How to Visit Lois M De Berry Facility, TN (TN)

You'll need to be on the approved visitor list before you can visit. TDOC uses the Visitation Application (CR-2152). The person you're visiting can get a blank copy, or you can request one. Complete the form, attach a current photograph, and return it to the Deputy Superintendent/Associate Warden in charge of visitation. Expect a decision within 30 days. Want a visitor's handbook mailed to you? Include a self-addressed stamped envelope with your application.

Expect thorough security screening. TDOC requires all visitors to pass through multiple screenings, including a body scanner, before entering the visitation area. The item limits are strict: you can only bring your photo ID and car keys (or key fob) inside. Phones, smart watches, and wallets stay locked in your vehicle. Bringing a baby? Necessary items like diapers, formula powder, and unopened sealed baby food are allowed, but pack them in a clear plastic bag.

1. Get a blank CR-2152 visitation application: The facility provides blank copies to inmates, so your loved one can request one for you.
2. Fill it out and attach a current photo: Include a current photograph with the application, or it will not be processed.
3. Return the completed packet to the right office: Send the form (with photo) to the Deputy Superintendent/Associate Warden in charge of visitation.
4. Watch the timeline: Applications should be approved or denied within 30 days of receipt.

• ✓ Include a self-addressed stamped envelope with your visitation application if you want TDOC to mail you a visitor’s handbook.

1. Lock up everything before you walk in: Leave phones, smart watches, wallets, and other personal items secured in your vehicle.
2. Carry only what’s allowed: Bring your photo ID and your car keys (or key fob). Those are the only items TDOC allows into the visitation area.
3. Pack baby items the right way (if needed): Bring only what you need (diapers, formula powder, unopened sealed baby food, etc.) and place it all in a clear plastic bag.
4. Go through screening: Expect multiple security checks, including a body scanner, before you can enter the visitation area.

What to Verify

• ✓ Confirm the current expectation for CR-2152 processing (applications should be approved or denied within 30 days of receipt).
• ✓ If your loved one was recently committed, confirm how the temporary admission exception for immediate family works and how the 60-day limit from intake is applied.

• ✓ Double-check that you can only bring a photo ID and car keys (or key fob) into the visitation area.
• ✓ Verify baby-item limits and packaging rules (clear plastic bag).
• ✓ Ask if there are any additional screening steps beyond the multiple security screenings and body scanner.

Planning to receive a visitor's handbook by mail? Call ahead to confirm you still need to include a self-addressed stamped envelope with your application, and verify where to send it.