Before Your First Visit: What to Leave in Your Car at Middle River Regional Jail
Want your visit to go smoothly? Walk in with as little as possible. Middle River Regional Jail requires visitors to leave common personal items in their vehicle—and a few avoidable mistakes can stop you at the door.
Middle River Regional Jail requires visitors to leave personal items in their vehicle before entering. This includes everyday things you might carry without thinking - bags, phones, umbrellas - plus cameras and "any other personal items." The reasoning is straightforward: fewer items means fewer security issues and faster check-ins. Show up with these things, and you'll end up walking back to the parking lot (potentially losing your place in line). Do a quick car-check before heading to the entrance.
- ✓ Hand bags
- ✓ Purses
- ✓ Backpacks
- ✓ Umbrellas
- ✓ Cell phones
- ✓ Cameras
- ✓ Any other personal items
Warning: If you try to bring these items inside instead of leaving them in your vehicle, you can be stopped at entry and told to take them back out.
Middle River Regional Jail is a tobacco-free facility - no tobacco products allowed on the premises. If you smoke or usually keep tobacco with you, plan ahead: leave it secured in your vehicle before stepping onto the property, or dispose of it before you arrive. Easy to forget when you're focused on the visit, but it can quickly become a problem at the door.
Note: Bringing tobacco onto the premises can cost you your visit - keep it in your car or get rid of it before you enter the site.
Don't try to visit if you've been drinking or using anything that leaves you impaired. Middle River Regional Jail states that anyone who is intoxicated will be denied access into the facility and may be subject to arrest. If there's any chance you won't pass as sober, reschedule for another day. Traveling with someone else? Having a sober driver is a smart backup plan.
Caution: If you arrive intoxicated, expect to be refused entry - and you may be subject to arrest.
- Do a quick “pockets and hands” check in the car - before you get out, put away personal items like phones and cameras so you’re not carrying them toward the entrance.
- Lock everything you’re leaving behind - store handbags, backpacks, and other personal items in your vehicle and secure the car.
- Handle tobacco before you step onto the premises - because the jail is tobacco-free, leave tobacco in the vehicle or dispose of it before arriving.
- Take an honest sobriety check - if you’re intoxicated, don’t attempt entry; you can be denied access and may be subject to arrest.
- Give yourself extra time - building in a buffer helps if you need to turn around to secure something in your car before you check in.
- ✓ Hand bags, purses, backpacks, umbrellas, cell phones, cameras, and other personal items are left locked in the vehicle
- ✓ Tobacco is not on you and not being brought onto the premises
- ✓ You are not intoxicated (if you are, don’t attempt to enter)
- ✓ Your hands are empty when you walk toward the entrance
Reminder: A fast car-check - personal items put away, no tobacco, and no intoxication - can be the difference between getting in smoothly and having your visit delayed or denied.
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