Who Can Visit at Salem County Jail: 90-Day Eligibility, One Visit Per Month, and When Visits Are Denied

Personal visits at Salem County Jail aren't available right away. An inmate must be incarcerated for 90 days before they're eligible, and after that, each inmate gets one personal visit per month. These two rules shape everything about how you plan and what you can realistically expect.

Personal visit eligibility at Salem County Jail starts after 90 days of incarceration. If your loved one has been in custody for less than ninety days, they can't receive a personal visit yet. This can be frustrating when you're trying to see someone soon after an arrest or transfer. Plan for this gap at the beginning and use other ways to stay in contact until the 90-day mark.

Once someone is eligible, the jail authorizes one personal visit per month, per inmate. Treat each visit as the visit for that month and plan carefully if multiple family members want to come. The policy doesn't specify whether "per month" means a strict calendar month or a rolling cycle, so confirm how the month is counted when you schedule.

• ✓ Decide ahead of time who will use the inmate’s one personal visit for the month.
• ✓ If more than one person wants to visit, rotate by month so nobody arrives expecting to be added last-minute.
• ✓ Treat the scheduled visit as the only personal visit for that month and plan what you need to talk about so the time is used well.

The jail also limits how many people can attend a single personal visit. The allowed combinations are: one or two adults; two adults and one child (under 18); or one adult and two children (under 18). If your group doesn't fit one of these options, you'll need to adjust and plan another month for other relatives to visit.

Certain disciplinary outcomes can cancel a scheduled visit. If an inmate is found guilty of a Class I or Class II infraction within the thirty (30) days before the scheduled personal visit date, they lose eligibility for that month's visit. A recent guilty finding close to the visit date can cost you the visit entirely.

Housing status during scheduling can also affect eligibility. If the inmate is on pre-hearing detention when personal visits are scheduled, they're ineligible for their personal visit. If your loved one is awaiting a disciplinary hearing, this may prevent them from being scheduled that month.

Availability can be tight because visits run in shared sessions. Each session is approximately forty (40) minutes long, and five inmates are scheduled per session. Slots fill quickly, especially if you're trying to coordinate with work, childcare, or travel time.

1. Confirm the inmate has a scheduled slot: each session is about 40 minutes and is shared, with five inmates scheduled per session.
2. Make sure you are approved to visit: personal visits are limited to approved visitors listed on the inmate’s Authorized Personnel List.
3. Keep the timing tight: shared sessions have limited time, so plan to be on time and ready to check in when your session window comes up.

Closing Tips

• ✓ Check whether your loved one has reached 90 days of incarceration before expecting a personal visit.
• ✓ Pick who will take the inmate’s one personal visit for the month, then plan around that limit.
• ✓ If there has been a recent Class I or Class II guilty finding, remember that an infraction within 30 days of the visit can make the inmate ineligible for that month.
• ✓ Ask whether the inmate is on pre-hearing detention when visits are being scheduled.
• ✓ Keep your group within the allowed combinations (one or two adults; two adults and one child under 18; or one adult and two children under 18), and make sure everyone who plans to come is on the inmate’s Authorized Personnel List.