What to Expect in the Visitation Room at Bay Regional: Searches and Safety Procedures
Your first visit to Bay Regional can feel nerve-wracking, especially with all the security rules. Here's what to expect—searches, room checks, and what can get a visit cut short or denied.
Every visitor at Bay Regional goes through an electronic search before entering. Keep what you bring to a minimum - personal items like keys, purses, and packages aren't allowed past security. Leave them in your car. It speeds up check-in and keeps you from getting turned away at the door.
- Sign in on the youth’s Visitor’s Log - you’ll be required to sign in on the log for the youth you’re visiting.
- Sign out before you leave - you must also sign out on the same Visitor’s Log when your visit is over.
Note: If you refuse to be searched or refuse to comply with officer instructions, you can be denied entrance.
Security continues after check-in. Staff search the visitation room before and after each visit, looking for hazardous items or contraband. If you see officers doing checks or clearing the area, that's routine - nothing to worry about.
Warning: Introducing any unauthorized items into a detention facility is a third-degree felony.
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- ✓ Refusing to be searched
- ✓ Refusing to comply with officer instructions
- ✓ Being disruptive or uncooperative
- ✓ Being under the influence, or appearing to be under the influence, of any intoxicating substance
- ✓ Failing to present proper photo identification
- ✓ Attempting to introduce contraband into the secure area
Once you're admitted, your visit can still be ended early. Disruptive behavior - from you or the youth - or breaking facility rules can cut things short. Worse, a terminated visit may lead to suspension of future visits. That call is up to the Superintendent.
- Expect an electronic search - all visitors are subject to electronic search at Bay Regional.
- Follow officer instructions right away - refusing to comply can get you denied entrance.
- Keep personal items out of the secure area - don’t bring items like keys, purses, or packages past security.
If your visit gets terminated for disruptive behavior or rule violations, take it seriously. The Superintendent can suspend your future visitation privileges.
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