How to visit, scheduling, dress code, and visitor requirements
You'll need to be approved before visiting anyone at Mountain View Correctional Institution. The incarcerated person requests blank visitor application forms, mails them to you, and you submit the completed application back for facility approval. No visits are allowed until that approval comes through. Once approved, visits are limited to one session per week, lasting no more than two hours, with a maximum of three approved visitors per session. Mountain View also offers video visits through the GettingOut Visits app. Sessions can be scheduled ahead of time or started on demand, but you must be on the approved visitor list. At check-in, expect a gender-based pat/frisk search. Visiting rules (hours, scheduling, contact vs. non-contact) can change, so check the facility's visitation page or related guides before heading out.
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Before you can visit someone at Mountain View Correctional Institution, you need a completed and approved visitor application. Here's how the process works, what to include, and how to avoid the delays that trip up a lot of families.
Visiting is straightforward once you know the basics: scheduling, session limits, and who's allowed on the visit.
Video visits are an option within the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction (NCDAC) system, but you'll need to confirm whether Mountain View supports them and how scheduling works.
Under normal circumstances, you get one visit per week, lasting up to two hours. Each session allows a maximum of three approved visitors.
Yes. You'll need to complete a visitor application, and the facility must approve it before any visit can happen. The incarcerated person kicks off the process by requesting blank applications and mailing them to prospective visitors.
Yes, as long as you're on the incarcerated person's approved visitor list. Video visits can be scheduled ahead of time or started on demand through the GettingOut Visits app.
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