling them at DC Central Detention Facility. By having a calling account, inmates at DC Central Detention Facility will be able to receive voice messages from their loved ones. However, only those that are on the approved list will be allowed to receive calls from the DC Central Detention Facility’s prisoners.

You should dress decently when you visit the DC Central Detention Facility and produce a government-sanctioned ID. Your attorney can visit the DC Central Detention Facility without prior notice, but for personal visits, there should be prior approval. You have to be searched before being allowed entry into the DC Central Detention Facility.

Visiting hours are 8AM – 4PM every day of the week. For more guidelines about visitation, contact the facility at 202-673-7316 .

VISITATION HOURS

• Monday

  9:00 AM to 6:00 PM

• Tuesday

  9:00 AM to 6:00 PM

• Wednesday

  9:00 AM to 6:00 PM

• Thursday

  9:00 AM to 6:00 PM

• Friday

  9:00 AM to 6:00 PM

• Saturday

  9:00 AM to 6:00 PM

• Sunday

  9:00 AM to 6:00 PM