Understanding Beaufort County Detention's Visits: Onsite vs Offsite, Free Visits, and Saturday Children's Day

"Offsite" visitation at Beaufort County Detention takes place while the inmate is on recreation, and it's available every day. The downside? Each offsite visit comes with a fee charged to the visitor. One advantage: there's no limit on the number of visitors for offsite visits, which works better for larger groups who want to rotate through.

"Onsite" visitation runs on the same recreation-based schedule as offsite. The key difference: onsite visits are allowed every day except Sunday.

Want to keep costs down? Start with onsite visits. Each inmate gets two onsite visits per week at no charge - these are your free option.

• ✓ Regular onsite visits allow a maximum of 2 adults and 1 infant per visit.

Saturday is Children's Day, with expanded visitor limits for families. You can bring 2 adults and up to 3 children (including infants). Compare that to regular onsite visits, which cap at 2 adults and 1 infant.

Both onsite and offsite visits revolve around the inmate's recreation times. Since offsite visits are available every day during recreation, plan your visit around those windows.

Planning an offsite visit? All adult visitors (18 and older) must be registered in the facility's visitation software first.

1. Use the free onsite option first - each inmate gets two free onsite visits per week.
2. Pick your day and time carefully - onsite visits aren’t held on Sundays, and onsite visitation is suspended daily at 1530 hours.
3. Register adult visitors for offsite visits - all visitors 18+ must be in the visitation software for offsite visitation.
4. Budget for offsite visits - each offsite visit has a fee charged to the visitor, so check the current amount before you book.