Video Visits vs In-Person Visits at SCI Waymart: Limits, Recording, and How to Choose

In-person visits at SCI Waymart allow up to four authorized visitors at once. Planning to bring more family members? You'll need to split them across different visit dates.

Video visits allow more people - up to six authorized visitors can join a single session at SCI Waymart. That extra capacity works well for larger families or when relatives are scattered across different locations.

Someone in general population can have up to six video visits per month at SCI Waymart. These quotas can shift based on operational needs, so build in some flexibility when planning your schedule.

In-person visits are capped at four per month for inmates in general population. Like video visits, this quota can change for operational reasons - availability may shift, so stay flexible on timing.

Both visit types share the same scheduling window: book at least 3 days ahead, but no more than 60 days out. All scheduling goes through the Inmate Visitation System (IVVS). If you're juggling work, childcare, or travel, lock in your times early within that 3-to-60-day range.

Convenience comes with a trade-off: all non-attorney video visits at SCI Waymart are audio and video recorded and may be reviewed. You can still have a real conversation - just don't discuss anything you wouldn't want replayed.

Section Decision Checklist

• ✓ Choose in-person if your visiting group is 4 people or fewer, since in-person visits allow up to four authorized visitors.
• ✓ Choose video if you need to include a larger group (up to 6 authorized visitors can participate in a video visit).
• ✓ Lean video if you’re trying to maximize visit frequency: general population may receive up to 6 video visits per month (quotas can change for operational needs).
• ✓ Lean in-person if you’re planning around a smaller monthly allotment: general population may receive up to 4 in-person visits per month (quotas can change for operational needs).
• ✓ Choose in-person (or keep topics light) if recording is a concern, because non-attorney video visits are audio/video recorded and subject to review.
• ✓ Choose an attorney video visit for confidential legal conversations, since attorney video visits are not audio/video recorded.

Tight schedule or big family? Video visits offer more flexibility and room for extra people. If you're within the four-person limit and want face-to-face time, use your in-person visits when logistics allow - save video for weeks when travel doesn't work out. Meeting with legal counsel? Attorney video visits give you the privacy that regular video visits don't.