First-Time Visitor Checklist: Everything You Need for Your Avon Park Prison Visit
Your first visit goes smoother when you show up approved, dressed within the rules, and carrying only what the visiting park allows. Use this checklist to avoid the most common reasons people get delayed or turned away.
Before you make the drive, confirm you are actually approved to visit. Wait until the inmate notifies you that your visitation application has been approved. Showing up without approval means you will not get in.
If you are 16 or older, bring a valid photo ID. Keep it simple: you are allowed to bring one photographic identification card into the visiting area.
Dress Code
- ✓ Wear a shirt (shirts are mandatory)
- ✓ Wear shoes (shoes are mandatory)
- ✓ Do not wear Heelys
- ✓ Do not wear footwear with removable parts
- ✓ No halter tops
- ✓ No braless attire
- ✓ No underwear-type tee shirts
- ✓ No tank tops
- ✓ No fish net shirts
- ✓ No see-through fabric
- ✓ No skin-tight clothing (applies to males and females)
- ✓ Dresses cannot be more than 3 inches above the knee
- ✓ Skirts cannot be more than 3 inches above the knee
- ✓ Bermuda-length shorts cannot be more than 3 inches above the knee
Note: Military-style camouflage is not allowed, including jungle (green), urban (grey/black), or desert (tan/brown) patterns.
Warning: Staff cannot hold or store items for visitors under any circumstances. If you bring something that is not allowed, plan to secure it elsewhere before you check in.
- ✓ One vehicle key
- ✓ No keyless entry devices unless the duty warden (or designee) visually inspects and approves it
- ✓ One photographic identification card
- ✓ Limited feminine hygiene products
- ✓ Up to $50 in cash per visitor for vending machines
- ✓ Bills accepted: $1, $5, $10, and $20 only
- ✓ Bring only the dose you need for the time you will be visiting
- ✓ Keep each prescription in its original container
- ✓ Make sure the label is clearly readable and shows the medication type, dosage requirements, and the name of the person it was prescribed to
- ✓ No more than 5 diapers
- ✓ No more than 3 clear baby bottles
- ✓ No more than 2 toddler sipper cups
- ✓ No more than 3 clear plastic jars of sealed (unopened) baby food
Normal visiting hours are 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM on Saturdays and Sundays. The schedule also lists other visiting days with hours of 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM (Central time). Pay attention to the time zone wording on whatever schedule you are using.
- Plan around the entry start time. The entry process for visits begins at 8:15 AM (7:15 AM Central).
- Arrive well before the cutoff. No visitor is processed after 2:00 PM (1:00 PM Central), even if visiting hours extend later.
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