Visiting Central Prison: Day-of Checklist (Searches, Dress Code, and Banned Items)
Two things can derail your visit before you even get through the door: missing your appointment or wearing the wrong thing. Use this checklist to make sure you're ready.
Central Prison requires appointments for all in-person visits. You can't just show up. Before your first visit, you'll need to submit a visitor application and wait for approval from facility staff. Once your visit is scheduled, call Central Prison the day before to confirm visitation status. Schedules change, and a quick call can save you a wasted trip.
Everyone 16 and older goes through screening before entering. This includes a pat/frisk search and an electronic device scan. Refusing either one means you won't be allowed in.
Staff conduct the pat/frisk as part of the entrance process. Male visitors will only be searched by male officers.
Dress Code Prohibited
- ✓ Wear a shirt
- ✓ Wear shoes
- ✓ Halter tops
- ✓ Bare midriffs
- ✓ Strapless tops
- ✓ Tube tops
- ✓ Bodysuits
- ✓ Underwear-type T-shirts
- ✓ Tank tops
- ✓ Sleeveless shirts or dresses that are inappropriately revealing (including if the female breast or lingerie can be seen)
- ✓ Fishnet shirts
- ✓ Any shirt made with see-through fabric
- ✓ Any pants made with see-through fabric
Warning: Cell phones are contraband at Central Prison. Leave yours in the car. Bringing a phone to screening can get you turned away.
- Confirm you are approved to visit. A completed visitor application must be approved by facility staff before a visit can occur.
- Schedule your visit as an appointment. In-person visits at Central Prison must be scheduled by appointment with the prison.
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