How to Visit Southwestern Regional Jail, WV (WV)

Start by contacting the facility to request background check approval and schedule your visit. Keep in mind that approval doesn't guarantee entry. The Superintendent has final say and can deny a visit even after your background check clears.

You'll need to fill out a visiting request form. The form asks you to certify that your answers are true and acknowledge they'll be used for a background check. You'll sign and date it. The form also asks whether you're currently under indictment or have any felony convictions. If you answer yes to either, you'll need to provide details: the date of conviction, the crime(s), your sentence, which facility you were committed to, and your release information.

1. Contact Southwestern Regional Jail first. Ask how to get background check approval and how to schedule a visit for the person you want to see.

• ✓ Complete the visiting request form.
• ✓ Sign and date the certification that acknowledges your answers may be used to conduct a background check.
• ✓ Answer the question about whether you are currently under indictment for a crime, and provide details if the answer is yes.
• ✓ Answer the question about whether you have ever been convicted of a felony, and provide the requested conviction, sentence, facility, and release details if the answer is yes.

Before making plans, call the facility to confirm the current process. Ask how to get the visiting request form, what information you'll need to provide (including any indictment or felony details if applicable), and how to submit the completed form for background check approval.