Mansfield Correctional Institution

To visit someone at Mansfield Correctional Institution, start by completing the facility's visiting paperwork and submitting a legible copy of your photo ID with your application. You can't visit until the facility approves you. Once approved, register with GTL/ViaPath and use that portal to reserve visit times and manage bookings. In-person visiting sessions run 8:00 to 11:00 AM and 12:00 to 3:00 PM (effective July 31, 2025). All visitors go through entry screening and are subject to search. Plan to leave most items behind: electronic devices (including cell phones and smart watches), purses, and backpacks are not allowed. Bringing children? You'll need a Minor Visitor Application and custody verification. Reception-status incarcerated people have restricted visiting during initial processing. Service animals are permitted under ADA rules but can be excluded if out of control or not housebroken. You cannot hand-deliver packages, money, or printed materials.

Mansfield Correctional Institution uses the GTL/ViaPath visitation portal for visitor registration, scheduling, and access to visiting resources (including the Imagination Library and vending information). Before booking a visit, the facility must approve you as a visitor. Once approved, register with GTL/ViaPath to create an account and reserve visits. Communication services at Mansfield run through third-party vendors. Phone calls, video, and electronic messaging typically follow vendor rules and may be monitored. During in-person visits, electronic devices like smart watches and cell phones are prohibited and listed among items not allowed on prison grounds. For tablet repairs, ViaPath provides deposit and payment instructions, including required forms and mailing steps.

Sending money to someone at Mansfield Correctional Institution is only allowed through the facility's approved Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC) process, and only approved visitors can make deposits. Don't use unofficial vendors or try to hand money directly to the incarcerated person. Funds sent through approved channels get credited to the person's account for commissary, phone, or other authorized uses. Before depositing, have the incarcerated person's full name and ID number ready. You may also need to register or create an account depending on the deposit channel. Tablet repairs use a separate payment method: send a full $250.00 payment in US Dollars by money order or cashier's check payable to ViaPath Technologies, mailed with the required deposit form to ViaPath's PO Box in Houston. Verify approved channels first, and expect vendor convenience or processing fees.