What to Bring (and What to Leave Home) When Visiting Sheridan Correctional Center
A smooth visit starts in the parking lot. Bring the ID the facility requires, keep your belongings minimal, and leave anything prohibited locked in your vehicle or a locker before you head inside.
If you're 18 or older, bring two forms of identification. One must be a current, state-issued photo ID. Staff may also ask for documentation that includes your date of birth. Visitors under 18 don't need to show photo ID. You'll also need to provide vehicle information at check-in, so have those details handy before you walk in.
Banned Items
- ✓ Electronic devices (including cell phones and pagers)
- ✓ Food
- ✓ Drink
- ✓ Purses
- ✓ Bags (including sacks)
- ✓ Books
- ✓ Magazines
- ✓ Sunglasses
- ✓ Smoking materials
- ✓ Currency
- ✓ Packages
- ✓ Personal keys
Lockers: Small lockers are available for storing prohibited items during your visit. You'll have a much easier check-in if you bring only what you truly need.
Expect screening when you arrive. All visitors, vehicles, and personal property are subject to search, and you must submit to these searches to be allowed in. Refuse, and you can be denied the visit entirely. Your visiting privileges can also be suspended or restricted. The bottom line: keep your belongings to a minimum and make sure anything you do bring is easy for staff to inspect.
Infant Items
- ✓ A clear bag or plastic container to hold all infant/toddler items
- ✓ Up to three diapers and wipes
- ✓ One blanket
- ✓ Two filled clear plastic bottles, or two sealed containers of baby food (or one bottle plus one sealed container)
- ✓ One change of clothes
- ✓ One bib
- ✓ One pacifier
- ✓ One plastic spoon
- ✓ One clear empty cup with lid
- ✓ One coat or jacket and one hat (weather-appropriate)
- ✓ One pair of gloves or mittens (weather-appropriate)
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