What You Can't Bring to Mini-Cassia Criminal Justice Center: A Complete Checklist
Show up with the wrong items and your visit at Mini-Cassia Criminal Justice Center could get delayed or denied. Use the checklist below to pack light, follow the rules, and get through the lobby without surprises.
Top Banned
- ✓ Cell phones (not allowed in the lobby)
- ✓ Cameras (not allowed in the lobby)
- ✓ Food or drinks (not allowed inside the lobby)
Mini-Cassia also restricts most personal electronics in the lobby. If it powers on, plays media, or looks like something you'd hand a kid to stay busy, leave it at home or locked in your car. Bring only what you need to check in.
- ✓ More than two adults trying to visit the same inmate at one time
- ✓ Showing up if you are not approved or authorized to visit (you can be denied visitation)
The jail's "no electronic devices" rule goes beyond phones and cameras. Music players, MP3 players, video games, and electric toys or vehicles are all listed as prohibited in the lobby. Bringing kids? Assume their electronic toys count too, and keep them in the car.
These restrictions tie into how Mini-Cassia expects visits to run: quiet, orderly, and dignified. If you show up with prohibited electronics, staff can deny your visit, especially if you aren't approved or authorized to visit in the first place. The simplest plan is to bring only the basics and skip anything that could cause a problem at check-in.
If you bring children to Mini-Cassia, they must be supervised at all times. They are also expected to follow all rules during the visit, so it helps to talk through expectations before you enter the lobby.
- ✓ Electronic devices for kids (including music players, MP3 players, video games, and electric toys or vehicles)
- ✓ Snacks, bottles, or any food or drink (not allowed inside the lobby)
- ✓ Any other personal electronics you might normally hand a child to stay occupied
Keep things calm and controlled during the visit. Mini-Cassia expects visitors and inmates to conduct themselves in a quiet, orderly, and dignified manner. That applies to your whole group, kids included.
- Call Mini-Cassia at (208) 878-1000 before you go. Inmate status can only be confirmed in person or by phone, and the same call is the fastest way to ask whether a specific item will be allowed.
Note: To schedule a visit, you'll need to create an account and book through the inmate scheduling site at inmatesales.com.
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