How to send messages, photos, and packages
Scheduling visits at Correctional Reception Center (CRC) starts with approval. The incarcerated person must add you to their approved visitor list, and CRC must approve your visitor application. Once approved, create your ViaPath account at http://ohdoc.gtlvisitme.com and use the vendor portal to book in-person or video visits. For the latest video visiting hours, plus CRC's address and phone number, check the facility's page on the ODRC website. Tablet-related payments have their own rules: only people on the incarcerated person's approved visitor list can send ViaPath tablet repair payments, and third-party vendors may have additional account and payment requirements. When setting up vendor accounts, have a photo ID and a clear face photo ready for verification.
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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.
Yes. CRC requires you to be approved as a visitor before you can register with ViaPath to schedule visits.
Once CRC approves your visitor application, register with ViaPath at http://ohdoc.gtlvisitme.com to schedule in-person or video visits.
No. Only visitors on the incarcerated person’s approved visitor list are authorized to send ViaPath tablet repair payments.
Waiting on a visiting application can feel like a black box. Here's how to follow up with CRC, what to ask to get a straight answer, and what to do once you're approved (or denied).
CRC visits run on set session times, but getting in depends on when you clear visitor processing. Show up too late to be processed, and you can lose the whole visit. Timing matters.
Bringing an infant to CRC? Pack light and pack clear. The facility allows clear diaper bags, but what you can put inside is limited to a short, specific list. Decide what you actually need for the visit and leave everything else in the car.
