Columbia Correctional Institution visiting hours and entry cutoff times

Columbia Correctional Institution’s normal visiting hours are on Saturdays and Sundays from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM Central Time. Weekday visiting hours run from 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM Central Time, so if you’re traveling from a different time zone, convert your times before you leave to avoid showing up too early or too late.

You can't walk in whenever you want - there's a separate visitor entry process. Processing starts at 8:15 AM (7:15 AM Central). Here's the critical part: staff stop processing visitors at 2:00 PM (1:00 PM Central). Arrive after that cutoff and you'll be turned away, even if visiting hours haven't officially ended.

Build your day around processing times, not just the posted visiting hours. Processing starts at 8:15 AM (7:15 AM Central), and staff cut off entry at 2:00 PM (1:00 PM Central). Show up late and you'll lose the visit - even if the visiting room is still open. One more thing: don't make the trip until you're cleared to visit. Columbia requires you to wait until the inmate confirms your visitation application has been approved. Showing up before that means a wasted drive and a frustrating day.

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• ✓ Convert the schedule to your local time before you leave - Columbia’s normal visiting hours are listed in Central Time (weekends 9:00 AM–3:00 PM; weekdays 8:00 AM–2:00 PM).
• ✓ Don’t arrive before processing begins: 8:15 AM (7:15 AM Central).
• ✓ Aim to be on-site well before the last processing cutoff - no visitor is processed after 2:00 PM (1:00 PM Central).
• ✓ Do not visit until the inmate notifies you that your visitation application has been approved.