WERDCC Visiting Hours Explained: Which Sessions Are for General Population vs. Treatment, Diagnostic, and TCU

WERDCC offers two visiting sessions daily: morning (9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.) and afternoon (2:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.). On Fridays, both sessions are open to general population offenders. Saturday splits things up - general population visits in the morning, while the afternoon is reserved for treatment, diagnostic, and TCU offenders, plus no-contact visits. (Treatment and diagnostic visits that afternoon are immediate family only.) Sunday flips the pattern: treatment, diagnostic, TCU, and no-contact visits happen in the morning (again, immediate family only for treatment/diagnostic), and general population gets the afternoon.

Friday morning visiting at WERDCC runs 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., and it’s for general population offenders.

Friday afternoon visiting runs 2:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., and it’s also for general population offenders.

Saturday morning (9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.) is general population visiting time. If your loved one is in general population, this is your Saturday slot.

Saturday afternoon (2:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.) is set aside for treatment, diagnostic, and TCU offenders, along with no-contact visits. If your loved one is in treatment or diagnostic status, this session is limited to immediate family only.

Sunday morning (9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.) is for treatment, diagnostic, and TCU offenders and for no-contact visits. For treatment and diagnostic offenders, visits during this session are limited to immediate family only.

Sunday afternoon (2:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.) is the general population session. Visiting someone in general population on Sunday? This is your window.

Here's the key planning detail: no-contact visits don't happen during general population time blocks. They're grouped into the treatment/diagnostic/TCU sessions - Saturday afternoon (2:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.) and Sunday morning (9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.). Those same sessions serve treatment, diagnostic, and TCU offenders, and WERDCC limits treatment and diagnostic visits to immediate family only. If you're not immediate family, don't assume you can visit during a treatment/diagnostic session just because it's a visiting day. Confirm your relationship qualifies before making the drive.

Practical Tips

• ✓ Confirm your loved one’s current status (general population vs. treatment/diagnostic/TCU vs. no-contact) before you travel, since that status determines which session you can use.

Once you know your loved one's status, match it to the right session. Fridays: both the 9:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m. slots are general population. Saturday morning is general population; Saturday afternoon is treatment/diagnostic/TCU and no-contact (immediate family only for treatment/diagnostic). Sunday morning is treatment/diagnostic/TCU and no-contact (same immediate-family restriction); Sunday afternoon is general population. If you're coordinating with other family members, make sure everyone knows which session you're targeting so no one shows up at the wrong time.

• ✓ Arrive no earlier than 30 minutes before visiting starts.
• ✓ Expect entry to be first-come, first-served.
• ✓ Don’t plan to leave anyone (or any pet) waiting in the car on institutional grounds.

Since WERDCC uses different sessions for different groups, double-check the current visiting hours before you go - especially if you're traveling far. If anything about your loved one's status or which session applies is unclear, contact the facility directly before making the trip.