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On Probation or Parole? You Need a Permission Letter to Visit CRC — What the Facility Requires

If you're on probation or parole and want to visit someone at the Correctional Reception Center (CRC), there's one extra step you can't skip: written permission from your supervising officer.

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On Probation or Parole? You Need a Permission Letter to Visit CRC — What the Facility Requires

CRC requires anyone currently on probation or parole to include a letter from their probation/parole officer granting permission to visit. This isn't optional paperwork you can explain away at the door. Get the letter in hand before starting your visitor approval process.

Note: If you’re on probation or parole and you don’t include the officer permission letter, you won’t be approved to visit CRC.

On Probation or Parole? You Need a Permission Letter to Visit CRC — What the Facility Requires

What to Bring

  • ✓ A letter from your probation/parole officer granting permission to visit (bring the original or a copy)
  • ✓ A legible copy of your photo ID with your visitor application
  • ✓ For adult reception visiting: DRC-2096 (Visitor Application)
  • ✓ For adult reception visiting: DRC-2554 (Declaration of Understanding)
  • ✓ For adult reception visiting: DRC-2274 (General Visiting Instructions)
  • ✓ A copy of your bona fide identification to submit at the time of your first visit

Here's something that trips people up: if you're the support person planning to put money on the incarcerated person's account, CRC requires you to be fully approved before visiting. Don't show up hoping it'll work out - handle your approval first.

Heads up: Reception incarcerated persons can’t receive visits during their first eight (8) days at CRC.

CRC treats the first visit during reception as a courtesy visit. That might help if you're still sorting out paperwork. But don't assume it opens the door to repeated visits - CRC limits courtesy visiting. After that first one, your application must be fully approved before any more visits.

Plan around CRC's reception limits so you don't waste a trip. Reception incarcerated persons can have two (2) visiting sessions per calendar month from each approved visitor, with a maximum of five (5) visitors at one time (walking children count toward that total). No weekend visits for reception. And watch the clock: visitors must be processed before 9:15am for the morning session and by 1:00pm for the afternoon session.

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