What to Bring (and What to Leave Behind) on Visitation Day at East Mississippi Correctional Facility
Visitation day goes smoother when you show up with the right paperwork—and leave everything else locked in your car. Here's how to pack for East Mississippi Correctional Facility without getting turned away at the door.
Before you plan the drive, confirm you're approved to visit. The inmate starts this process by sending out the Application for Visiting Privileges to people they want to see. Fill out every section, mail it to the MDOC address in the packet, and wait for approval before making travel plans.
If you’re 18 or older, bring a valid photo ID. A driver’s license, state ID, or passport works - just make sure it’s current and in your hand when you check in.
Bringing kids? Plan ahead. Anyone under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. Visitors 16 and older need a photo ID showing their date of birth and must be on the offender's approved list. For children 15 and under, bring a legible birth certificate - unless they have a photo ID with their date of birth.
Leave in Vehicle
- ✓ Cell phones
- ✓ Wallets
- ✓ Purses
- ✓ Handbags
- ✓ Change purses
- ✓ Excessive clothing
- ✓ Similar personal items you don’t need for check-in
- ✓ Anything you wouldn’t want lost, stolen, or damaged (MDOC is not responsible for personal property on prison grounds)
Infants Children Items
- ✓ A parent or legal guardian to accompany any child under 18
- ✓ For visitors age 16+ who are coming as visitors: a picture ID (with date of birth) and ensure they’re on the approved list each visit
- ✓ For children 15 and under: a legible birth certificate (or a photo ID that shows date of birth)
- ✓ One diaper bag
- ✓ Up to four (4) diapers
- ✓ Two (2) bottles
- ✓ One (1) change of baby clothes
- ✓ One (1) pacifier
- ✓ Diaper wipes in a zip lock bag
- ✓ Any necessary medication for the infant
- Write a request to the Area Warden before your visit - if you must keep prescribed medication with you at all times (for example, heart medication), you have to ask in advance.
- Get a doctor’s statement in writing - it must verify your name, the prescribed medication, and that you’re required to maintain it in your possession at all times.
- Wait for written approval - once you’ve complied with the requirements, the Area Warden (or designee) will notify you in writing if you’re approved to bring the medication into the prison’s visiting area.
- Present your photo ID - staff will check your identification at the visitation center.
- Sign the visitor register - you’ll be required to sign the visitor sign-in log/register.
- Get your right hand stamped - the top of your right hand must be stamped before you enter the visitation center.
Reminder: Leave personal items like your phone and purse locked in your vehicle. MDOC isn't responsible for lost, stolen, or damaged property on prison grounds.
Warning: Leave the designated visiting area for any reason and your visit ends - you won't be allowed back in.
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