What You Can't Bring Into Kent County Jail Visitation: Prohibited Items Checklist
A few everyday items can get you turned away at Kent County Jail visitation. Use the checklists below to pack light and leave anything prohibited behind.
Electronics are a hard no in the Kent County Jail personal visitation area. Don't bring a cell phone, camera, or any type of recording device. Even if you don't plan to use it, just having one on you can cause problems at check-in.
Warning: Leave cell phones, cameras, and recording devices outside the personal visitation area. Bringing them in can get your visit cut short.
Food Tobacco
- ✓ Gum
- ✓ Food
- ✓ Drinks
- ✓ Matches
- ✓ Lighters
- ✓ Tobacco products
Food, drinks, gum, tobacco products, matches, and lighters are all treated as contraband at Kent County Jail. Finish or toss any snacks and drinks before you head inside, and leave smoking materials in your car.
Once you're in the visitation area, follow the posted rules and listen to staff. Kent County Jail requires visitors to stay seated during the visit. If you don't comply, staff can remove you on the spot, and you risk losing visitation privileges altogether.
Reminder: Break the posted visitation rules and you can be removed immediately. Repeat issues may cost you your visitation privileges.
Quick Checklist
- ✓ A shirt (required at all times)
- ✓ Shoes (required at all times)
- ✓ Cell phones
- ✓ Cameras
- ✓ Recording devices
- ✓ Gum
- ✓ Food
- ✓ Drinks
- ✓ Matches
- ✓ Lighters
- ✓ Tobacco products
Find an Inmate at Kent County Jail, MI
Search for a loved one and send messages and photos in minutes.
