How to visit, scheduling, dress code, and visitor requirements
Adults applying for in-person, phone, or video visits at ASPC Tucson-Rincon Unit must pay a one-time, non-refundable $25 background check fee under Department Order 911. If you only accept phone calls from an inmate, you don't have to pay the $25 fee, but you still need to apply for phone privileges through the regular process. Payments must be made electronically through approved vendors, with options like storefront or walk-up service, phone, a mobile app, or the internet. Transaction fees vary by provider. ADCRR advises allowing up to 60 days for processing after payment and supporting documents are received. Don't submit an application while the inmate is in intake at Alhambra or Perryville. At entry, adults who don't clear magneto poles or metal detectors may be sent back to their car and denied visiting that day, or asked to submit to a pat search. Minors are not pat searched.
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Getting approved to visit at ASPC Tucson — Rincon Unit comes down to timing, paying the background check fee (if required), and submitting a complete electronic application. Follow these steps to avoid the most common delays.
Visiting ASPC Tucson-Rincon Unit involves an extra security screening step that can end your visit before it starts. Here's how to prepare and what to confirm before you go.
Applying to visit someone in ADCRR? The $25 background check fee is a required step for most visitors. Here's who pays, how to submit payment electronically, and how long processing takes.
Before you can visit anyone in Arizona's prison system, you'll need to pay a $25 background check fee. Depending on how you pay, a separate vendor transaction fee might get tacked on too. Here's what the $25 actually covers, who pays it, and how to avoid extra charges.
Pay the one-time, non-refundable $25 fee electronically through ADCRR-approved vendors. You can typically use storefront or walk-up service, phone, a mobile app, or the internet, and vendor transaction fees vary by provider.
ADCRR advises allowing up to 60 days after the required payment and supporting documents are received. Do not submit an application while the inmate is in intake at Alhambra or Perryville.
Staying in touch with someone at ASPC Tucson-Rincon Unit starts with one question: what type of contact do you want? Visits, video calls, and phone calls each have different requirements, and your choice determines whether you'll need to pay a background check fee.
After December 15, 2025, personal mail for someone at Rincon Unit goes through a digital scanning process. To avoid having your mail returned, use the correct address for what you're sending and format the envelope exactly as shown below.
Sending money usually means two things: paying the visitation background-check fee and adding funds to an incarcerated person's account. The rules and payment methods differ, so it helps to handle them separately.
