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Scheduling Your Visit to Allendale: the 15-Hour Rule and 2-Hour Blocks

Scheduling a visit at Allendale comes down to two rules: book ahead, and visits run in fixed time blocks. Here's how to plan it so you don't lose your spot—or accidentally burn through a monthly visit.

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Scheduling Your Visit to Allendale: the 15-Hour Rule and 2-Hour Blocks

You can't just show up at Allendale Correctional Facility and expect to get in. All visits must be scheduled at least 15 hours in advance through the GTL scheduler. That lead time matters - if you're hoping to visit tomorrow morning, get your reservation in today, well before the cutoff.

Visits at Allendale run in 2-hour blocks between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. You're picking one of those windows, not an open-ended start time. Schedules can shift, so check the available blocks in the scheduler before you finalize travel plans.

The GTL scheduler is where you'll request and confirm your visit. Since Allendale requires at least 15 hours advance notice, don't wait until the last minute. Log in, pick an available time block, and lock in your reservation.

Note: For virtual visits, each person who wants to visit must create their own account, and the name on the account has to exactly match the name on the approved visitation list - no nicknames.

Scheduling Your Visit to Allendale: the 15-Hour Rule and 2-Hour Blocks

If something comes up and you can't make it, don't just skip. Cancellations need to happen at least 48 hours before the visit - otherwise, that missed slot still counts against the inmate's monthly visit total. That's a painful surprise when you try to schedule later in the month and find fewer visits available.

  1. Check the time of your scheduled visit - confirm exactly when it’s set so you can count back 48 hours.
  2. Cancel with at least 48 hours’ notice - make the cancellation early enough that it won’t count toward the inmate’s monthly visit total.
  3. Reschedule only after you’ve canceled - once the original visit is properly canceled, you can pick a different time without risking that missed visit being counted.

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