Additional Information

Approval Process

The inmate will mail the DOC 20-060 Visitor’s Questionnaire to adults or parent – legal officerian of children. Only persons on an offender’s approved visitor list will be allowed to visit. Offenders may have up to 20 persons on their visit list.

Registration

All visitors age 16 or older must register at the reception desk and are required to show current photograph identification before each visiting period. Persons under 18 must be accompanied during the entire visit by a parent, officerian, or another adult visitor who has been approved to bring the child to the visit. Acceptable forms of identification are:

• Driver’s license issued by any state/county.
• Temporary licenses are okay.
• ID card issued by State Department of Licensing
• Military identification
• State of Federal Agency Identification
• Passport or border crossing card
• Student’s identification
• Indian Tribal identification

Allowable Items

Visitors may only bring limited items into the visit room.

• Photo ID for adults
• Locker key
• Debitek card for vending machines
• Life sustaining medication that is needed during the visit period with proof of prescription.
• Items authorized for infants and toddlers:
  • Two clear plastic bottles containing water, juice, milk, or liquid formula.
  • One pacifier or teether.
  • One non-quilted blanket for a young infant, maximum size 42″ x 42″.
  • One hand towel or washcloth, maximum size 8″xl2″.
  • Diapers provided by facility.
  • One change of clothes kept in locker.

Search of Visitors

• Visitors are subject to pat, strip, electronic, and canine searches. Lockers used by visitors and visitors’ vehicles, purses, packages, briefcases, or similar containers which are brought onto the facility grounds may be searched in compliance with Department Policy Directives on Searches.

Dress Standards for Visitors General Guidelines:

• All clothing must be clean and in good repair. All buttons or closures must be fastened to the degree necessary to maintain modesty.
• Socks, stockings, or pantyhose must be worn by all visitors.
• Undergarments must be worn,
• Male visitors must wear boxer shorts, briefs, or long underwear,
• As appropriate, female visitors must wear briefs and brassieres. Pantyhose, leotards, or nylons and briefs must be worn with dresses or skirts.

CLOTHING NOT ALLOWED

• Items with holes, rips, or tears;
• Low-cut (i,e,, exposing undergarment, cleavage, back);
• Sheer, transparent, or mesh fabrics, other than hosiery;
• Tight fitting clothing (i.e., spandex, lycra, or other rubberized or elasticized);
• Clothing that refers to obscenity, alcohol, drugs, gang references, or sex in any form;
• Coullottes, shorts, cut-offs, halter tops, tank tops, sleeveless blouses or shirts;
• Thongs, shower shoes, slippers, or quilted snow or foul-weather style boots or shoes;
• Dresses or skirts with hemlines higher than 3 inches above the center of the knee or slits higher than 3 inches above the center of the knee;
• Wrap around doming with full length openings or skirts too tight to allow officers to easily search the inner leg;
• Camouflage clothing;
• Bibbed attire;
• Money belts or belts with compartments;
• Excessive jewelry or non-searchable jewelry styles;
• Headgear or excessive hair ornamentation; unless medically required and written verification is provided, or part of a religious practice;
• Clothing that is difficult to search (i.e., excessive pockets or padding,
  layering of one outer garment over another, etc.); and/or
• Any item considered being a threat to the security and safety of offenders, visitors, or staff as determined by the Superintendent/designee.