How to visit, scheduling, dress code, and visitor requirements
Visiting someone at Lakin Correctional Center starts with contacting the facility to begin background-check approval and schedule your visit. Every visitor must complete a visiting request form, certifying that the information is true—your answers may be used for a background check, and you'll need to sign and date the form. Getting approved doesn't guarantee entry. The facility superintendent can still deny a visit for security or administrative reasons. Special rules apply to minors: children under 18 must be applied for by a parent or legal guardian who's already on the offender's approved visiting list. Anyone else bringing a child needs notarized permission documentation. Plan ahead—get on the approved list, complete the required forms, and schedule in advance.
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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.
- Fill out the WV Juvenile Services Visiting Request and sign the certification (your answers can be used for a background check). - Mail the completed request to the Bureau of Juvenile Services (address below). - If you have questions about the visitor request paperwork, call the Bureau of Juvenile Services at 304-558-2036. - For approval status and to schedule a visit, contact the facility where the offender is located.
Getting approved to visit someone at Lakin Correctional Center takes a little paperwork up front, plus follow-up with the facility to lock in the visit. This guide walks you through what to gather, what you’re signing, where to send the request, and what to do after you submit so you can avoid common delays.
The facility superintendent can deny or refuse a visit even if your background check has already been approved.
You must certify that your answers are true, acknowledge that the answers may be used for a background check, and provide a signature and date.
Yes. A parent or legal guardian on the offender’s approved visiting list must apply for the child, and anyone else bringing the child must have the required notarized permission documentation.
