How Clergy and Ministers Can Visit Inmates at Forsyth County Detention Center

Ordained clergy and licensed ministers can conduct non-contact pastoral visits at Forsyth County Law Enforcement Detention Center (FCLEDC). These visits don't count against the inmate's two-visits-per-week limit, making it easier to provide consistent spiritual support.

To request a pastoral visit, you must be ordained clergy or a licensed minister associated with a church, Christian group, or another recognized religious order. All clergy visits at FCLEDC are non-contact - you'll be separated from the inmate during your visit.

Clergy visits happen in the regular visitation rooms and last up to 30 minutes. Three time blocks are available: 8:00–9:00 a.m., 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m., and 3:00–5:30 p.m. These windows are open every day except Friday.

Docs Admission

• ✓ Written documentation of a ministry license
• ✓ Written documentation of ordination
• ✓ Written documentation of a church ministry staff position
• ✓ Written documentation of representing a church/religious order

Bring a valid DMV identification card or driver's license. You must be at least 18 years old. FCLEDC requires three of the four written proofs listed above, so gather your documents before you arrive.

Your clergy visitation approval lasts one calendar year. To stay on the active list, resubmit your documents after the first of each year.

Questions about the clergy visitation privilege? Contact Forsyth Jail and Prison Ministries at 307 Craft Drive, Winston-Salem, NC 27105, or call (336) 759-0063.