What You Can’t Bring to a Morrow County Jail Visit — Searches, Phones, and Consequences
Your visit will go smoother if you arrive with as little as possible. At Morrow County Correctional Facility, cell phones are not allowed during visits. Staff will not accept or pass along personal property or money during visiting periods.
Leave your cell phone behind. Morrow County Correctional Facility does not permit cell phones during visits, and showing up with one can end your visit before it starts. Don't bring items you expect staff to hold or deliver to the person you're visiting, either. During visiting periods, the jail will not accept personal property or money to be taken in or handed out.
Quick takeaway: If you brought something to give to someone inside (cash, a note, any personal items), it will not be accepted or passed along during visitation.
When you walk into the public lobby, you'll see a posted warning about contraband and security. It states that anyone who attempts to bring contraband, weapons, or otherwise violate jail security can be subject to a search and prosecution.
The facility can also pat search visitors under certain conditions. A pat search requires Shift Supervisor or O.I.C. approval and is always gender-matched: male officers search male visitors, female officers search female visitors.
Expect screening: The lobby warning makes clear that searches are on the table. Attempting to bring contraband or weapons can lead to more than just a canceled visit.
Rule enforcement can escalate quickly. Staff supervising visits may give a verbal warning for a first violation, but break a rule a second time and the visit can be terminated. You'll be asked to leave. Some situations skip the warning stage entirely. If contraband or weapons are found on a visitor, the visit is denied on the spot.
Serious consequences: The posted lobby warning states that trying to bring contraband or weapons, or otherwise violating jail security, may lead to search and prosecution. A denied visit can be the least of it.
- Correct a first mistake - Staff may give a verbal warning for a first rule violation.
- Avoid a repeat - A second violation can terminate the visit, and you can be asked to leave.
- Do not bring contraband or weapons - If contraband or weapons are found on you, the visit will be denied.
- Understand the risk - The lobby warning states that attempts to bring contraband or weapons, or to violate jail security, may lead to search and prosecution.
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- ✓ Cell phones (not permitted during visits)
- ✓ Cash or personal property you plan to give to the person you are visiting (staff will not take or hand out money or personal items during visiting periods)
- ✓ Anything you would not want to be turned away for, since staff are not there to store personal belongings for visitation
- ✓ Extra items you do not need for the visit, secured at home or left locked in your vehicle instead
Reminder: If contraband or weapons are found on you, your visit will be denied. The lobby warning also states that attempts to bring contraband or weapons may lead to prosecution.
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