What You Can't Bring Into the Visiting Room at Lawrence Correctional Center (and Where to Put It)
A smooth visit comes down to one thing: arriving with only what you're allowed to carry in. Use the checklist below to pack light—and know where to stash everything else.
Overview Prohibited
- ✓ Electronic devices (including cell phones, tablets, and smart watches)
- ✓ Food and drinks
- ✓ Purses and bags
- ✓ Books and magazines
- ✓ Sunglasses
- ✓ Personal keys
- ✓ Tobacco and tobacco-less products
Expect security checks when you arrive. Visitors, vehicles, and personal belongings are all subject to search.
Planning to mail photos or other items to someone at Lawrence? Keep the mail rules in mind. Prohibited photos include anything showing weapons, nudity, sexually explicit content, the facility itself, or other incarcerated individuals. Mail without a return address won't be accepted either.
Medications are treated strictly. Only physician-prescribed heart medication or an asthma inhaler can go into the Visiting Room - no other pills or medications are allowed.
- ✓ Bring heart medication only if it’s prescribed by a physician - and keep it in a properly labeled container
- ✓ Bring an asthma inhaler only if it’s prescribed by a physician
If you need one of these allowed items, keep it simple: bring only your prescribed heart medication (in a properly labeled container) or your prescribed inhaler. Everything else stays outside - secure it before you enter.
Brought something you can't take inside? Small lockers are available in the Visiting Center for personal items.
Tip: Anything that won't fit in a small locker should stay in your vehicle. Just remember - vehicles and property on state grounds are subject to search.
These rules exist for safety and security - and they're enforced. Visitors, vehicles, and belongings are all subject to search. Refuse, and your visiting privileges can be denied, suspended, or restricted.
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