What you can't bring to Monroe County Jail: a visitor's checklist

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• ✓ Food
• ✓ Beverages (including drinks)
• ✓ Cell phones
• ✓ Tobacco products and tobacco-related devices

Once you arrive, you’ll sign the register in the main lobby. Before you go past the main lobby, staff will issue you a visitor badge and stamp your left hand - so plan to have your hands free and your personal items already put away.

Monroe County Jail is completely tobacco-free. No smoking anywhere on the grounds, and you can't bring tobacco products or vaping devices into the facility, adjoining buildings, or surrounding property.

Got cigarettes, vapes, or a lighter? Leave them locked in your car or stash them in a locker before you head inside.

Outerwear stays in the lobby. Jackets, coats, and hats need to go on the coat rack or into a locker before you head further into the facility.

Weapons aren't allowed inside. If you're an official visitor arriving with a weapon, you'll need to secure it with the receptionist before entering.

Everyone goes through a metal detector. If you've got prohibited items on you, you'll have to step out and secure them - in your car or a locker - before coming back through. That eats into your visit time.

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• ✓ Leave food and drinks behind (no food or beverages in the lobby or building)
• ✓ Do not bring your cell phone into the lobby/building
• ✓ Leave tobacco products and tobacco devices locked in your vehicle, or plan to store them in a locker
• ✓ Pick up a locker token at the reception counter if you need to store personal items
• ✓ Bring a photo ID (like a driver’s license)
• ✓ If a visitor is under 18, bring their birth certificate (no exceptions)

Want to add money to an inmate's account while you're there? You can deposit cash or money orders during business hours.