Visiting Your Loved One at Midland County Jail: What the two-visitor limit means and how to plan

At Midland County Jail, the core limit is simple: each eligible inmate can have a maximum of two visitors per visiting day. That means the jail won’t allow a third person to visit the same inmate on the same day, even if everyone is family and even if you’re willing to take turns.

Time matters too. The jail guarantees inmates a minimum of twenty (20) minutes per visitor, so think focused conversations rather than long hangouts. If two people are visiting the same day, plan ahead so each person makes the most of their time.

The two-visitor limit is just one piece of the scheduling puzzle. Each visitor can only visit once per visitation day. So if you visit on Monday, you can't come back later that same Monday for a second round - even if time remains in the visiting window.

Visits must also be on non-consecutive days. You can't stack visits back-to-back (Monday and Tuesday, for example). This rule trips up families trying to coordinate multiple relatives - it forces a gap day between each visit.

On top of that, inmates are limited to four total visits per week. That cap applies to the inmate, not each visitor - everyone in the family shares those four visits. The strategy becomes clear: you're choosing which days to spend the limited visits on while leaving a gap day between them.

Practical Tips

• ✓ Pick the two people who will visit that day, and rotate who gets those spots from one visiting day to the next.
• ✓ Don’t plan for the same person to visit twice in one day - each visitor is limited to one visit per visitation day.
• ✓ Treat the inmate’s four total weekly visits like a shared family budget: decide early who “needs” a visit that week (spouse/partner, parent, caregiver, etc.) and build around that.
• ✓ If you have a large family, use a simple rotation so nobody drives over expecting to be the third visitor for the day.

1. Decide who will use each visit slot - since each visitor gets a minimum of 20 minutes, agree ahead of time who is covering which topics (kids, bills, court updates, property, etc.).
2. Combine updates into one focused conversation - write down the key questions before you go so the 20 minutes doesn’t get eaten up by “what’s new?” small talk.
3. Plan for video visitation - because the visit is by video, be ready to start on time and speak clearly so you don’t lose minutes to avoidable delays.

Before anyone commits to a day, confirm current visiting hours and any last-minute changes with the Midland County Detention Division. Call (432) 688-4745 or stop by 400 S Main Street, Midland, Texas 79701 - especially if your family is coordinating multiple visitors and wants to avoid wasted trips.

If several people show up hoping to visit the same inmate, the two-visitor limit will be enforced at check-in. Staff allow only two visitors per visiting day for that inmate - extra family members may make the trip without getting to visit.

For anyone who doesn't get one of the two spots, schedule the next visit on the next eligible non-consecutive day. Keep the inmate's four-visit weekly cap in mind. Since each visitor can only visit once per visitation day, swapping people across different days works better than trying to squeeze extra visits into the same day. A simple rotation across available visiting days helps your loved one get steady contact without burning through the week's visits too early.