How to Visit Kent County Jail, MI (MI)

Kent County Jail requires visitors to follow the rules posted in the visitation area. Break them, and staff can remove you on the spot. You can also lose future visitation privileges. Treat the posted rules as the final word once you arrive.

If you're a professional visitor, don't plan to use your credentials to see a relative. Those visits must be scheduled as regular personal visits. The one exception: if you are the inmate's attorney of record, a professional visit is allowed.

Keep your pockets and bags simple. Cell phones, cameras, and recording devices are not allowed in the personal visitation area. Gum, food, drinks, matches, lighters, and tobacco products are also prohibited inside the facility. Leave all of these in your vehicle or at home.

If you appear to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol, you won't be allowed to visit. Not sure whether something from earlier could affect how you present? Reschedule rather than risk being turned away at the door.

Dress to get in on the first try. The jail requires appropriate attire and specifically prohibits high-cut shorts, halter tops, low-cut dresses or blouses, tank tops, and dresses with slits above the knee. You must also wear a shirt and shoes at all times.

Bringing kids? Plan to supervise them the entire time. Children must be watched at all times and cannot be left unattended in the visitation or lobby areas.

1. Read and follow the posted visitation-area rules. Not following them can lead to immediate removal and loss of future visiting privileges.
2. Leave prohibited items behind. Do not bring cell phones, cameras, or recording devices into the personal visitation area. Do not bring gum, food, drinks, matches, lighters, or tobacco products into the facility.
3. Arrive sober and ready to comply. If you appear under the influence of drugs or alcohol, you will be denied a visit.
4. Dress for approval. Wear a shirt and shoes. Avoid high-cut shorts, halter tops, low-cut dresses or blouses, tank tops, and dresses with slits above the knee.
5. Keep children with you at all times. Do not leave children unattended in the visitation area or lobby.

• ✓ If you are visiting a relative, do not use professional credentials. Schedule the visit as a regular personal visit.
• ✓ If you are the inmate’s attorney of record, a professional visit is allowed.

Confirm the current scheduling process for your type of visit before you go. This is especially true if you're a professional visitor who is also related to the inmate. The facility distinguishes between professional visits and regular personal visits, and relatives must be scheduled as personal visits.

If you're bringing children, verify any details not covered in the basic rule. The facility requires supervision at all times and does not allow children to be left unattended in the visitation or lobby areas.