What Disqualifies You From Visiting at St. Louis Justice Center (and What to Do)
Getting denied for a visit at the St. Louis Justice Center usually comes down to a few specific reasons. Here's what disqualifies you—and what to do about it before you make the trip.
The St. Louis Justice Center runs a Criminal History Record Check on everyone who submits a Visitor Request Form. That screening catches the most common disqualifiers: active warrants, release from a penal institution within the past 180 days, or being on probation or parole without written permission. If any of these apply to you, your visit won't be approved until you resolve the issue or provide the documentation the facility requires.
Every Visitor Request Form triggers a Criminal History Record Check. If you have any active warrants, you won't be approved. Don't assume it'll "probably be fine" at the door - this kind of issue stops your approval before your visit ever gets scheduled. Check your status first.
Warning: If you have an active warrant, you will not be approved to visit at the St. Louis Justice Center.
Recent release from a penal institution is another common disqualifier. If you were released within the past 180 days, you won't be approved. Count forward from your release date - if you haven't hit 180 days yet, expect your Visitor Request Form to be denied.
Note: If you have been incarcerated within the past year, contact the Deputy Superintendent (CJC, Supt. Adrian Barnes) at (314) 621-5848 ext. 1057 to ensure you are approved to visit.
- Confirm your release date - Count the days from the date you were released to today to see whether you’re inside the 180-day window.
- Call for guidance if you’re within the past year or you’re not sure - Contact the Deputy Superintendent (CJC, Supt. Adrian Barnes) at (314) 621-5848 ext. 1057 to make sure you understand what’s needed for approval.
- Be ready to provide what they ask for - If leadership requests documentation or additional details related to your recent incarceration, gather it first so you can move the approval process along.
Being on probation or parole can also block your approval - unless you have the right paperwork. The facility requires a handwritten approval letter from your Parole Officer. Get that letter before you submit your Visitor Request Form. Without it, your request can be denied even if everything else checks out.
Tip: Get the handwritten approval letter from your Parole Officer before you submit paperwork, and include your officer’s contact info so approval can be verified faster if needed.
If your situation is complicated - or you're close to any cutoff dates - call before you assume anything. The St. Louis Justice Center directs anyone incarcerated within the past year to contact the Deputy Superintendent (CJC, Supt. Adrian Barnes) at (314) 621-5848 ext. 1057 to confirm visiting approval. That call can save you a wasted trip.
- ✓ Your release date (if you’ve been released from a penal institution recently), so you can compare it to the 180-day rule
- ✓ Where you are in the Visitor Request Form process (completed/submitted), since approval depends on that screening
- ✓ If you’re on probation or parole, your Parole Officer’s contact info and the handwritten approval letter
- ✓ A readiness to answer criminal-history questions, since a Criminal History Record Check is part of approval
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