What to Wear (and What Not to Wear) When Visiting Toledo Correctional
Pick one complete outfit and plan to wear it the entire visit. Toledo Correctional requires everything you wear into the visiting area to stay on - no changing clothes inside. The only exception is outerwear like a coat and gloves. You'll need appropriate undergarments (bra, slip, underwear), and you can't bring backup clothing with you. Leave the extra sweater at home.
Reminder: Wear appropriate undergarments, and choose an outfit you can keep on for the whole visit. Aside from allowed outerwear (like a coat and gloves), you won’t be changing clothes inside.
Metal Detector Triggers
- ✓ Hairpins - small metal pieces can still trigger the detector and slow your entry.
- ✓ Underwire bras - the wire can set off the metal detector and lead to extra screening.
- ✓ Certain boots and shoes - metal shanks, eyelets, or heavy hardware can cause alarms.
- ✓ Clothing with multiple zippers - extra metal pulls and zipper tracks can trigger alerts.
- ✓ Excessive jewelry - lots of metal (or layered pieces) often means delays at screening.
Want to avoid delays? Watch out for the usual suspects. Underwire bras and certain boots or shoes are higher-risk - they contain larger or denser metal parts that set off detectors more easily. Clothing with multiple zippers is another common problem; those extra zippers add up fast. Even small items like hairpins and jewelry can trigger an alert, which could mean removing items or going through additional screening before you're allowed in.
Expect to be searched. Screening is part of the entry process at Toledo Correctional, and cooperating with staff instructions keeps things moving so you don't lose time from your visit.
Tip: If the metal detector goes off - especially from jewelry - staff may ask you to remove items or step aside for extra screening. Stay calm, follow directions, and you'll get through faster.
- Choose a simple outfit you can keep on - everything you wear in must stay on for the duration of the visit (outerwear like a coat and gloves is the exception).
- Wear appropriate undergarments - the facility requires undergarments (for example: bra, slip, and underwear).
- Skip the underwire - underwire bras commonly set off metal detectors and can lead to delays.
- Pick shoes that won’t trigger alarms - certain boots and shoes can set off detectors because of metal parts.
- Avoid multi-zipper clothing - extra zippers mean extra metal, which can slow entry.
- Leave hairpins out if you can - they’re small, but they can still set off detectors.
- Keep jewelry minimal - excessive jewelry is a common reason visitors get held up at screening.
- Don’t bring extra clothing - additional clothing isn’t permitted to be carried into the visit.
Plan for comfort before you leave: You can't bring extra clothing into the visit, and you'll wear the same outfit the whole time (except allowed outerwear). Dress with that in mind.
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