How to visit, scheduling, dress code, and visitor requirements
Summit County Juvenile Detention limits visitation to parents, stepparents, and legal guardians. Only two visitors are allowed per juvenile at each scheduled time. Visits last 30 minutes and are scheduled by housing unit, so arrive 15 minutes early with photo ID. Everyone passes through a metal detector and hand-held wand screening. Refuse the screening, and your visit gets denied. The visiting area is no-contact, though brief hugs are permitted at the start and end. Juveniles cannot pass items to visitors. Cell phones, purses, food, tobacco, money, photos, toiletries, and magazines are all treated as contraband and must be stored in lockers or left behind. If illegal contraband is found, police will be notified and your visit may be interrupted or ended.
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Visiting someone in custody can be stressful, especially the first time. Here are the rules Summit County's juvenile detention highlights most clearly, so you can plan ahead and avoid getting turned away.
Knowing the rules ahead of time makes visiting a juvenile in detention much smoother. This checklist covers who can visit, when to show up, and how to avoid getting turned away at the door.
Summit County Juvenile Detention enforces their dress code. If your outfit doesn't meet the rules, staff can turn you away. Take a minute to choose something conservative before you leave home—it's not worth losing your visit over.
Only parents, stepparents, or legal guardians may visit juveniles during regular visitation days. Each juvenile is limited to two visitors per designated visit time, and visiting hours are determined by the juvenile’s housing unit.
Leave cell phones, purses, packages, smoking materials, food, and beverages outside the visiting area. The facility treats many items as contraband, including tobacco, drugs, money, weapons, toiletries, magazines, postage stamps, candy, lighters or matches, and photographs. Bringing illegal items can lead to police notification and your visit being cut short or ended.
You'll go through metal detector and hand-held wand screening. Refuse, and your visit is denied. Visits are no-contact except for brief hugs at the beginning and end. Kissing, holding hands, and other physical contact are not allowed.
Looking to connect with someone in custody? In-person visits are typically the fastest option. For juvenile visits at Summit County, a few specific check-in and conduct rules can make or break your visit.
Sending money to someone at Summit County depends on which facility they're in. Here's what the juvenile detention visitation procedures say, plus what you should confirm before sending funds.
Security screening is part of check-in before any visit. Knowing what to expect with timing, ID requirements, and the screening process makes everything go smoother.
