What Happens During Your Loved One’s First 30 Days at Mabel Basset: Temporary Visit Rules
The first month after transfer can feel like a waiting game, especially while visitation paperwork is still being processed. Here's how Oklahoma DOC's one-time "temporary visit" works during your loved one's first 30 days at Mabel Bassett, and what you can do to be ready.
Oklahoma DOC offers a temporary-visit option for new arrivals who don't have an approved visiting list yet. After your loved one arrives from assessment/reception, family members already listed in the inmate's field file may be allowed one temporary visit within 30 days while visitor applications are processed. This is a one-time window meant to bridge the gap. After that visit, you typically can't visit again until your visiting form is approved, unless a facility head or duty officer makes an exception.
Keep moving on the paperwork: A temporary visit doesn't replace the full approval process. All visitors still need to submit a Visitor Application Form, and anyone 18 or older must complete a background check before they're fully approved.
Think of the temporary visit as a one-time exception while the regular process runs in the background. Full visitor approval (including background checks for adults) can take up to eight weeks. Your loved one gets notified when approval is complete. They're also the one who will tell you the scheduled date and time once visitation is set.
If you're submitting a paper visitation application, send it to Oklahoma DOC headquarters in Oklahoma City. Address it to the Visitation Unit (not to the inmate) at P.O. Box 11400.
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- ✓ A valid photo ID for the adult visitor
- ✓ If you are bringing minors, documentation that verifies guardianship (for example, birth certificates, adoption papers, or court paperwork)
- ✓ A completed visiting application for any child who has turned 18 (once they are 18, they must apply as an adult visitor)
Search procedures: Facility staff will pat search all inmates and visitors before visitation.
Here's the key timing detail from Oklahoma DOC: your loved one will be notified when your visitor approval is complete, and they'll let you know the scheduled visit date and time. If you're waiting and haven't heard anything, that usually means the approval process is still in progress.
The temporary-visit rules don't include facility-specific scheduling instructions for Mabel Bassett. If you need to confirm where your application should go, whether paper forms are accepted, or have general questions, Oklahoma DOC publishes central contact information (including a physical address, mailing address, and public phone number). Paper visitation applications are accepted at ODOC headquarters and should be addressed to the Visitation Unit at P.O. Box 11400.
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