How to Get Approved for Visits at Salem Correctional Facility (WV): Filling out the Juvenile Visiting Request

The WV Juvenile Visiting Request collects your information and documents your agreement to be screened. It includes a certification section where you affirm your answers are true and acknowledge they may be used for a background check. This certification is why the form must be completed before any visit can be approved.

Step1 Fields

• ✓ The yes/no question asking whether you are currently under indictment for a crime

Near the end of the form, you'll sign a certification stating your answers are true and correct to the best of your knowledge. This section also notes your answers may be used to conduct a background check. Treat this like an official statement. If something applies to you, answer it directly and consistently - the form is designed for screening and approval decisions.

After your request is processed, you still need to confirm final approval and get on the schedule. The form directs visitors to contact the facility where the offender is located for background check approval and to schedule visits. Don't assume submitting the paperwork automatically creates an appointment.

Mail your completed Juvenile Visiting Request to: WV Division of Corrections & Rehabilitation Bureau of Juvenile Services Attn: Visitors Request 1409 Greenbrier Street Charleston, WV 25311

If you need to reach the Bureau of Juvenile Services about the request, use these contacts: Phone: 304-558-2036 Fax: 304-558-6032

If the offender transferred from another juvenile facility and you already completed this same form for that same offender, you generally don't need to fill it out again - unless the previous form is more than one year old. Not sure if your earlier request is still valid? Contact the facility where the offender is currently located to confirm what they have on file.

1. Send in the completed form - Mail the Juvenile Visiting Request to WV Division of Corrections & Rehabilitation, Bureau of Juvenile Services, Attn: Visitors Request, 1409 Greenbrier Street, Charleston, WV 25311.
2. Check on processing if needed - Call 304-558-2036 or fax 304-558-6032 to follow up with the Bureau of Juvenile Services.
3. Confirm approval and schedule with the facility - Contact the facility where the offender is located for background check approval and to schedule visits.

Closing Tips

• ✓ Answer the form honestly - your certification acknowledges the information may be used to conduct a background check.
• ✓ Even with an approved background check, the Superintendent can still deny a visit.
• ✓ If you already completed this form for the same offender at another juvenile facility, don’t complete it again unless the prior form is one year old.