How to visit, scheduling, dress code, and visitor requirements
Visiting someone at Onondaga Correctional Facility is straightforward once you know the basics. Contact visitation runs Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays in five rounds each day, from 11:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M. On-site sign-ups open at 9:00 A.M. in the Justice Center lobby, and you should arrive at least 30 minutes before your scheduled time to get through processing. Expect standard check-in and screening, including ID verification and a metal detector or body scanner. During the visit, follow the facility's behavior rules: wear your pass, stay seated, keep your voice low, and avoid obscene language or cross-visiting. Staff can end a visit for unacceptable behavior. Physical contact is limited to a brief kiss and embrace at the start and end of the visit, and incarcerated people may not hold children.
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Dress code is one of the easiest ways to get turned away at the door. Here’s what Onondaga Correctional Facility flags as prohibited, plus what to expect if you wear religious headwear.
Visiting with kids at Onondaga Correctional Facility is doable, but the facility is strict about paperwork and how children must behave during the visit. Use the sections below as a quick checklist so you don't get turned away at the door.
Visiting at Onondaga Correctional Facility comes down to timing. There's a short registration window, a firm cutoff, and you need to arrive early enough to clear check-in. Here's how to register—online or in person—and plan your day so you don't miss your slot.
Visiting at Onondaga Correctional Facility is manageable once you plan around the facility's visit limits and how time slots are assigned. Here's what you need to know to register on time and avoid getting turned away.
Planning an on-site contact visit at Onondaga Correctional Facility? Here's what matters most: the visit days, the five daily rounds, and when you can sign up.
Remote video visits are a lifesaver when you can't make it in person, but the setup details matter. Here's what you need to use ICSolutions from home for Onondaga: how to register and add funds, what time slots are available, and what to know about recording and monitoring.
To use Onondaga Correctional Facility’s remote video visitation system, start by going to www.ICSolutions.com. That’s where you’ll register as a visitor and find the information you need to get set up for video visits.
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Dress code problems are one of the fastest ways a visit gets delayed or denied. Use the checklist below to avoid clothing and items that Onondaga Correctional Facility won't allow in the visiting area.
Contact visits take place Tuesday through Thursday in five daily rounds between 11:00 A.M. and 7:00 P.M. Plan around those days and rounds, and check the facility calendar for exceptions or holiday changes.
On-site sign-ups open at 9:00 A.M. in the Justice Center lobby on visitation days. Arrive at least 30 minutes before your scheduled slot to complete check-in and screening.
Wear your pass, stay seated, speak quietly, and avoid obscene language or cross-visiting. Staff can end a visit for unacceptable behavior. Physical contact is limited to a brief kiss and embrace at the beginning and end of contact visits only, and incarcerated persons may not hold children.
Trying to stay in touch with someone at Onondaga Correctional Facility? Start by getting set up with ICSolutions. It handles both visitation registration and prepaid phone accounts for inmate calls.
You can send money to someone at Onondaga Correctional Facility through commissary deposits or commissary orders via AccessCorrections or SmartDeposit. Prefer to handle it by phone? Call the commissary line at 1-866-345-1884. These are the only confirmed methods in the facility's guidance, so stick with them unless staff direct you otherwise.
Miss the sign-up window and you lose your visit. Here's how registration works, including the 4-hour and 1-hour timing rules you need to know.
