How to visit, scheduling, dress code, and visitor requirements
Every visit to Noble Correctional Institution requires a reservation through the ViaPath/GTL portal at ohdoc.gtlvisitme.com—you can book up to one month ahead. Need to cancel? Do it at least 24 hours in advance, or it counts against your visits. In-person visiting runs Wednesday–Sunday, 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., with two sessions each day. Visitor processing starts about 15 minutes before each session. To get approved, complete and sign ODRC's four-page visitation application packet, then send it to the facility with a legible copy of your photo ID (mail, fax, or email work—just don't send it to ODRC's central mail processing center). Once approved, register with ViaPath to schedule in-person or video visits. ViaPath will email you if anything changes. Bringing kids? Minors must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian and need a separate minor application plus a birth certificate or guardianship proof. If the custodial guardian won't be there, bring notarized authorization—it's good for one year.
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Bringing a minor to visit Noble Correctional requires some paperwork upfront. Get the right forms and documents together, and the visit itself becomes much simpler.
Visiting someone at Noble? You'll need approval first, then a ViaPath/GTL registration, then a reservation. The order matters—skip a step and you'll waste time.
In-person visiting hours are listed as Wednesday–Sunday, 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Noble runs two visiting sessions each day and starts processing visitors about 15 minutes before each session.
You’ll make (and cancel) reservations through the ViaPath/GTL portal at ohdoc.gtlvisitme.com. You can book up to one month ahead, and cancellations must be done at least 24 hours in advance so the visit isn’t counted; ViaPath will email you if reservation details change.
A parent or legal guardian must accompany anyone under 18 and complete the one-page minor visitation application. Bring the child’s birth certificate or proof of legal guardianship, and bring a notarized Authorization for Minor Child Visitation if the custodial parent/guardian won’t be present (it expires after one year).
Visiting Noble Correctional Institution requires a reservation—no walk-ins allowed. Once you understand the booking window and the 24-hour cancellation rule, you can protect your visit time and avoid losing a slot.
Sending a letter or card to someone at Noble? You'll need to mail it to Ohio's centralized Mail Processing Center in Youngstown.
