Bringing Children to Visit at Lakin Correctional Center (WV): What Parents and Guardians Must Know
Bringing a child to visit at Lakin Correctional Center comes down to three things: the right adult must be approved first, you need to prove the adult-child relationship, and if someone else is doing the transport, a notarized permission slip is required.
Quick Check
- ✓ The child must be under 18.
- ✓ You can only apply to register the child if you can provide proof you are the child’s parent or legal guardian.
- ✓ Before you plan the visit, confirm the parent/legal guardian is already on the offender’s approved visiting list.
Before a child can visit at Lakin Correctional Center, the child's parent or legal guardian must already be on the offender's approved visiting list. No exceptions. Not sure if you're approved? Call and confirm before making plans. The last thing you want is to drive hours with a child only to be turned away at the door.
Notarized permission slip required: If anyone other than the child's parent or legal guardian will be bringing the child, they need a notarized permission slip from the parent or legal guardian.
- Fill out the Visiting Request with the child’s information - List the child as a visitor as part of the Visiting Request process.
- Mail the completed request - Send it to: WV Division of Corrections & Rehabilitation, Bureau of Juvenile Services, Attn: Visitors Request, 1409 Greenbrier Street, Charleston, WV 25311.
Mail your completed Visiting Request to: WV Division of Corrections & Rehabilitation, Bureau of Juvenile Services, Attn: Visitors Request, 1409 Greenbrier Street, Charleston, WV 25311. Need to follow up? Call 304-558-2036 or fax 304-558-6032.
When registering a child visitor, you'll need proof that you're the child's parent or legal guardian. If another adult will bring the child, have that notarized permission slip ready. Gather your paperwork early. You don't want to be scrambling the morning of the visit.
Practical tip: The policy requires "proof" but doesn't specify which documents. Bring the strongest documentation you have - a birth certificate or guardianship/custody paperwork - so you're covered if staff ask.
Practical Checklist
- ✓ Confirm the child is under 18 and that you can provide proof you’re the parent/legal guardian.
- ✓ Make sure the parent/legal guardian is already on the offender’s approved visiting list.
- ✓ Complete the Visiting Request and include the child’s details.
- ✓ Mail the completed request to: WV Division of Corrections & Rehabilitation, Bureau of Juvenile Services, Attn: Visitors Request, 1409 Greenbrier Street, Charleston, WV 25311.
- ✓ If someone else will bring the child, get a notarized permission slip from the parent/legal guardian before the visit.
To confirm where your paperwork should go or check on its status, call the WV Division of Corrections & Rehabilitation Bureau of Juvenile Services at 304-558-2036. For faxed documents, use 304-558-6032.
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