How to visit, scheduling, dress code, and visitor requirements
Tabor Correctional Institution offers both in-person and video visits, but in-person visits require an appointment. Call or email to schedule, then confirm the day before. Before visiting, your visitor application must be completed, reviewed, and approved by facility staff—and you must be on the offender's approved list. Each offender can have up to 18 approved visitors, including adults and minors. Under normal circumstances, offenders get one visiting session per week, lasting up to two hours. Security is strict: visitors 16 and older may be pat-searched and have electronic devices checked. Cell phones, smartwatches, and camera-equipped devices are prohibited. You'll also pass through a metal detector and need to follow the dress code.
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Getting on an approved visitor list can feel like a lot of paperwork—especially the first time. At Tabor, the process is straightforward once you know what's required and what tends to trip people up.
Planning your first visit to Tabor Correctional Institution? Here's the key thing to know: in-person visits are by appointment only. NCDAC facilities also offer video visits, which gives you a backup option if you can't make the trip or you're still working through the approval process.
At Tabor Correctional Institution, the approved visitor list isn't just about who can show up for visits — it determines who can make video calls and deposit money into your loved one's account. Here's how the 18-person limit works and how to make the most of it.
Choosing between a video visit and an in-person visit at Tabor usually comes down to three things: how far you'd have to travel, scheduling flexibility, and whether an in-person visit would be contact or non-contact. Here's how both options work under NCDAC rules—and how to set up a video visit through Getting Out Visits.
In-person visits are by appointment only. Call or email the prison to schedule, and confirm the visit again the day before. You must be on the offender’s approved visitor list, with a completed visitor application approved by facility staff, before you can visit.
Each offender may have up to 18 approved visitors. That total can include both adults and minors.
If you’re 16 or older, expect pat/frisk and electronic-device searches; refusing to comply means you won’t be admitted. Cell phones and many wearable or camera-style devices (like smartwatches and smart/AI glasses) are prohibited as contraband. You’ll also go through a metal detector and must follow the facility dress code.
Mail a personal letter, photo, or greeting card to someone at Tabor Correctional Institution and it won't go straight to the prison. It goes to TextBehind first for screening and scanning, then gets delivered electronically.
Regular (non-legal) mail to someone at Tabor Correctional Institution doesn't go straight to the prison mailroom. North Carolina's prison system uses TextBehind to screen and scan non-legal mail, then deliver it electronically to the person's tablet. That's why the addressing rules are so strict—your envelope routes to TextBehind first, not Tabor.
Getting money onto an offender's account shouldn't be a guessing game. Here are the deposit options for Tabor Correctional Institution, plus the rules that most often cause deposits to get delayed or rejected.
