How to Schedule Your First Visit at Broome County Jail

At Broome County Jail, the inmate is the one who schedules visitation times. You can't pick a slot yourself, and you can't show up hoping to be worked in outside of what was scheduled. Once a time is set, the inmate can only receive visits at those scheduled times. They also aren't allowed to split their allotted visiting time across different hours and days. The best thing you can do is coordinate ahead of time with your loved one so you know exactly when to arrive and how long the visit will last.

For General Housing, the weekly limit is up to two hours of contact visitation. That's the total time available for the entire week, so plan your trip around however much of that time is still open.

Each session has a minimum and maximum length: at least 30 minutes, and no longer than 2 hours. In practice, visits are built in blocks that fit inside those limits. If your loved one wants to spread the week's time across more than one visit, each session still has to be at least 30 minutes, and no single session can exceed 2 hours.

Crowding can affect how your visit plays out, especially earlier in the day. Between 8:00 AM and 2:30 PM, the visitation area holds a maximum of ten adult visitors at any one time. If you're visiting during that window, expect possible delays simply because the room can only accommodate so many people at once.

When there's overflow, the facility can limit the number of adult visitors allowed per inmate at a time. Entry is first-come, first-served. If you're coming with other adults, be prepared: not everyone may get in together if the visiting area is full.

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• ✓ Confirm the visit time with your loved one, since the inmate schedules visitation and they can only receive visits at those scheduled times
• ✓ Plan for a session that is at least 30 minutes
• ✓ Do not expect a single session to last longer than 2 hours
• ✓ For General Housing, plan within the total limit of up to two hours of contact visitation per week

If your visit feels shorter than expected, crowding may be part of the reason. Between 8:00 AM and 2:30 PM, only ten adult visitors total can be in the visitation area at any given time. When overflow happens, the jail can limit the number of adult visitors per inmate and prioritize entry on a first-come, first-served basis. That might mean waiting for space to open up, or rotating your group so fewer adults visit at once.

Discipline is another reason visiting time may shrink. Broome County Jail can deduct up to one hour of visitation time per week for disciplinary offenses. If you arrive expecting more time and the visit gets cut short, ask your loved one whether any weekly visitation time was taken away. That way you can plan the next visit around what's actually available.