How to Get Approved to Visit Someone at Lawton Community Corrections Center (and Where to Mail the Form)
Visiting someone at Lawton Community Corrections Center requires advance approval through the Oklahoma Department of Corrections (ODOC). You'll need to submit a Visitor Application Form and clear a background check before you can schedule a visit.
Every visitor must submit a Visitor Application Form and get approved before visiting any ODOC facility. Show up without being on the approved list, and you'll be turned away. It doesn't matter how far you traveled.
Visitors under 18 need an extra step: a parent or legal guardian must sign the Visitor Request Form. Without that signature, the request will be denied.
How to Complete
- ✓ Fill out the Visitor Application Form completely before you try to visit.
- ✓ If you are 18 or older, include a copy of the front and back of your driver’s license or state-issued ID card with your request.
- ✓ Plan to bring your photo ID with you when you actually go to the facility to visit (visitors 18 and older must present photographic identification).
- ✓ If the visitor is under 18, make sure the parent or legal guardian signature section is signed.
- ✓ If you are bringing a minor, be ready to provide documentation to verify guardianship (for example, a birth certificate or court/adoption papers).
Warning: If you falsify information or purposely leave information out on the Visitor Request Form, visitation privileges will be denied and you will have to wait 90 days to reapply.
Send the paper form to ODOC headquarters, not to the facility or the inmate. Mail it to: Oklahoma Department of Corrections, Attn: Visitation Unit, P.O. Box 11400, Oklahoma City, OK 73136-0400.
Adults 18 and older go through a background check as part of the approval process. This happens after ODOC receives and reviews your application.
The approval process can take up to eight weeks, so apply early. The inmate will let you know when you're approved and give you the scheduled date and time for your visit.
Once you submit your Visitor Application Form, ODOC handles the rest, including the background check for adult visitors. Expect the process to take up to eight weeks. The inmate will contact you when you're approved and let you know your visit date. Until then, assume you can't visit yet.
Denied applications: If ODOC determines you falsified information or purposely omitted information on the form, you can be denied visitation privileges and must wait 90 days before you can reapply.
Quick Checklist
- ✓ Confirm you completed the Visitor Application Form (blank fields can create delays).
- ✓ If you are 18 or older, include a copy of the front and back of your driver’s license or state-issued ID card.
- ✓ If the visitor is under 18, double-check that a parent or legal guardian signed the form.
- ✓ If you are bringing a minor, gather documentation to verify guardianship (for example, a birth certificate or court/adoption papers).
- ✓ Read back through your answers for accuracy so you do not accidentally leave out information.
Final reminder: Leaving out or falsifying information can lead to a denial and a 90-day waiting period before you can apply again.
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