Virtual Attorney Visitation

Legal Representative Video Teleconferencing | Virtual Attorney Visitation

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Legal representatives may request Virtual Attorney Visitation (VAV) meetings or confidential legal phone calls with their clients or prospective clients by emailing FDC-VAV@abyonllc.com. A Farmville Detention Center staff member will email back with a confirmed date and time in a Microsoft Teams Meeting invitation.

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The email requesting a visit should include:

• Legal representative’s full name

• Legal representative’s contact information, including phone number(s), and email address(es)

• Detainee’s name • Detainee’s alien number

• A few proposed times/dates for the requested VTC session

• A scan of the legal representative’s government-issued identification • A scan of the legal representative’s identification or documentation reflecting their status as an active legal representative, such as a state bar card, attorney license, paralegal license, or similar legal status.

• A scan of the attorney’s DHS Form G-28 (unless this is a pre-representational)

• If a legal assistant is the only legal representative to join the call, the email should also have attached a letter of authorization on the firm’s/organization’s letterhead and a scan of the assistant’s identification.

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Please note that legal representatives will be asked to provide, via email, the required bar card/accreditation documents prior to scheduling the virtual attorney visit.

 

All appointments for VAV meetings must be made 24 hours prior to the desired appointment time. Appointments will be available every day between the hours of 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. Appointments may be scheduled in 60-minute increments starting at 9 a.m. with the last scheduled visit beginning at 5 p.m. to be completed at 6 p.m. Legal representatives are not limited to the number of VAV appointments they can request. However, no legal representative is permitted to schedule more than one 60-minute appointment with a single detainee per day.

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The same guidelines for in-person attorney/client visits will apply to VAV meetings and legal calls. Only legal representatives, legal assistants, and interpreters will be allowed; no family or friends of the clients are permitted. The attorney and/or his/her agents may contact outside interpretation services during the call or session. The sessions will be confidential; a facility employee will be stationed outside of the confidential VAV room to ensure security is maintained. The officer will knock on the room door 5 minutes before the cut off time.

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Please be advised that legal representatives and their staff are not permitted to video or audio record during any virtual or in-person visit or any call with detainees at the facility. Any violation of these rules may result in suspension or a permanent revocation of VAV user privileges.

 

For further assistance, please contact (434) 395-8114 and request the Operations department.

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