What You Can't Bring Into Robert Presley's Visiting Area (clear checklist & consequences)
Visiting someone at Robert Presley Detention Center goes smoothest when you keep things simple: travel light, expect screening, and leave anything questionable at home. Here's what's banned in the visiting area—and what happens if you show up with it.
Robert Presley Detention Center has a firm list of items that aren't allowed in the visiting area. These aren't judgment calls - bring them, and you'll be stopped at screening and denied entry. Check your pockets, purse, and bags before you leave home. Keep your car clear of anything you wouldn't want found during a search. Here's what's strictly off-limits.
- ✓ Alcohol
- ✓ Illegal drugs
- ✓ Weapons
- ✓ Tear gas/O.C. (pepper spray) dispensers
- ✓ Cameras
- ✓ Knives
Warning: Weapons are never allowed in the visiting area - bringing one can lead to arrest. If you're unsure about something, leave it at home or locked in your car.
Skip the snacks and drinks. Robert Presley doesn't allow food in the lobby or visiting areas, and beverages are banned too. Even a coffee or water bottle can get you turned away at the door.
Smoking is also off-limits. The jail prohibits it anywhere in the facility, including the lobby. Cigarettes, vapes, lighters - keep them out of the building entirely so your visit doesn't get derailed.
Tip: Eat, drink, and smoke before you arrive. Leave all food, drinks, and smoking materials at home or locked in your car - bringing them inside can mean getting turned away.
Expect to be screened. Correctional staff may search you and your belongings. That's one more reason to bring as little as possible - fewer items means fewer chances for a holdup at check-in.
Staff also run warrant checks on visitors. If you have an active warrant, they may find it when you arrive. Take this seriously before showing up - visiting is not the time to "see what happens."
Consequences: Bringing illegal contraband - especially drugs or weapons - can turn a visit into a criminal situation. Visitors are subject to arrest. Searches and warrant checks are standard, so don't risk it.
Before you leave home, do a quick reset. Assume you'll be searched. Don't bring anything you wouldn't want found in your pockets or bag. No food or drinks in the lobby or visiting areas. No smoking anywhere in the jail. Keep those items out of the building entirely. The goal: get through check-in without delays so you can focus on your visit.
- ✓ Bring only what you truly need, and be ready for a search of your person and belongings
- ✓ Leave all food and drinks out of the lobby/visiting areas
- ✓ Leave cigarettes, vapes, lighters, and any smoking materials out of the jail (including the lobby)
- ✓ Do not bring alcohol into the visiting area
- ✓ Do not bring illegal drugs into the visiting area
- ✓ Do not bring weapons into the visiting area
- ✓ Do not bring tear gas/O.C. (pepper spray) dispensers into the visiting area
- ✓ Do not bring cameras into the visiting area
- ✓ Do not bring knives into the visiting area
- Empty and re-check your pockets and bag - Look specifically for anything prohibited and anything you forgot was there.
- Secure anything questionable before you enter - Put it back at home or lock it in your vehicle so it doesn’t come into the lobby/visiting area with you.
- Walk in expecting screening - Visitors may be searched, are subject to warrant checks, and are subject to arrest, so keep your visit as clean and straightforward as possible.
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