How to Visit Facility

You'll need to be on the approved visitor list before you can visit. The facility provides inmates with blank Visitation Application forms (CR-2152) and instructions. Your job is to complete the form, attach a current photograph, and return it within 30 days to the Deputy Superintendent or Associate Warden in charge of visitation. Once they receive it, expect a decision (approved or denied) within 30 days. Until you're approved, don't plan on being admitted for a visit. There is one narrow exception: immediate family of newly committed inmates. In those cases, the Warden can temporarily add immediate family members to the approved visitor list so they can visit before the application is formally processed. This temporary allowance is limited to 60 days from the inmate's intake date.

Expect security screening when you arrive. You'll go through multiple checks, including a body scanner. Personal items in the visitation area are extremely limited: you may only bring your photo ID and your car keys (or key fob). Leave everything else in your vehicle.

1. Get a blank CR-2152 visitation application - The facility must furnish inmates with the blank form and written instructions so prospective visitors can fill it out.

1. Complete the application and attach a current photograph - Your application will be returned or not processed if the photo requirement is not met.
2. Stay within the 30-day window - The completed form and photograph must be returned within 30 days.

1. Submit it to the correct office - Return the completed application and current photograph to the Deputy Superintendent or Associate Warden in charge of visitation.

1. Wait for a decision - Applications should be approved or denied within 30 days after the facility receives them.
2. Do not show up expecting entry before approval - No visitor is admitted until the application is approved.

1. Ask about temporary admission if you are immediate family and the inmate is newly committed - In that situation, the Warden can temporarily add immediate family members to the approved list while the application is pending.
2. Track the deadline - This temporary option is limited to no more than 60 days from the inmate’s intake date.

• ✓ Expect multiple security screenings, including a body scanner.
• ✓ Bring your photo ID.
• ✓ Bring only your car keys or key fob into the visitation area.
• ✓ Leave other personal items secured elsewhere so you are not delayed or turned away.

What to Verify

• ✓ Confirm the application return deadline (the completed form and photo are to be returned within 30 days).
• ✓ Ask whether the facility is currently meeting the “approved or denied within 30 days of receipt” timeline.
• ✓ If you are immediate family of a newly committed inmate, confirm whether the temporary approval process is being used and how the 60-day limit from intake is tracked.

• ✓ Verify exactly where and to whom the CR-2152 and photo must be delivered (the Deputy Superintendent or Associate Warden in charge of visitation).
• ✓ Ask if the facility accepts any alternate submission method, or if it must go through that office.

• ✓ Confirm current screening procedures, including whether the body scanner is in use for all visitors.
• ✓ Re-check what you can bring inside, since the rule is limited to a photo ID and car keys or key fob.

Before you make the trip, call the facility and ask about visiting hours, how often visits are allowed, and whether there are any fees. You'll also want to find out how to get a blank CR-2152 if you can't obtain one through the inmate, what happens if your application is denied, and whether any exceptions exist beyond the temporary immediate-family admission for newly committed inmates.