The Baker County Jail, also called the Baker County Detention Center, is located in Macclenny, Florida which is about thirty (30) minutes West of Jacksonville. Baker holds persons detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), as well as persons detained by the U.S. Federal Marshalls, and persons detained by the Baker County Sheriff’s Office. The facility houses both men and women, although the overall population is majority male.
Removal proceedings at Baker are conducted via televideo to the Orlando Immigration Court. While the detainee must appear for their removal hearing by video from the detention center, family members and witnesses can appear in-person at the Orlando Immigration Court. Baker holds people who are still fighting their removal case before an Immigration Judge, and persons who have appealed their cases or who the government is trying to remove.
The address of the Baker County Jail is 1 Sheriff’s Office Drive, Macclenny, Florida 32063. Their phone number is (904) 259-2231. If you are writing to your loved one detained at Baker, be sure to include their “Alien Number” aka “A number” on the envelope below their name.
The Law Office of Karen Winston regularly represents persons detained at Baker and has prevailed in requests for asylum withholding of removal, convention against torture, cancellation of removal and numerous other deportation defenses on behalf of Baker detainees. Contact Attorney Karen Winston today to schedule a consultation to determine whether your loved one is eligible for release from detention on bond or qualifies for relief from removal. Karen Winston practices exclusively immigration law and her office is conveniently located at 4623 Park Street in Jacksonville, Florida 32205. (904) 723-4570.
