How do I check that someone is at Kay County?
Try the Online Detainee Locator at ice.gov/locator with an A-number and country of birth, or a name spelled as on the detention record. For this jail ICE gives one round-the-clock line: (580) 362-3393, 24 hours a day, so you need not wait for office hours. Have every name variant, the A-number, and the date and country of birth at hand. ICE's page was last updated August 6, 2026. Presence on the ICE facility list does not show that any particular person is there.
When can family visit Kay County?
ICE allows detainees 1 hour of visitation a week, which can be split into two 30-minute visits. Hours are Monday to Saturday, 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Central Time. Call (580) 362-3393 at least one business day before the date you want. All social visits are non-contact. Adults need valid government ID, and minors need an adult guardian at least 18 years old beside them throughout. Nothing may be carried into the visiting area, and electronics stay out of secure areas.
How do I add phone minutes or commissary money at Kay County?
Kay County splits the two accounts. Phone minutes go through City Tele Coin at (318) 746-1114 or citytelecoin.com. Commissary money goes through orders.tigercommissary.com, or by postal money order bearing the detainee's name and the last four digits of the A-number. The processing officer issues a receipt, and ICE cautions against mailing cash. For tablet messages, ICE gives only (580) 362-3393 and says to leave a message with call-back details. Detainees cannot receive incoming calls, but that same number takes urgent messages.
Where do letters and packages go?
Write to Kay County Detention Center, C/O the detainee's name and last four digits of the A-number, 1101 West Dry Road, Newkirk, OK 74647, with your own name and address. Incoming mail is screened but not read. After a transfer, only legal mail follows; other letters go back to the sender. Before sending any package, email the Kansas City detained unit at EROKansasDetained@ice.dhs.gov. Someone being removed may receive one 40 pound bag with officer approval. No electronics are accepted.
Why does Oklahoma's Kay County point to Chicago, Kansas City and Otero?
ICE's office list gives Oklahoma to Dallas, yet this page names the Chicago Field Office, (872) 351-3990, so follow the ICE facility page. Case questions go to Chicago.Outreach@ice.dhs.gov, lawyers with a G-28 use KAN-DETAINED@ice.dhs.gov, and comments go to (816) 880-5000. EOIR's list, updated October 1, 2026, pairs Kay County with the Otero Immigration Court in New Mexico; the hearing lookup guide shows the actual place. Release is covered in the bond hearing guide. Nearby: Newkirk, Oklahoma.