How to visit, scheduling, dress code, and visitor requirements
Central Prison offers both in-person and video visits. In-person visitation is by appointment, and you should call the day before to confirm visitation status. Before any visit can happen, you need to complete a visitor application and get it approved by facility staff. Offenders may distribute up to 18 blank application forms, and each offender can have up to 18 approved visitors total (adults and minors). Under normal circumstances, offenders are allowed one visiting session per week, up to two hours. If the offender is on administrative or disciplinary segregation, or in certain control status, visits are restricted to non-contact visits by appointment. Visitors age 16 and older go through pat/frisk and electronic device searches. Cell phones are contraband. Central Prison also enforces a strict dress code: shirts and shoes are required, and revealing clothing is not allowed.
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Central Prison in Raleigh requires you to schedule in-person visits ahead of time. Get your visitor application approved first, then book your appointment directly with the facilityâyour first visit will go much smoother that way.
Your first in-person visit at Central Prison is straightforward, but two things must happen first: visits are by appointment only, and your visitor application must be approved before you can schedule. Follow the steps below to book your appointment, confirm it, and avoid common scheduling hiccups.
Visiting Central Prison takes some planning, but it's straightforward once you know the process. The main thing: visits are appointment-only, and you'll need to confirm before showing up.
Central Prison uses an approved visitor list system. Understanding the 18-person limit and how applications work helps you avoid wasted tripsâand ensures the right people get on the list first.
Visiting someone at Central Prison starts with two basics: the facility caps how many people can be approved, and you cannot visit until your application clears. Here's how the 18-visitor limit works, how application forms reach families, and what to do to avoid wasted trips.
Central Prison offers video visits through the Getting Out Visits platform. You have two ways to connect: on-demand visits or scheduled appointments.
Video visits make staying connected easier when you can't get to the prison in person. Here's how video visiting works at Central Prison, what app you'll need, and what to expect for pricing.
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.
Your loved one's custody status at Central Prison determines what kind of visit you can have â contact or non-contact. Understanding their housing category helps you schedule the right appointment and avoid surprises when you arrive.
If your loved one is in a high-security status at Central Prison, the biggest differences you'll notice as a visitor are whether visits are contact or non-contact, and how far ahead you need to schedule.
Ask the incarcerated person for a visitor application form, since offenders can distribute up to 18 blank applications to prospective visitors. Complete the application and wait for Central Prison staff to approve it before you try to visit.
You must schedule in-person visits by appointment with the prison, and you are asked to call the day before to confirm visitation status. Under normal circumstances, offenders get one visit per week, up to two hours.
If someone is on administrative or disciplinary segregation, or in control status (except protective control), they are limited to non-contact visits by appointment. Security Threat Group (STG) Level 2 inmates may have contact visits only with approved immediate family, and Level 3 inmates are limited to non-contact visits with approved immediate family.
Staying in touch with someone at Central Prison? Your main options are scheduled in-person visits, video visits through an approved list, and mail that gets processed electronically.
Mail for someone at Central Prison doesn't go straight to the mailroom. Regular (non-legal) letters are routed through TextBehind, screened and scanned, then delivered electronically to the person's tablet.
Personal (non-legal) mail to someone at Central Prison doesn't go directly to the facility. Instead, TextBehind screens and scans your letter, then delivers it electronically to the person's tablet.
