What Rockville's 14-Day Visitation Rule Means for Your Family
Rockville Correctional Facility has a visitation limit that catches many families off guard. Here's what the 14-day rule actually means, plus how to navigate Eastern-time scheduling so you don't miss a visit.
At Rockville Correctional Facility, you can only visit the same person once every 14 days. This applies even if you're an approved visitor willing to travel on short notice. Had a visit already? You'll need to wait the full 14-day window before seeing that same person again.
How to think about it: If you visit on Day 1, your next eligible visit with that same offender is Day 15 - because 14 full days have to pass between visits.
Your name has to be on the offender's approved visitors list before you can visit Rockville. If you're not on the list, you won't get in - so confirm your status before you start planning time off work, arranging childcare, or booking travel.
Reminder: Being approved to visit gets you in the door, but it doesn’t override the once‑every‑14‑days limit for the same offender.
Rockville's visitation schedule runs on Eastern time. When you're booking, the available dates and times are set to the facility's time zone - not yours. If you live outside Eastern time, this matters.
Time-zone tip: If you’re in a different time zone, convert the appointment time to Eastern before you book and before you leave home. Give yourself a buffer so a time conversion mistake doesn’t turn into a missed slot.
Attorney visits work differently. They don't count toward the offender's regular visitation schedule, and attorneys don't need to be on the approved visitors list.
Attorney scheduling: Attorney visits are scheduled by the Facility Litigation Liaison.
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- ✓ Confirm you’re on the offender’s approved visitors list before you try to schedule.
- ✓ Convert your local time to Eastern time when choosing an available date/time.
- ✓ Write down the visit date and calculate the next eligible date (14 days later) so you don’t accidentally schedule too soon.
- ✓ Put the visit date and the next-eligible date in a shared family calendar so everyone plans around the same window.
- ✓ If you’re traveling from another time zone, build in extra travel time so you arrive based on Eastern time, not your home clock.
Unsure how the 14-day window applies to your situation? Or trying to coordinate visits with multiple family members? Get clarification before you lock in plans. Start with the basics: confirm the visitor is approved, double-check the appointment time in Eastern, and verify the next eligible visit date based on the last completed visit. If something doesn't add up, contact the facility's visitation staff before making the trip - better than driving out and getting turned away.
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