Visiting with Kids at Rockingham‑Harrisonburg: Rules for Minors Under 14

At Rockingham‑Harrisonburg Jail, any minor under age 14 must be accompanied by an adult who is already approved on the inmate’s visitation list. That adult approval matters: visitors have to be on the inmate’s visitation list to be allowed into visitation at all. If the accompanying adult isn’t on the list, the child can’t “count” as a workaround - the visit can be denied at the door.

The adult who brings a child is responsible for that child for the entire visit. That includes staying with them, keeping them calm and supervised, and making sure they follow the visiting area rules. If a child’s behavior disrupts other visits - like being loud or running through the visiting area - staff can end the visit and ask your group to leave.

• ✓ Plan your headcount: only three adult visitors are allowed to visit at a time.

Practical Tips for Visiting with Children

• ✓ Make sure the accompanying adult is already on the inmate’s approved visitation list.
• ✓ Bring picture ID for the adult visitor(s).

1. Arrive at least 20 minutes early - you must be at the facility twenty minutes before the scheduled start time to sign in.
2. Treat the start time as a hard cutoff - once visitation starts, late arrivals won’t be allowed to visit.
3. Don’t leave and try to come back - if you step out and return late after visitation has started, you won’t be allowed back in.