How to Visit Facility

First, you'll need the Visitation Application (CR-2152). Blank copies are furnished to all inmates, so your loved one can get the form to you.

The application has a deadline. You need to complete CR-2152 and return it with a current photograph to the facility's visitation official within 30 days. And approval isn't permanent. Applications must be updated every two years (24 months), so keep that timeline in mind.

Once the facility receives your application, expect a decision within 30 days. Until you're approved, you won't be admitted for visitation. There is one exception: if your loved one was newly committed, the warden can temporarily add immediate family members to the approved visitor list while the application is being processed, for up to 60 days from the inmate's intake date.

Expect airport-style screening before you enter the visitation area. All visitors pass through multiple security checks, including a body scanner. Personal items are very limited: you may only bring your photo ID and your car keys or key fob. If you're bringing an infant, baby items like diapers, formula powder, and unopened sealed baby food are allowed as needed, but they must be placed in a clear plastic bag.

Steps to Follow

• ✓ Get a blank Visitation Application (CR-2152) from the inmate you want to visit.
• ✓ Complete the application and include a current photograph.
• ✓ Return the form to the visitation official within 30 days.

• ✓ Plan around processing time, applications should be approved or denied within 30 days of receipt.
• ✓ Track your approval date, visitation applications must be updated every two years (24 months).

• ✓ Bring your photo ID.
• ✓ Bring only your car keys or key fob (these are the only personal items allowed into the visitation area).
• ✓ Be ready for multiple security screenings, including a body scanner.
• ✓ If you need baby items, pack them in a clear plastic bag for inspection (diapers, formula powder, unopened sealed baby food, etc.).

1. Ask about temporary approval for immediate family - if your loved one is newly committed, immediate family may be allowed to visit even before the application is approved.
2. Confirm the time limit and the next step - the warden may temporarily add immediate family names to the approved list while the application is pending, for up to 60 days from intake.

Before you fill anything out, confirm the details that trip people up. Make sure you and your loved one understand how the CR-2152 is provided (blank copies are furnished to inmates), and ask how strictly the 30-day return window is enforced. It's also worth confirming what the facility expects for the two-year (24-month) update, including whether you need a new photo each time you renew.

Waiting 30 days to see someone can feel like a long time. Applications should be approved or denied within 30 days of receipt, but confirm the current turnaround with visitation staff before making plans. If your loved one was newly committed, ask how the temporary immediate-family exception works in practice and what the warden's office needs to add names to the approved list for up to 60 days from intake.

• ✓ Confirm the exact screening process you will go through, including the body scanner and any other security checks.
• ✓ Confirm what you can carry into the visitation area (photo ID and car keys/key fob only).
• ✓ If you are bringing a baby, confirm how baby items must be packaged and presented for screening (clear plastic bag) and what counts as permitted (diapers, formula powder, unopened sealed baby food, etc.).

For the most current answers, check the facility's official visitation information and contact the visitation office directly. If your question involves a temporary immediate-family visit for a newly committed inmate, ask the warden's office what they require and who can confirm the temporary addition to the approved visitor list.