How to visit, scheduling, dress code, and visitor requirements
Visiting at Allendale Correctional Facility starts with registration. Beginning June 1, 2025, adults 18+ with a valid South Carolina driver's license can register online through the SCDC GTL VisitMe portal. Paper applications are still available for others and for minors. Every visit must be scheduled through the GTL scheduler at least 15 hours in advance. In-person visits run Saturdays and Sundays in three two-hour blocks (8–10, 11–1, and 2–4), with each session capped at 16 visits. Monthly visit limits depend on classification—general population gets up to four per month, while Phase 6.1 eligible inmates can receive up to two per week. Up to four visitors may attend (including at least one adult). The inmate adds visitors by submitting Form 19-127, with up to 15 approved visitors allowed.
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Allendale Correctional Institution now allows contact visits—meaning visits without plexiglass—as part of SCDC's expansion to certain medium-security prisons. If you've only ever done booth visits, here's the big change: you'll be in the same room with your loved one during your scheduled session.
Planning visits at Allendale? The two questions everyone asks: how often can your loved one have visitors, and how many people can come at once? Here's how the limits work—and what to do when slots fill up.
Getting approved to visit starts with the inmate — not you. Your loved one has to send out the official Request for Visiting Privileges (Form 19-127), and they're limited to 15 approved visitors on their list at any time.
Starting June 1, 2025, adults 18 and older with a valid South Carolina driver's license can register for visitation online.
Starting June 1, 2025, South Carolina is rolling out online visitor registration for Allendale Correctional Facility. Most adults can use the new system, though some visitors will still need to apply on paper.
Setting up a virtual visit at Allendale Correctional Facility is straightforward once you know the rules that trip people up—who can schedule, how far ahead you can book, which devices work, and what you'll pay.
Virtual visits are a practical way to stay connected when getting to the facility isn't an option. Here's how virtual visitation works at Allendale—setup, scheduling, costs, and the rules that can end a visit early.
Bringing kids to visit someone at Allendale Correctional Facility is allowed, but you'll need the right documents or you could be turned away at check-in. Here's what you need to know about ID requirements by age, which minors can be added to an inmate's approved visiting list, and what paperwork matters most—especially if you're not the parent.
Your first visit to Allendale goes smoother when you show up with the right ID, proper paperwork for kids, and nothing in your pockets that'll get you turned away. Use the checklist and steps below to prep once—and skip the repeat trips.
Allendale Correctional Facility allows contact visits—no plexiglass booth between you and your loved one. Here's what that means in practice and the rules you'll still need to follow.
Stuck on a visitation application, virtual visit glitch, blocked phone number, or refund? Here are the right contacts for Allendale.
Stuck on the application, the approved list, or virtual visit tech? Here are the right contacts so you don't get bounced around.
Starting June 1, 2025, adults 18+ with a valid South Carolina driver’s license can register online through the SCDC GTL VisitMe portal. If you can’t register online (including minors or adults without a SC ID), use a paper visitation application mailed to the SCDC Division of Visitation.
In-person visits are on Saturdays and Sundays in three two-hour blocks: 8–10, 11–1, and 2–4. Each visit is limited to two hours and must be scheduled through GTL at least 15 hours in advance.
Children age 10 and older must bring a government photo ID. Children age 9 and younger must present a long-form birth certificate.
Allendale Correctional Facility follows South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) rules for what's allowed on property. The biggest surprise for many visitors? SCDC is tobacco-free. Bring tobacco-related items onto the grounds and you could be turned away.
Getting money onto someone's trust (commissary) account at Allendale comes down to two main options: an automated ConnectNetwork deposit or a mailed money order. Here's what each costs and how long it takes.
Visiting someone at Allendale Correctional Facility starts with scheduling online. Once you understand the booking window and weekend session times, planning becomes straightforward.
