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Rules and Consequences for Virtual Visits with Someone at Tyger River

Virtual visits might feel more casual than showing up in person, but Tyger River enforces strict rules about where you can be and what you can do on camera. Here's what to avoid—and what happens if a visit crosses the line.

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Rules and Consequences for Virtual Visits with Someone at Tyger River

Prohibited Locations

  • ✓ Bedrooms
  • ✓ Bathrooms

Don't join a virtual visit from a bathroom - even if you're alone. Bathrooms are explicitly prohibited, and they're the kind of setting that creates obvious problems on camera.

Anything considered inappropriate can end your virtual visit immediately. That includes sexual conduct, anything resembling unlawful activity, or having someone unauthorized appear on camera or use another person's credentials to participate. When in doubt: keep the call clean, keep the camera on yourself, and keep everyone else out of frame.

Virtual visits at Tyger River are recorded and can be reviewed later - not just monitored in real time. If staff spot inappropriate conduct, they can terminate the session on the spot.

Rule violations affect both sides of the screen. The incarcerated person may face disciplinary action under SCDC Policy OP-22.14 (the Inmate Disciplinary System). If you engage in prohibited conduct, your virtual visitation privileges can be suspended or terminated - meaning you lose the ability to schedule future visits.

Rules and Consequences for Virtual Visits with Someone at Tyger River

Practical Tips

  • ✓ Take the visit from a neutral, public-room type space - not a bedroom.
  • ✓ Never join from a bathroom.
  • ✓ Keep the visit limited to the approved visitor and avoid letting anyone else participate in a way that could be seen as prohibited conduct.
  • ✓ If you’re unsure whether something on camera could be considered inappropriate, change the setting or stop and restart later - losing privileges can mean missing future visits.

Note: Breaking virtual visit rules can result in inmate discipline under SCDC Policy OP-22.14 and suspension or termination of your visitation privileges. If you're unsure whether something's allowed, get clarification before your next visit.

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