What Photo ID Do I Need to Visit? (Including Options for Amish Visitors)
Planning to visit someone at Mansfield Correctional Institution? You'll need to show bona fide identification every time you come—and submit a clear photo ID copy when you apply for the visiting list. There's a documented one-time exception for Amish visitors, with specific follow-up documentation required after that first visit.
Your Visiting Application (DRC-2096) must include a legible copy of your photo ID. If the copy isn't clear enough to read, expect delays in approval. Beyond the photo ID, you'll also need to complete the Visiting Application (DRC2096), sign the Declaration of Understanding (DRC2554), and sign the General Visiting Instructions (DRC2274). All of this must be submitted before you can be approved.
- ✓ Visiting Application (DRC-2096) with a legible copy of your photo ID
- ✓ Declaration of Understanding (DRC2554) (signed)
- ✓ General Visiting Instructions (DRC2274) (signed)
Getting approved is just step one. Every time you arrive for a visit, you'll register and show bona fide identification at entry. Bring your ID every single visit - not just when you apply.
Note: You'll register and show bona fide identification at entry on every visit - not just during the application process.
Mansfield Correctional Institution has a specific exception for Amish visitors. If you identify yourself as Amish, you may be allowed one (1) visit without photo ID. This exception applies once. After that first visit, staff will inform you that you must obtain and present one of the approved alternative documents for your next visit.
- ✓ State identification without a picture
- ✓ A letter from the local county sheriff, prosecutor, judge, or health department stating you are who you say you are, with your signature notarized
Reminder: The Amish exception is for one visit only. For any later visit, you’ll need to arrive with one of the approved alternative documents.
Without acceptable ID, your options are limited. The visitor application requires a legible photo ID copy, and once approved, you must register and show bona fide identification at every visit. The only documented exception is for Amish visitors: you may visit once without photo ID, but you'll need to bring one of the specified alternative documents for any visit after that.
- Figure out whether the Amish one-time exception applies to you - If you identify yourself as Amish, you may be allowed one visit without photo ID.
- Prepare for the second visit right away - Before you return, obtain and bring one of the approved alternatives (a state identification without a picture, or a qualifying notarized letter from a local official).
- For everyone else, secure a photo ID before applying and before traveling to visit - You’ll need a legible photo ID copy with the DRC-2096 application, and you’ll need to show bona fide identification at entry on each visit.
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