Before Your First Visit to Riverhead: Acceptable IDs & What to Bring
Heading to Suffolk County Correctional Facility in Riverhead for the first time? The fastest way to avoid getting turned away is showing up with the right ID—and the right documents if you're bringing kids. Here's what you need.
Suffolk County Correctional Facility (Riverhead) accepts specific IDs for visitation - double-check what's in your wallet before you leave home. Bringing someone else? Make sure they have acceptable ID too. If you're using a foreign passport, it must be in English and include a photo.
- ✓ Valid state driver’s license
- ✓ Valid state driver’s permit
- ✓ DMV non-driver identification card
- ✓ U.S. Military ID
- ✓ Foreign passport (in English) with photo ID
Don't have an acceptable ID? If you're an immediate family member, call the START Resource Center at (631)-852-5391 before you try to visit. They can advise you and connect you with a Correctional Counselor - saving you a wasted trip and frustration at the door.
Call START first: If you don’t have an acceptable ID, call the START Resource Center at (631)-852-5391 before your planned visit to avoid delays.
You must be 18 to visit alone. Anyone under 18 needs to be accompanied by a parent or documented legal guardian - unless there's a signed Parental Acknowledgement Form on file from the incarcerated individual.
- ✓ Bring the child’s original birth certificate or original court documentation (required for all children).
Previsit Checklist
- ✓ Bring one acceptable form of photo ID (use the list above).
- ✓ If a child is coming, bring the original birth certificate or original court documentation.
- ✓ If you’re immediate family and don’t have an acceptable ID, call the START Resource Center at (631)-852-5391 before you go.
- ✓ Register using the facility’s registration form before you make a visiting reservation by phone (registration is required once per inmate).
- ✓ If you’re adding guests to the reservation, remember the maximum is two additional guests - and each one must be registered before the appointment is scheduled.
Before you can book a visit by phone, you'll need to register using the facility's registration form. Good news: you only submit it once per inmate, and your info stays on file for future visits with that person. Bringing others? Plan ahead. You can include up to two additional guests in your reservation, but each one must be registered before you schedule the appointment.
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