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Your first Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) visit hinges on one thing: getting approved on the prisoner's visiting list. This checklist walks you through submitting the right application the right way—so you're not waiting any longer than necessary.
Planning a Michigan (MDOC) video visit with multiple family members? You might hit a frustrating snag: the official rules say one thing, but the scheduling portal shows something else. Here's how the limits actually work, how kids factor in, and what to do so you don't lose your visit time at check-in.
OTIS—Michigan's Offender Tracking Information System—is the fastest way to look up basic public details about someone under Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) jurisdiction. If the person you're searching for is housed in a Michigan prison like Michigan Reformatory, or is being supervised by MDOC, OTIS should show a matching record.
