How to visit, scheduling, dress code, and visitor requirements
Visiting at Great Plains Facility starts with getting your Visitor Application Form approved. You can submit the form online or mail a paper copy to ODOC's Visitation Unit, which kicks off the approval process and a background check. Be accurate and thorough. Omitting or falsifying information will get your application denied, and you'll have to wait 90 days before reapplying. Security level matters too: the incarcerated person's classification determines weekly visiting allowances, and different privilege levels can limit contact type and visit length. Brief hugs and kisses are allowed at the start and end of a visit, but sexual activity is prohibited. Staff can terminate visits for any violations. Your visit isn't confirmed until facility staff contacts you directly, so plan ahead.
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If you're trying to coordinate a visit with family and friends, two limits matter most: how many names can go on the approved visiting list, and how many of those people can actually be in the room at once.
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.
Want to visit someone in Oklahoma DOC? The fastest way to avoid delays is to use the correct Visitor Request Form, attach the required ID copy, and answer every question honestly. This guide covers the parts that most often trip people up so your request is less likely to get denied.
Getting approved to visit at Great Plains starts with one form: the Oklahoma DOC Visitor Request Form (DOC 030118B). Submit it correctly, wait for the background check, and your loved one will let you know when you're cleared.
**Note:** Staff will pat-search all inmates and visitors before visitation. Keep that in mind when choosing your clothing and deciding what to bring.
When the visiting room at Great Plains hits capacity, staff have a system for making space—and it can cut your visit short. Here's how the two-hour rule works and what you can do to avoid surprises.
Trying to visit someone at Great Plains? The first hurdle is ODOC's approved visitor list. Every adult visitor needs approval, and each incarcerated person can have up to 20 approved visitors total. Good news: children under 18 don't count toward that cap.
Submit a Visitor Application Form (paper forms can be mailed to ODOC's Visitation Unit). This starts the approval process and, for adults, a background check that can take several weeks. Your visit isn't confirmed until facility staff contacts you directly.
If you falsify or omit required information, your visitation request will be denied. After a denial for falsification, you must wait 90 days before reapplying.
Yes. Brief hugs and kisses are allowed at the start and end of visits. Any sexual activity beyond brief, non-sexual contact is prohibited and can result in the visit being terminated.
If you're sending a letter to someone at Great Plains, it probably won't arrive as paper mail. Under Oklahoma Department of Corrections (ODOC) policy, most routine incoming mail gets routed to a contracted vendor, scanned electronically, and delivered in digital form.
If you submit an online visit request for Great Plains Facility, OK, don't assume it's confirmed. It's a request only. A team member has to call you back with a confirmation before your visit is official. That callback requirement is the only facility-specific detail available here, so plan to verify any other communication and visitation details directly with the facility.
Sending money to someone in custody sounds simple enough. But in Oklahoma, trying to bring money or financial documents into a jail or prison the wrong way can land you with a felony charge. Always use the facility's approved process, and verify it before you do anything.
