How to visit, scheduling, dress code, and visitor requirements
In-person visits at Albemarle Corrections Facility are by appointment only. Call or email to schedule, then confirm the day before. Each offender can have up to 18 approved visitors on their list, with changes allowed during an open enrollment window every six months based on their admission date. Offenders typically get one visit per week, lasting no more than two hours. Usually, no more than three approved visitors can attend a single session—though the warden has discretion. If you're 16 or older, expect a pat/frisk search and screening for electronic devices. You'll need to clear a metal detector and follow the dress code. Cell phones, smartwatches, cameras, and recording devices are prohibited.
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Getting on someone's visitor list at Albemarle follows the statewide NCDAC process—and timing matters. Here's how the list works, what the 18-person cap means, when you can make changes, and which visitors don't count against the limit.
Your first visit to Albemarle Corrections Facility takes some planning—in-person visits are appointment-only. Once you know the steps and what to leave behind, the process is pretty straightforward.
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Under normal circumstances, an offender may have no more than one in-person visiting session per week. Each visit must not exceed two hours.
An offender can have up to 18 approved visitors on their list. Changes are allowed during an open enrollment period every six months, based on the offender's admission date. Certain categories—legal representatives, law enforcement, consular officials, family services, juvenile court officials, and clergy—register separately and don't count toward the 18-person limit.
Yes. Visits are by appointment only—call or email to schedule, then confirm the day before. Visitors 16 and older may be pat/frisked and searched for electronic devices. You'll need to clear a metal detector and follow the dress code. Cell phones, smartwatches, cameras, and recording devices are prohibited.
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Visiting Albemarle Corrections Facility? Plan ahead—electronics like cell phones are treated as contraband, and you'll go through security screening before you're allowed inside.
