How to Visit Southeast Correctional Center (MO)

You can only arrive in the parking lot up to 30 minutes before visiting starts. Don't show up earlier hoping to wait on-site. Entry is first-come, first-served, so arriving within that window matters if there's a line. Schedules and procedures can change. Confirm the current visiting start time before you drive in.

You must be pre-approved before visiting. Start by completing the visiting application thoroughly and honestly, then wait for final approval before attempting an in-person visit. A criminal history check is part of the application process, so build in extra time for processing.

If you need medication or medical equipment to maintain life during the visit (nitroglycerin, insulin and supplies, oxygen, or an asthma inhaler, for example), it's allowed only in its original container and only in the dosage needed for the visiting period. Bring what you need for that time window, nothing extra.

Steps to Follow

• ✓ Complete the visiting application thoroughly and honestly.
• ✓ Wait for final approval before you try to visit in person.
• ✓ Expect a criminal history check as part of the application process.

1. Time your arrival: Arrive in the parking lot no earlier than 30 minutes before visiting starts.
2. Plan for a line: Visitors enter on a first-come, first-served basis, so earlier within the allowed window can help.
3. Secure your vehicle situation: Do not leave any person or pet in the vehicle on institutional grounds.

• ✓ Bring life-maintaining medication or medical equipment only in the original container, and only the dosage needed for the visiting period.
• ✓ Notify the institutional case manager in advance if you will need medication during visitation.
• ✓ Tell staff when you arrive that you will need medication during the visit.
• ✓ Bring a physician’s statement if you have special medical equipment (such as a walker, wheelchair, or surgically implanted metal hardware).

Before you go, verify the current visiting start time and confirm you may arrive no earlier than 30 minutes beforehand. Also check whether entry is still strictly first-come, first-served. These details can determine whether you actually get in that day.

Confirm the visiting application steps, what information is required, and how long approvals are taking right now. Ask how the criminal history check works so you know what to expect before making travel plans.

If you plan to bring medication or medical equipment, double-check what's permitted in the visiting room and what must stay in its original container. Find out how they limit dosage to the visiting period. Ask who to notify in advance, what to report at arrival, and whether you'll need a physician's statement for special equipment or implanted metal hardware.