How to Schedule a Personal Visit at Salem County Jail (Wednesday Night Call Window)
Scheduling a personal visit at Salem County Jail comes down to one thing: calling during the Wednesday night booking window. Miss it, and you won't get on the schedule. Here's how to be ready when the lines open.
Salem County Jail only takes personal-visit scheduling calls during one weekly window: Wednesday night, 7:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. These calls book visits for the upcoming designated weekend. Calling days or weeks ahead won't help - appointments are only taken during that Wednesday night window.
Slots fill first-come, first-served based on call order. Want a specific time? Call right at 7:30 p.m. and keep trying until you get through.
Call to schedule: 856-769-4300 ext. 7790 (during the Wednesday 7:30 p.m.–10:00 p.m. window).
Each personal visit lasts forty (40) minutes. When you book, you're reserving one 40-minute session.
Space is limited - the jail books five appointments per 40-minute slot. That's why calling early matters. Popular times fill fast.
Example Weekend Slots
- ✓ Saturday 8:00am–8:40am
- ✓ Saturday 9:00am–9:40am
- ✓ Saturday 10:00am–10:40am
- ✓ Saturday 12:30pm–1:10pm
- ✓ Saturday 1:30pm–2:10pm
- ✓ Saturday 2:30pm–3:10pm
- ✓ Saturday 7:30pm–8:10pm
- ✓ Saturday 8:30pm–9:10pm
Practical Caller Checklist
- ✓ Call 856-769-4300 ext. 7790 to schedule a personal visit.
- ✓ Only call during the Wednesday night scheduling window (7:30 p.m.–10:00 p.m.).
- ✓ Don’t call days or weeks ahead - appointments aren’t taken in advance.
- ✓ Confirm the inmate has been incarcerated for ninety (90) days (that’s when personal visits become eligible).
- ✓ Plan around the limit of one (1) personal visit per month.
- ✓ Keep your group within the allowed party size: one or two adults; or two adults and one child (under 18); or one adult and two children (under 18).
- ✓ Leave your cell phone in your vehicle - no cell phones are permitted inside the visiting building.
Couldn't get a slot? Appointments fill in the order calls come in, so someone beat you to it. Your best bet: be ready next Wednesday and call right at 7:30 p.m. to get earlier in the queue.
If an in-person visit doesn't work out, you can still support your loved one through their personal account at the jail. Each inmate has one account that covers commissary, phone, and tablet services.
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