What to Bring (and What to Leave Home) for Your South Central Correctional Center Visit
Packing for a visit is mostly about avoiding surprises at the door. Here's what South Central Correctional Center allows—and what to leave at home or in your car.
Adult visitors need a valid photo ID. Staff accept a current driver's license or Department of Revenue ID card. Show up without one, and you won't get in.
Arrival timing: South Central Correctional Center’s visiting sessions run Friday–Sunday, 9:30am–1:30pm and 2:30pm–6:30pm. You may arrive in the parking lot no earlier than 30 minutes before visiting starts.
Entry is first-come, first-served, so arriving within that 30-minute window matters - especially if you're aiming for a specific session. One more thing: everyone has to go in together. No person or pet can stay behind in a vehicle on institutional grounds.
Want to use the vending machines? Bring coins only, and keep them in a clear sandwich bag or transparent plastic pouch. That clear bag is the key - loose change in your pockets or an opaque container will slow you down at check-in.
Certain medical items are allowed, but the rules are strict. Life-sustaining medications and equipment - nitroglycerin, insulin and insulin supplies, oxygen, asthma inhalers - must be in the original container. Bring only what you'll need during the visit. Keep everything clearly labeled and limited to the necessary dosage.
- ✓ Notify the case manager in advance about any needed medical supplies so staff are aware of your needs.
- ✓ Tell staff when you arrive if you’ll need to take medication during visitation.
Infant Items
- ✓ One clear carry-all
- ✓ 6 diapers
- ✓ 1 blanket
- ✓ 3 clear plastic bottles of prepared infant beverage
- ✓ 1 clear plastic no-spill toddler cup
- ✓ 3 unopened vendor containers of baby food
- ✓ 1 plastic pacifier, teether and/or rattle
- ✓ 1 small plastic spoon
- ✓ 1 unopened package of baby wipes
Contraband warning: Under Missouri statute 217.360, bringing drugs, alcoholic beverages, firearms, or any other article an offender isn’t permitted to possess into a correctional facility is a criminal offense.
Thinking about mailing items instead? There's a list of things offenders can't receive through the mail: food, clothing, cash, money orders, checks, stamps, stamped envelopes, and more. Stick to what's allowed during visits, and follow the mail rules separately so your items don't get rejected.
Final Checklist
- ✓ Bring a valid photo ID (adult visitors), such as a current driver’s license or Department of Revenue ID card.
- ✓ Plan your timing: visiting is Friday–Sunday, 9:30am–1:30pm and 2:30pm–6:30pm.
- ✓ Don’t arrive more than 30 minutes before visiting starts.
- ✓ Bring coins for vending machines only in a clear sandwich bag or transparent plastic pouch.
- ✓ If you must bring life-sustaining medication/medical equipment, keep it in the original container and bring only the necessary dosage for the visiting period.
- ✓ Notify the case manager in advance about medical needs, and tell staff on arrival if you’ll need medication during the visit.
- ✓ Leave contraband at home - bringing drugs, alcohol, firearms, or other unauthorized items into a facility is a criminal offense.
- ✓ Don’t mail restricted items like food, clothing, cash, money orders, checks, stamps, or stamped envelopes.
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