What to Expect During Check-In at Alexander Correctional: Searches, Metal Detectors, and Contraband
Visiting Alexander Correctional? Plan for a security screening before you're allowed inside. Understanding what happens at check-in—pat searches, electronic screening, and the metal detector—helps you avoid delays and accidental rule violations.
Security screening at Alexander Correctional keeps the facility safe and reduces contraband. You'll go through multiple layers - a search and a metal detector - before entering.
Why so thorough? These checks prevent contraband from entering the prison, including prohibited items like cell phones.
If you're 16 or older, expect a pat/frisk search at check-in. Staff use the least intrusive methods available, but you'll still be screened before going further into the facility.
Heads up: Refuse the search, and you won't be allowed in.
Visitors 16 and older also go through electronic-device screening. Staff may use electronic detection methods during check-in, so keep your belongings easy to inspect and follow directions.
Everyone passes through a metal detector before entering Alexander Correctional. It's similar to airport security - you won't get past the entry point until you're cleared.
If you don't clear: Expect additional screening before you can proceed.
Cell phones are contraband at Alexander Correctional. Even keeping one in your pocket or bag "just in case" can derail your entire visit.
- ✓ Leave your cell phone at home so it never becomes an issue at the entrance.
- ✓ If you bring a phone with you for the drive, don’t take it into the facility.
- ✓ Keep what you carry to a minimum - visitors 16+ should expect electronic-device screening before entry.
Caught with a phone at check-in? Stop and ask staff what to do before moving forward.
One more thing: some North Carolina prisons lack infrastructure for rechargeable electronic devices. Before ordering device-dependent items through the NC Property Program, confirm they're compatible with Alexander Correctional's conditions and restrictions.
- ✓ Arrive with extra time so you’re not rushed through pat/frisk screening (required for visitors 16+).
- ✓ Follow instructions during electronic-device screening (required for visitors 16+).
- ✓ Empty your pockets and keep belongings simple so you can clear the metal detector.
- ✓ Don’t bring a cell phone inside - phones are contraband and can get you turned away.
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