What to Expect During Check-In at Lawrence Correctional Center
First-time visits can feel stressful — there are check-in steps that aren't obvious until you're standing at the door. Here's what to expect at Lawrence Correctional Center, from the PVI form to searches, masks, lockers, and medication rules.
First-time visitors need to complete a Prospective Visitor's Interview (PVI) form (DOC 0148) to get approved. The only exception? If you've already received approval through the electronic PVI process ahead of time.
Reminder: Be accurate and honest on the PVI - false information can cost you your visiting privileges.
Expect searches at check-in. All visitors, vehicles, and belongings are subject to search on facility grounds. Keep what you bring simple and easy to inspect.
Heads up: Refusing a search means you'll be denied entry, and your visiting privileges can be suspended or restricted.
At check-in, the facility provides a surgical mask to every visitor over age two. Plan to wear the one they give you as part of the entry process.
Even with a face covering, staff may ask you to briefly lower it for identification purposes. This can happen both when you’re entering and when you’re exiting.
Lawrence's Visiting Room has a strict "leave it outside" rule for everyday items. Cell phones, tablets, smart watches, and other electronics aren't allowed. Neither are purses, bags, books, magazines, sunglasses, or personal keys. Food, drinks, smoking materials, currency, and packages are also prohibited.
- ✓ Cell phones
- ✓ Tablets
- ✓ Smart watches
- ✓ Food
- ✓ Drink
- ✓ Smoking materials
- ✓ Currency
- ✓ Packages
- ✓ Purses
- ✓ Bags
- ✓ Books
- ✓ Magazines
- ✓ Sunglasses
- ✓ Personal keys
- ✓ Use the small lockers available in the Visiting Center to store personal items you can’t take into the Visiting Room
Tip: Use the small lockers in the Visiting Center - you don't want to be stuck at the door with items you can't bring inside.
Leave medication behind. The only exceptions are physician-prescribed heart medication and asthma inhalers - no other pills or medication are allowed in the Visiting Room.
- Bring only physician-prescribed heart medication - other pills aren’t allowed in the Visiting Room.
- Keep it in the properly labeled container - the label matters for approval.
- Expect it to be stored at the officer’s desk - heart medication will be held at the officer’s desk in the Visiting Room while you visit.
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