How to Contact an Inmate at Facility

Here's the key detail: a new visitation schedule is created for each new inmate every Friday. To find out when you can visit, you have two options. Call the facility and ask for the current schedule, or wait for the inmate to call out and tell you their assigned time. Those are the only scheduling details confirmed for this facility. Exact hours, sign-up rules, and any special restrictions? Confirm those directly with the facility before you make plans.

Steps to Follow

• ✓ Call the facility and ask to check the inmate’s current visitation schedule.
• ✓ If you are in contact with the inmate, ask whether they are able to call out and tell you their scheduled visitation time.
• ✓ Once you have a day and time, repeat it back to confirm you heard it correctly and write it down for your visit planning.

Since scheduling notifications are the only confirmed detail here, focus on filling in the gaps before you make plans. When you call, ask whether the "new schedule every Friday for each new inmate" is still current practice. Find out if there are exceptions that affect when someone gets placed on the schedule. Also ask what information you need to provide when checking the schedule (the inmate's name, booking number, or other identifier). Finally, ask about outgoing calls. Can inmates call out to notify visitors of their visitation time? Are there situations where that doesn't happen? Get any last-minute changes from the facility directly, not from guesswork.