How to Schedule Your First In-Person Visit & Get Approved to Visit at Anson Correctional Facility
Your first visit can feel overwhelming, but the process at Anson Correctional Facility is straightforward: get approved, schedule an appointment, then confirm the day before you go.
The person you're visiting at Anson Correctional Facility can have up to 18 approved visitors total - adults and minors combined. That cap means families sometimes need to plan carefully about who gets added, especially if lots of relatives want to visit or you're trying to include children alongside multiple adults.
Note: Legal, law enforcement, consular officials, and local/state Family Services and Juvenile Court officials must register with the facility before visiting - and they do not count toward the 18-person visitor limit.
You'll need to be approved before you can visit in person. Anson requires a completed visitor application reviewed by facility staff before any visit happens. If you don't have the paperwork yet, your loved one may be able to provide a blank application for you to fill out.
- ✓ Get a blank visitor application (your loved one may be able to send you one)
- ✓ Fill it out completely and carefully
- ✓ Submit it the way the facility instructs
- ✓ Wait for facility approval before trying to schedule a visit
In-person visits at Anson Correctional Facility are by appointment only. Once you're approved, call or email the prison to schedule. Don't assume you can show up and be worked in - without an appointment, you'll almost certainly be turned away.
- Make sure you’re approved to visit - your visitor application has to be approved by facility staff before any visit can occur.
- Call or email Anson to request an appointment - ask for the next available in-person visiting slot.
- Write down the appointment details - confirm the date and time you’re scheduled for so you have it handy.
- Call the day before your visit - confirm the facility’s visitation status so you don’t make the trip only to find out visits aren’t running.
Tip: Call the day before your visit to confirm. Visitation status can change, and this step helps you avoid a wasted trip.
Keep the weekly limit in mind when planning. Under normal circumstances, the person you're visiting can have one visiting session per week, lasting up to two hours. For larger families, that limit means coordinating who visits which week.
- ✓ Coordinate with other approved visitors so you don’t double-book the one weekly session
- ✓ Plan around the two-hour maximum so everyone knows what to expect
- ✓ If multiple relatives want to visit, rotate weeks to share time fairly
- ✓ Keep the 18-person approved-visitor limit in mind when deciding who to add (adults and minors count)
If your application is still pending, contact the facility to check your status. Once approved, call or email Anson to schedule an appointment. Then call again the day before you travel to confirm visitation is still on.
Important: Don’t plan a trip until you know you’re approved and you have a confirmed appointment from the facility.
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