How to Get Approved to Visit Someone at Alexander Correctional: Step-by-Step
Getting approved to visit starts with the visitor application. Fill out the form correctly and include the right documents, and you can avoid the most common delays.
Before you can visit, your completed visitor application has to be approved by facility staff. Here's a detail that trips people up: the facility will not accept visitor applications submitted by offenders. Your loved one cannot turn in your paperwork for you. What they can do is get the blank visitor application form from the facility and pass it along to you. Then you complete it and submit it yourself.
Required ID Docs
- ✓ If you are 16 or older: choose one of the approved photo IDs and attach a copy to the visitor application.
- ✓ If the visitor is a minor under 16: attach a copy of the minor’s birth certificate to the visitor application.
Tip: Make sure any copies you attach are clear and easy to read, and keep a copy of everything you submit for your records. If you are unsure which photo IDs are acceptable, confirm it with the facility before you send your application.
The approval process is straightforward: facility staff must approve your completed visitor application before any visit can happen. Until you get that approval, you won't be able to visit, even if you've already made travel plans. Think of the application as your first checkpoint. Getting it approved is what unlocks visiting.
- Wait for approval from facility staff - A visit cannot happen until your completed application is approved.
- Call the day before your scheduled visit - Confirm the facility’s visitation status so you do not show up and get turned away.
- Get the blank visitor application form - Your loved one must obtain the blank form from the facility and provide it to you.
- Fill it out carefully - Use the form’s instructions and complete everything requested.
- Send it back the way the facility directs - Follow the submission and return instructions provided with the form.
- ✓ Are visits by appointment only, and what is the best way to schedule (call or email)?
- ✓ Once I have an appointment, should I call the day before to confirm the facility’s visitation status?
- ✓ Can you confirm my scheduled appointment details after it is set?
Note: Only facility staff can approve a visitor application, and the facility will not accept applications submitted by offenders.
Common Mistakes Tips
- ✓ Do not have your loved one submit your visitor application. Applications will not be accepted from offenders.
- ✓ If you are 16 or older, attach a copy of one of the approved photo IDs.
- ✓ If the visitor is under 16, attach a copy of the child’s birth certificate.
- ✓ Do not plan a trip until you understand that facility staff approval is required before a visit can occur.
Reminder: Visits are by appointment only, so you must call or email the prison to schedule. Call the day before your scheduled visit to confirm visitation status.
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