How to visit, scheduling, dress code, and visitor requirements
To visit at Saint Marys Correctional, you'll need approval through the Bureau's visitor-authorization process. Don't assume you're set just because your background check cleared—call the facility to confirm your status and schedule the visit. The Superintendent can still deny entry. Already completed a visiting form for the same offender at another juvenile facility? You generally don't need to submit a new one unless the previous form is more than a year old. Check with the facility where the offender is housed to be sure. Bringing a child takes extra steps: children can only be listed with proof you're the parent or legal guardian, and that parent or guardian must already be on the offender's approved visiting list. When you fill out the visitor questionnaire, sign and date it—this certifies your answers are truthful and acknowledges a background check will be run.
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Visiting paperwork gets delayed for small reasons—a missing signature, incomplete child documentation, or mailing to the wrong address. This checklist helps you get your Saint Marys Correctional visiting request right the first time.
Getting approved to visit someone at Saint Marys Correctional requires some paperwork upfront. Here's how to complete the West Virginia visiting request form, where to send it, and what happens after you submit.
Have the offender add you to their approved visiting list and complete the Bureau’s visitor-authorization requirements. Then contact Saint Marys Correctional to confirm your background-check approval and schedule the visit, because the Superintendent can still deny entry.
Usually, yes—if you submitted a visiting form for the same offender at another juvenile facility within the past year, you generally don’t need to do it again. If it’s older than one year, submit a new request and confirm the process with the facility where the offender is housed.
Yes. You must sign and date the questionnaire to certify your answers are true and acknowledge the information may be used for a background check. Follow the form instructions closely and be truthful.
Getting approved to visit at Saint Marys Correctional starts with the WV Juvenile Services visiting request form and a background check. Here are the exact steps to complete the form, send it to the right place, and understand what "approved" actually means for your visit.
