What Happens When You Arrive at FCI Herlong: Search, Check‑In, and Prohibited Items
Your first visit to FCI Herlong can feel tense — you're walking into a controlled environment with strict screening. Here's what the Bureau's visitor notice says you're agreeing to at the entrance, what you can't bring onto Bureau grounds, and how to handle medications at check-in.
By entering - or even attempting to enter - Bureau grounds or a Bureau facility, you consent to being searched. This isn't optional. It's baked into the entry process itself. Refuse the search, and you may be turned away. The smoothest approach? Follow the screening instructions you're given at the entrance and treat the search as a required step to getting inside.
Prohibited Items
- ✓ Weapons (including firearms)
- ✓ Explosives and ammunition
- ✓ Drugs and intoxicants
- ✓ Currency (cash)
- ✓ Cameras of any type
- ✓ Recording equipment
- ✓ Telephones (any type)
- ✓ Radios
- ✓ Pagers
- ✓ Electronic devices
Note: Phones, cameras, and other electronics are specifically prohibited on Bureau grounds. Not sure if something counts as an "electronic device"? Leave it behind or ask staff before entering.
- List every medication you’re carrying on the Notification to Visitor form - the notice covers all types of medication, not just prescriptions.
- Leave the medication at the entry area - you’ll need to keep it at the entrance as directed during check-in.
- Follow the entry staff’s directions exactly - if you’re carrying multiple items (like inhalers, eye drops, or pills), make sure each one is accounted for the way staff instructs.
Entry at FCI Herlong comes down to two things: screening and prohibited-property rules. Step onto Bureau grounds and you've agreed to be searched. Refuse, and you won't get in. Before you leave home, do a quick pocket-and-bag check against the prohibited-items list. Leave cash, phones, cameras, and other electronics behind. If you need to bring medication, be ready to list it on the Notification to Visitor form and leave it at the entry area.
- ✓ Expect to be searched when you enter or attempt to enter Bureau grounds
- ✓ Don’t refuse the search (refusal may mean you can’t enter)
- ✓ Leave prohibited objects behind, especially phones, cameras, recording equipment, and other electronic devices
- ✓ If you’re carrying medication, list all of it on the Notification to Visitor form
- ✓ Be prepared to leave all medications at the entry area
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