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How Many People Can Visit at Once at Great Plains? Explaining the five‑visitor rule

• 2 min read • oklahoma.gov
How Many People Can Visit at Once at Great Plains? Explaining the five‑visitor rule

Great Plains allows a maximum of five approved visitors with an inmate at one time. Planning a group visit? That's your number. Larger families may need to rotate people in and out to give everyone time.

Quick rule: No more than five approved visitors may visit an inmate at the same time.

Each person counts as one visitor. Five people walk in together, and you've hit the limit. This is separate from the approved visitors list. An inmate can have up to 20 people on their approved list overall - but only five of those can visit at the same time. Think of the 20-person list as your pool of approved visitors. The five-visitor rule caps how many can actually be in the visiting area together.

Good to know about kids: Children under 18 don't count toward the 20-person approved visitors total, making it easier to keep your whole family on the list.

"Immediate family" for visitation eligibility typically includes: spouse; parents (natural or surrogate); grandparents; father-in-law and mother-in-law; children (including stepchildren and adopted children); grandchildren; siblings; and aunts or uncles. Most families start here when deciding who to add to the approved list.

How Many People Can Visit at Once at Great Plains? Explaining the five‑visitor rule

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  • ✓ Keep your visiting group to five approved visitors at a time, and rotate if more people want to come.
  • ✓ Remember that each person counts as one visitor toward the five-at-once limit.
  • ✓ If you’re trying to fit a large family onto the approved visitors list, children under 18 won’t count against the 20-person total.
  1. Check the visiting hours for your loved one’s situation - hours can vary by facility and by the inmate’s security level.
  2. Submit your visitation request - don’t assume it’s locked in just because you sent it.
  3. Wait for the confirmation call before you travel - your visit isn’t confirmed until a team member calls you back with a confirmation.

Security reminder: Facility staff will conduct pat searches on both inmates and visitors before visitation.

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