What You're Not Allowed to Do During a Video Visit (and what happens if you do)

Don't record or photograph any part of a video visit - and that includes trying to. At MCF Shakopee, recording or photographing (or even attempting it) can get your visit ended immediately. It can also cost you video visiting privileges for up to a year. Do it again, or if the facility considers it a serious violation, you could face an indefinite ban.

Only authorized, scheduled people should be on the call. Having an unauthorized or unscheduled person participate can cost you video visiting privileges for a year - and further violations can lead to an indefinite loss. Don't swap in a friend or relative mid-call. Don't let someone hover off-camera and jump in unexpectedly.

Abusive behavior is a fast way to lose video visits. Verbal or written abuse directed at staff or the incarcerated person triggers a progressive ban schedule: first offense can mean 3 months, second offense 6 months, third offense indefinite. Even if you're frustrated, keep things respectful - the consequences stack up fast.

For verbal or written abuse related to a video visit, the consequences are clearly stepped. First time: 3-month ban. Second violation: 6-month ban. Third violation: indefinite ban.

Some violations jump straight to longer suspensions. Recording or photographing any part of the visit - including attempts - can end the visit immediately and result in up to a one-year ban. Repeated or serious offenses lead to indefinite bans. The same pattern applies when an unauthorized or unscheduled person joins: one-year loss of privileges first, then indefinite for further offenses.

• ✓ Abuse (verbal or written) during or related to a video visit: 1st offense = 3-month ban; 2nd = 6-month ban; 3rd = indefinite ban
• ✓ Recording/photographing any portion of the visit (including attempts): visit can be terminated; up to 1-year ban; repeat/serious = indefinite ban
• ✓ Unauthorized or unscheduled person participates: 1-year loss of video visiting privileges; further offenses = indefinite loss

Enforcement happens in real time. If staff believe you're recording or photographing - even just attempting it - the visit can be terminated on the spot. After that, you can still face a ban from video visiting for up to a year. Repeat or serious situations can lead to an indefinite ban.

Unauthorized participants and abusive behavior can also end a visit and trigger a suspension afterward. If an unauthorized or unscheduled person participates, you can lose video visiting privileges for a year - indefinite for further offenses. For abuse (verbal or written) during or related to the visit, bans follow the progressive track: 3 months, then 6 months, then indefinite.

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• ✓ Don’t record, screenshot, or photograph any part of the video visit (including “just to test it”)
• ✓ Don’t invite or allow an unauthorized or unscheduled person to join the visit
• ✓ Don’t let someone step into view mid-visit if they aren’t approved/scheduled
• ✓ Don’t use abusive language in any form (verbal or written) toward staff or the incarcerated person

Before you connect, make sure you're in a private space where nobody will wander into the camera frame. If you're using a phone or computer, close anything that might prompt you to capture the screen - avoid anything that looks like recording. The safest approach: only the authorized, scheduled visitor should be present for the full call, and keep the conversation respectful from start to finish.