Why a Visitor Request Might Be Denied at Bedford County Correctional Facility

Being family or showing up during visiting hours is not enough. You have to be added to the inmate's Authorized Visitor List and approved by BCCF administration before you can visit. Many denials come down to paperwork. The Authorized Visitor List must be filled out completely, including each visitor's name, address, date of birth, gender, and relationship to the inmate. If anything is missing, approval can be denied until the form is corrected.

Visitor requests can be denied if there is an active Protection From Abuse (PFA) order or other court-ordered "no contact" order between you and the inmate. Even if both of you want the visit, BCCF will deny it based on those court restrictions.

BCCF can deny visitors who were incarcerated at Bedford County Correctional Facility within the past year. This is a hard eligibility rule. If it applies to you, the request will not be approved even if the paperwork is complete.

BCCF administration reviews all visitor requests. Only people who are on the Authorized Visitor List and approved can visit. If someone is denied after review, the inmate is notified.

• ✓ Recheck the inmate’s Authorized Visitor List for completeness (name, address, date of birth, gender, and relation for each visitor).
• ✓ Compare your current driver’s license or state photo ID to the approved list, and fix any mismatches in name, address, date of birth, or gender.
• ✓ Confirm there is no active PFA or court-ordered no-contact order between you and the inmate.
• ✓ Confirm whether the denied visitor was incarcerated at BCCF within the past year.

If you have checked these common issues and still do not know why the request was denied, ask the inmate to follow up with facility administration. BCCF administration handles approvals, so that is where questions about review status or next steps need to go.