What You Can't Bring to an Allen‑Oakwood Visit: No Electronics and Medical Exceptions

Allen Oakwood prohibits all electronic devices. Cell phones, smart watches, pagers: if it powers on, connects, records, or stores data, leave it behind before you arrive.

You'll go through screening when you arrive. All visitors are subject to search at entry, and metal detectors are part of the process. Anything that triggers an alarm can slow you down and may lead to extra checks. Following the facility's General Visiting Instructions helps keep things moving.

• ✓ Hairpins (they can trigger the metal detector)
• ✓ Underwire bras
• ✓ Certain boots and shoes
• ✓ Clothing with multiple zippers
• ✓ Excessive jewelry

Medical items are handled differently. Allen Oakwood allows oxygen, heart monitors, wheelchairs, crutches, walkers, and inhalers. If you have a pacemaker, you can still visit, but bring medical documentation to support your passage through the metal detector.

1. Gather your medical documentation - If you have a pacemaker, bring medical documentation to support passing through the metal detector.
2. Tell staff about equipment at entry - If you are bringing permitted items like oxygen, a heart monitor, a wheelchair, crutches, a walker, or an inhaler, be ready to identify them during screening.
3. Bring only the prescription meds you must take during the visit - Prescription medications are authorized only when they are the medications you will take during the visit.
4. Log your prescription medication at check-in - Any prescription medication you will take during the visit must be logged at entry at the officer’s desk.

Plan for a search at entry. Following the General Visiting Instructions helps prevent delays and keeps your visit from being cut short. Electronics are a common issue since they're flatly prohibited. Double-check your pockets and wrist before you head in.

• ✓ Leave all electronics behind (including smart watches, cell phones, and pagers)
• ✓ If you have a pacemaker, bring medical documentation for metal detector screening
• ✓ If you must take prescription medication during the visit, have it ready to be logged at entry at the officer’s desk
• ✓ If you are bringing permitted medical supports (oxygen, heart monitor, wheelchair, crutches, walker, inhaler), be prepared to point them out during screening so check-in moves faster