Professional Visitor Guide: Attorneys, Counselors, and Volunteers at Chester County Prison
Professional visits at Chester County Prison follow a set daily schedule, though normal jail operations can cause delays. The sections below cover arrival planning, ID requirements, and dress-code rules that could derail your visit before it starts.
Professional visitor hours run 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., daily. If your schedule is tight, plan around this window - rushing check-in or arriving at the cutoff rarely ends well.
Visiting hours run until 10:00 p.m., but all professional visitors must exit by 10:20 p.m. Give yourself time to wrap up. No one wants to end a meeting abruptly because staff are clearing the building.
Attorneys need two forms of ID: your Pennsylvania Legal Bar Card and a photo ID. Have both ready at check-in - it keeps the line moving and prevents a frustrating turnaround for incomplete credentials.
Other professional visitors and volunteers need photo identification at check-in. Keep it on you - not in your car or a bag you can't bring inside. Missing ID is one of the easiest ways to lose your time slot.
The facility expects business-like attire. Torn or ripped clothing won't fly, and neither will anything excessively baggy that could conceal items or create a safety concern. These are specifically called out as grounds for denial.
- ✓ Spandex and/or skin-tight outfits of any type or material
- ✓ Shorts
- ✓ Exposed undergarments; tops that are low-cut or expose cleavage; bare midriffs or bare backs
- ✓ Spaghetti-strap, strapless, halter, mesh, see-through, tube, crop, or half shirts
- ✓ Bedroom slippers or flip flops
- ✓ Spiked jewelry, chains, or any jewelry that could cause injury
Build in extra time. Meals, shift changes, inmate counts, and security incidents can all slow processing during professional visiting hours. The facility notes these delays are routine - expect them.
Printable Checklist
- ✓ Visit during professional hours: 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. (daily)
- ✓ Plan to leave before the required exit time: all professional visitors must leave prior to 10:20 p.m.
- ✓ Attorneys: bring your Pennsylvania Legal Bar Card and a photo ID
- ✓ Other professionals/volunteers: bring photo identification
- ✓ Expect delays at certain times due to meals, shift changes, inmate counts, or security incidents
- ✓ Do not wear torn or ripped clothing
- ✓ Do not wear excessively baggy clothing that could conceal items or create a safety hazard
- ✓ Do not wear spandex or other skin-tight outfits
- ✓ Do not wear shorts
- ✓ Do not wear exposed-undergarment or revealing tops (low-cut, cleavage-exposing, bare midriff, bare back)
- ✓ Do not wear spaghetti-strap, strapless, halter, mesh, see-through, tube, crop, or half shirts
- ✓ Do not wear bedroom slippers or flip flops
- ✓ Do not wear spiked jewelry, chains, or jewelry that could cause injury
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