Before Your First Visit to Howard County Jail: ID Requirements, Bringing Minors, and a Practical Checklist

Checklist

• ✓ Bring positive identification (a valid government-issued photo ID is the safest choice).
• ✓ If anyone in your group is under 18, make sure they are accompanied by an adult.
• ✓ Double-check you are going on the correct day and time block for the inmate’s gender (female visits are in the morning, male visits are in the afternoon on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday).

• ✓ Verify visitation is still happening before you leave, since facility operations can shorten or cancel visits.
• ✓ Do not rely on a public roster/tracker alone for last-minute planning, since it may show an error instead of current information.

Howard County Jail requires positive identification before you can visit an inmate. Bring a government-issued photo ID so check-in goes smoothly.

Bringing kids or teens? Anyone under 18 must be accompanied by an adult to visit at Howard County Jail. If you're not the child's usual caregiver, talk through the plan with the other adult beforehand so there's no confusion at the door.

1. Go in the morning for female inmates (Friday) - visiting hours are 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
2. Go in the afternoon for male inmates (Friday) - visiting hours are 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

1. Go in the morning for female inmates (Saturday) - visiting hours are 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
2. Go in the afternoon for male inmates (Saturday) - visiting hours are 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

1. Go in the morning for female inmates (Sunday) - visiting hours are 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
2. Go in the afternoon for male inmates (Sunday) - visiting hours are 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Even if you do everything right, Howard County Jail can shorten or cancel visitation due to operational circumstances. If you're traveling any distance, verify the visit status before you leave. Finding out visiting has been changed after you've already arrived is a frustrating waste of time.