Using Both 20-Minute Visits with One Person at Grimes County Jail: How It Works

Each inmate at Grimes County Jail gets two 20-minute visits. Staff control the timing - they'll let you know when your visit starts and when it ends, but you're guaranteed at least 20 minutes.

There's also a limit on who can visit at once: one adult (age 15 or older) and one child. Visits run first-come, first-serve, so availability depends on how busy it is when you show up.

Yes - an inmate can use both 20-minute visits with the same approved visitor. But here's the catch: it's not one continuous 40-minute block. After your first visit ends, you'll need to leave the visiting area, go back to the visitation desk, and sign in again for the second visit. Then you wait for the next opening. In practice, this means you visit for 20 minutes, step out, check back in, and wait your turn again. If there's a line or all spots are taken, you could be waiting a while before that second visit happens.

1. Check in at the visitation desk - When you arrive, check in at the visitation desk and show a valid state ID.
2. Complete the first 20-minute visit - Staff control the timing, so follow their direction on when the visit begins and ends.
3. Sign back in for the second visit - If you’re using the second 20-minute visit with the same person, return to the visitation desk, sign back in, and be ready to wait for the next opening.

• ✓ A valid state ID to show at the visitation desk
• ✓ A plan for your group size: one adult (15+) and one child at a time
• ✓ Patience and flexibility - visits are first-come, first-serve, so timing depends on openings

If visitation is full when you try to sign back in, your second visit won't start right away. With the first-come, first-serve system - and only one adult plus one child allowed at a time - you may need to wait for an opening. If the wait is too long, you can always come back another day to use that second 20-minute visit.