Angelina County Jail 20-Minute Visit Rules — Two-Visitor Limit and How Rotations Work

Each visit at Angelina County Jail lasts 20 minutes. That goes fast - so decide ahead of time what you want to cover, especially if multiple people want to see the same inmate. There's also a weekly cap: inmates can have up to three visits per week. With the 20-minute limit and three-visit maximum, think about whether you'd rather spend one visit on a longer conversation with the same two people, or use that 20-minute window to rotate different visitors in and out (more on that below).

Only two visitors can be in the visitation room at a time. This is a hard limit - even if your whole family shows up together, just two people can be with the inmate at once.

1. Start the 20-minute visit with up to two people - The inmate can have no more than two visitors in the visitation room at one time.
2. Swap visitors during the same 20 minutes if you need to - Within the two-person limit, the inmate may have several visitors during that single 20-minute period.
3. Keep the handoff quick - Rotations don’t pause the clock; the 20-minute limit stays the same for the whole visit window.
4. Make sure the room never goes over two visitors - If you’re trading places, do it in a way that keeps the count at two (or fewer) at all times.

Current COVID-19 protocols limit each person to one visit per day. If you're coordinating with family or friends, plan around this - nobody can visit twice in the same day. This daily limit matters when you're juggling the weekly schedule too. Since inmates can only have three visits per week total, figure out who's visiting which day. This is especially important if you're rotating visitors and trying to maximize each 20-minute slot.

Angelina County Jail doesn't allow contact visits. Expect a no-contact setup - you won't be able to hug, shake hands, or have any physical contact.

Practical Examples

• ✓ If three people want to visit, plan a rotation: two visitors start the 20-minute visit, then one steps out so the third person can take a turn - without ever having more than two visitors in the room.
• ✓ If you’re driving in with a group, decide who the “first two” visitors are before you arrive so you don’t waste the visit window figuring it out once the 20 minutes starts.
• ✓ If someone already visited earlier that day, don’t plan on them visiting again - each person is limited to one visit per day under current COVID-19 protocols.
• ✓ If you’re trying to stretch limited weekly visits, remember the inmate may only have three visits per week, even if you rotate different people during a single 20-minute period.