How to Get on an Inmate's Approved Visitation List at Grimes County Jail

Visits at Grimes County Jail are only allowed for people on an inmate's approved visitation list. Your loved one adds your name, but correctional staff still have to sign off - so it's not just a quick request. Here's the catch: the list maxes out at five people. If all five spots are taken, someone has to come off before you can be added.

1. Ask your loved one if their list has space - Grimes County Jail only allows five names total, so they’ll need to confirm whether there’s an open spot.
2. Have them add you by name for staff approval - visits are only allowed for people listed on the visitation list approved by the inmate and correctional staff.
3. Confirm you’re approved before you travel - don’t assume you’re good to go just because you asked; the point of the list is that staff can verify you at check-in.

• ✓ Make a plan for children with you; small children can’t be left unattended in the visitation area.
• ✓ Coordinate with your loved one so you know you’ve been added to the five-person list and that the list is approved.
• ✓ Bring a valid state ID for check-in, and be ready to tell staff exactly who you’re visiting.

When you arrive, head to the visitation desk. Staff will check your valid state ID and verify you're on the approved list for the person you're visiting.

Anyone 15 or older needs a valid state driver's license or ID card. Forget it at home? You'll likely be turned away.

1. Contact your loved one - ask them to add your name to their approved visitation list (and confirm there’s room under the five-person cap).
2. Have them confirm staff approval - the jail only allows visits for people on the list approved by the inmate and correctional staff.
3. Verify before you show up - since check-in requires you to state who you’re visiting and staff will verify you, confirm you’re approved before you travel.