What to Know Before You Visit Piedmont Regional Jail: A Visitor Checklist

Plan on being searched when you visit Piedmont Regional Jail. Vehicles, people entering or exiting, and any items brought onto the grounds can be searched, so pack light and don’t bring anything you wouldn’t want inspected. If you refuse a search, you’ll be asked to leave.

If you park on Piedmont Regional Jail property and leave your vehicle unattended, lock it and secure it. All unoccupied vehicles on facility grounds must be secured and locked, and it’s an easy thing to double-check before you walk away.

Assume you’re being recorded during your visit. Piedmont Regional Jail uses audio and video monitoring, and your conversations and actions are subject to recording. Keep your visit focused on what you’re comfortable saying and doing in a monitored setting.

Prohibited Items

• ✓ Alcohol
• ✓ Tobacco products
• ✓ Personal weapons and ammunition
• ✓ Explosive devices and materials
• ✓ Anything you’re not willing to have searched (vehicles, people, and items are subject to search; refusing a search means you’ll be asked to leave)

1. Do a quick car check before you park - if your vehicle will be unoccupied on jail grounds, secure it and lock it.
2. Empty your pockets and travel light - your vehicle, you, and any items you bring in are subject to search.
3. Don’t bring prohibited items onto the grounds - leave alcohol, tobacco products, personal weapons/ammunition, and explosive devices/materials at home.
4. Be ready for monitoring - conversations and actions during your visit are subject to audio and video recording.
5. Cooperate with the search process - if you refuse to be searched, you’ll be asked to leave.