Video vs. In-Person Visits at George W. Hill: Which Counts Toward Your Weekly Visit?
Trying to decide between a video visit and an in-person visit at George W. Hill? Here's the key: you don't get one of each. Either format uses up the weekly visit.
At George W. Hill, each incarcerated person gets one visit per week - total. That visit can be video or in-person, but not both. Schedule a video visit, and that's your visit for the week. Go in person, same deal. Plan around that one-visit limit to avoid a frustrating surprise.
In-person visits run Monday through Friday, 8:45am to 10:00pm. The actual time slots available depend on where the person is housed.
Video visits are also Monday through Friday, but the hours are 9:00am to 9:55pm. Like in-person visits, the schedule you can book depends on housing assignment.
Quick compare: In-person visits run 8:45am–10:00pm (Mon–Fri). Video visits run 9:00am–9:55pm (Mon–Fri). Both are based on housing assignment.
If you're leaning toward video, timing matters. Video visits must be scheduled at least 2 days in advance but no more than 7 days out. That window can make video tricky if you're juggling work schedules or last-minute plans.
Video visits must happen from a remote location - not on facility grounds. You also need to be on the incarcerated person's authorized visiting list. If you're not already approved, get that sorted before counting on video as your weekly option.
Video visits are recorded - both audio and video - and subject to review. Inappropriate behavior or dress can end a visit immediately and may lead to suspension of future visits. Since a video visit still counts as your weekly visit, treat it with the same care you would an in-person one.
Note: The dress code for video visits is the same as for in-person visits, and the facility provides a visitor dress code PDF on its visitation page.
How to Decide
- ✓ If you can only do one visit this week, decide early whether you want your one weekly visit to be video or in-person.
- ✓ Check whether the hours work for you: in-person is 8:45am–10:00pm (Mon–Fri), while video is 9:00am–9:55pm (Mon–Fri), and both depend on housing assignment.
- ✓ If you need video, plan around the scheduling window: you can book 2–7 days in advance.
- ✓ If your schedule is unpredictable, in-person may feel simpler since the video option has a specific advance-booking window.
- ✓ If getting to the facility is hard, video can save the trip - but it still uses the one weekly visit, so choose it when it’ll count most.
- ✓ If you’re not sure what’s available for your loved one’s housing assignment, don’t assume the full time range will be open for booking.
Bottom line: at George W. Hill, one video visit or one in-person visit counts as your single weekly visit. The best choice usually comes down to what's available for your loved one's housing assignment, whether the video scheduling window works for you, and which format you can reliably complete without risking an early cutoff.
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