Who Can Be on Your Visiting List at Richland Correctional Institution (And How Many People)

At Richland Correctional Institution, an incarcerated person can have up to 15 approved adult visitors on their list. Once the list hits that cap, someone has to be removed before a new adult can be added.

Here's where it gets tricky: only two of those 15 spots can go to "friends." Family and friends don't count the same way under the rules. Even if there's room on the list, the friend category maxes out at two. This catches a lot of people off guard when they're figuring out who to add.

Application Requirements

• ✓ Visiting Application (DRC2096)
• ✓ Declaration of Understanding (DRC2554), signed
• ✓ General Visiting Instructions (DRC2274), signed
• ✓ Copy of the visitor’s bona fide photo ID

Yes - under Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC) rules, one visitor can appear on multiple incarcerated people's lists. The exception: if a visitor was restricted at another ODRC facility for behavior threatening safety, security, health, or good order, they may not be approved elsewhere.

1. Gather the required paperwork - The visitor needs to complete the Visiting Application (DRC2096), sign the Declaration of Understanding (DRC2554) and General Visiting Instructions (DRC2274), and provide a copy of their bona fide photo ID.
2. Check the list limits before you pick names - The list can include up to 15 approved adult visitors total, and no more than two of those adults can be designated as friends.
3. Confirm who should go on the Reception Visiting List - Immediate family members and the parent(s) of the incarcerated person’s children are declared on the Reception Visiting List (DRC2248).
4. Ask unit staff how to submit forms and verify approval - Procedures can vary by unit, but the key is that the visitor must be processed and approved before they can visit.