How to Visit Facility

At Broome County Correctional, the incarcerated person is the one who schedules visitation times. Your visit has to happen at the time they arranged, and they can't split their allotted visitation across different hours or days. So before anything else, confirm the exact time they were scheduled for. Walk-in visits aren't how this system works.

Visitation hours vary by day, so don't assume every weekday looks the same. As an example, the general housing non-holiday schedule lists Monday hours as 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM, 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM, and 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM. Visitation is closed on Saturdays, Sundays, and all Broome County holidays. Plan for a weekday, and double-check holiday dates before making the trip.

General housing inmates get up to two hours of contact visitation per week, spread across the morning, afternoon, or evening time blocks. Each session must be at least 30 minutes and no longer than 2 hours. One long visit could use the entire weekly allowance, or the time can be broken into smaller chunks. Either way, each session needs to hit the 30-minute minimum without exceeding the 2-hour cap, and the inmate's scheduled times control when visits happen.

Steps to Follow

• ✓ Confirm the inmate scheduled your visit time (the inmate sets up visitation times).
• ✓ Make sure you are planning to arrive for the exact scheduled time, since visits only happen at those scheduled times.
• ✓ Check that the scheduled time falls within the facility’s general housing visitation hours for that day (for example, Monday includes 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM, 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM, and 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM on non-holidays).

• ✓ Confirm the visit length fits the per-session limits, at least 30 minutes and no more than 2 hours.
• ✓ Track how much contact visitation time has already been used that week, since general housing is capped at up to two hours of contact visitation per week.

• ✓ Plan around the daytime capacity rule: between 8:00 AM and 2:30 PM, only ten adult visitors total are allowed in the visitation area at one time.
• ✓ Do not schedule travel for Saturdays, Sundays, or Broome County holidays, since visitation is closed on those days.

Before you go, confirm the exact hours for your specific visiting day. The published schedule shows different time blocks depending on the day of the week (Monday is just one example). Also check whether your planned date falls on a Broome County holiday, since visitation is closed on all Broome County holidays plus every Saturday and Sunday.

The facility puts the inmate in charge of setting the visitation time, and visits can only happen at those scheduled slots. When you talk with your loved one (or contact the facility directly), ask how the scheduling process works so you know what to expect. It's also worth confirming how the two-hour weekly contact-visitation limit is tracked, and how the 30-minute minimum and 2-hour maximum per session apply to the schedule your loved one is given. Remember: the inmate cannot split allotted time across different hours or days outside of what's been scheduled.

Capacity rules can affect whether you actually get into the visitation area during the day. Confirm that the limit of ten adult visitors between 8:00 AM and 2:30 PM is still current, and ask whether any exceptions or special procedures apply to your situation.