Bringing Your Child to Visit an Inmate (Massachusetts rules for MCI‑Framingham visits)
Bringing a child to visit at MCI‑Framingham is usually straightforward. Just make sure the right adult comes along and you have the documents staff will ask for.
At MCI‑Framingham, minors (children under 18) don't need to be pre‑approved as visitors. What matters is who brings them. A minor must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian who has physical custody, and that adult must already be on the inmate's pre‑approved visiting list.
For the full details specific to this facility, check the MCI‑Framingham Visiting Procedures PDF on the Massachusetts DOC site.
No. Minors (anyone under 18) do not need pre‑approval to visit at MCI‑Framingham.
The child doesn't need pre‑approval, but the adult who brings them does matter. They must come with a parent or legal guardian who has physical custody, and that person must already be on the inmate's pre‑approved visiting list.
If the adult bringing the child is not the child's parent or legal guardian with physical custody, they can't just show up and sign in. They'll need to submit a completed Minor Consent Form and get the Superintendent's approval before visiting with the minor.
Documents Child
- ✓ An original or copy of the child’s birth certificate
- ✓ Or official hospital records verifying the child’s birth (showing the child’s birth date and parent information)
Practical Tips
- ✓ Pack the child’s paperwork (birth certificate or official hospital record that shows the birth date and parent information) so you are not scrambling at the desk
- ✓ Read the MCI‑Framingham Visiting Procedures PDF before you go, since it covers the institution’s current visit requirements in one place
- Get your documents together the night before. Put the child’s birth certificate (or official hospital record) somewhere you can grab quickly.
- Confirm the right adult is going. The smoothest visits happen when the accompanying adult is the child’s parent or legal guardian with physical custody and is on the inmate’s pre‑approved visiting list.
- Keep paperwork accessible at check‑in. Have the child’s documents ready to hand over when staff ask, so you do not hold up your own visit time.
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