What You Can't Bring to a Visit (and How Loud, Unruly Behavior Can Cost You)

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• ✓ Cell phones
• ✓ Cameras
• ✓ Any similar recording or electronic devices

At Rockingham-Harrisonburg Jail, visits may be subject to audio and video recording. That’s a big reason devices like phones and cameras aren’t allowed in the visitation room - plan to leave them secured in your vehicle or somewhere off-site before you check in.

Visits at Rockingham-Harrisonburg Jail may be recorded - audio and video. Stick to family updates and supportive conversation. Don't say anything you wouldn't want played back later.

Bring a prohibited device like a cell phone or camera into the visitation room, and your visit ends immediately. The same applies to behavior - if you or the incarcerated person gets too loud or acts out, staff will cut the visit short.

Behavior rules kick in the moment you arrive. Act out while names are being taken downstairs or while waiting in the lobby, and you may be asked to leave. Worse, your visiting privileges can be suspended.

1. Arrive at least 20 minutes early - You must be at the facility twenty minutes prior to the scheduled start time to sign in.
2. Don’t count on joining late (or leaving and returning) - Once visitation starts, no one will be allowed to visit if they show up late or leave and come back late.
3. Plan for a short visit - Visits will be limited to thirty minutes, so think ahead about what you want to cover.

• ✓ Leave your cell phone, camera, and similar devices out of the visitation room
• ✓ Assume your visit may be audio- and video-recorded, and keep your conversation appropriate for that setting

The easiest way to protect your visit is to stay calm from the moment you arrive. Keep your voice low in the lobby and during sign-in. Follow staff directions the first time. If you feel yourself getting frustrated, step out of line and regroup. Bringing children? Set expectations beforehand - quiet voices, hands to themselves, no running. Unruly behavior in the lobby can get you asked to leave and may cost you future visits. Once you're in the visitation area, maintain that same steady tone. Getting loud or acting out ends the visit immediately.