What You Absolutely Cannot Bring to a Muskegon County Jail Visit
Heading to Muskegon County Jail for a visit? Keep it simple: bring only what you truly need and leave everything else behind. The jail bans phones and electronics, food and drinks, purses, and backpacks from the visitation area. Strollers aren't allowed either, so families should plan accordingly. Use the checklist below as a quick "leave it at home" scan before you walk in.
- ✓ Cell phones
- ✓ Electronic devices and cameras
- ✓ Food, candy, or drinks
- ✓ Purses, backpacks, or other bags
- ✓ Strollers
Warning: If you break visitation rules or behave improperly during a visit, the jail can terminate the visit and/or suspend future visits.
You'll need to show ID at the door. Muskegon County Jail requires valid, government-issued identification at check-in. Visitors under 18 can use a current school year photo ID instead.
Expect a security screening, too. All visitors are subject to search by Muskegon County Sheriff Office staff - anything you bring will be noticed.
Tip: Bring a valid government-issued photo ID (or current school year photo ID if under 18) and arrive ready for a standard search.
Visiting with kids? The banned-items list matters even more. Strollers aren't allowed in the visitation area, so you'll need to walk in without one. Group size is limited: Muskegon County Jail allows a maximum of two adults and two children under 12 per visit. Kids 12 and older count as adult visitors - meaning a 12-year-old takes up an "adult" spot, which can affect who you bring and whether everyone fits in one visit.
- ✓ Plan your group: no more than 2 adults and 2 children under 12 per visit
- ✓ Count kids 12 and over as adult visitors when you’re deciding who comes
- ✓ Leave strollers at home or in your vehicle
- ✓ Make sure each visitor has acceptable ID (under 18 can use a current school year photo ID)
Show up with a prohibited item - phone, camera, food, purse - and don't assume you can just tuck it away. Sheriff Office staff search visitors at check-in, so the process is built to catch these things. Leave prohibited items at home or in your car. Otherwise, you risk losing your visit entirely.
- Do a pocket-and-bag sweep before you leave - remove cell phones, other electronics/cameras, food/drinks, and any purses/backpacks/bags so you’re not carrying them to the door.
- If you realize you have a prohibited item at arrival, stop before check-in - since all visitors are subject to search, don’t try to bring it into the visitation area.
- Treat a rule violation as a serious risk - breaking rules can end the visit and may lead to future visits being suspended.
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