How to Add a Friend (Not Family) to Your Visiting List at USP Lewisburg

Friends and non-relatives can visit at USP Lewisburg, but the relationship has to predate confinement. The facility wants to see a real, established connection - not a friendship that started after someone was locked up.

Exceptions exist, especially for people who don't have other visitors. Even then, the proposed visitor still needs to pass a background check and not pose a security risk. Treat the paperwork seriously - keep everything consistent and truthful.

USP Lewisburg caps non-relatives on the visiting list. An inmate can have up to four friends or non-relatives approved at a time.

Different rules apply at the Camp/RDAP. There, up to ten friends and non-relatives can be on the visiting list.

1. Decide who needs to be added (or swapped in) - Because the non-relative list is limited, the inmate may need to rotate names rather than simply add another person.
2. Start the 90-day rotation request through the Unit Team - At USP Lewisburg, non-relative names may be rotated every 90 days, and the inmate initiates that request through their Unit Team.
3. Request a Visitor Information form - To start the approval process for any potential visitor, the inmate must request the Visitor Information form so it can be sent out to the friend who wants to visit.

All changes go through the Unit Team. If the inmate wants to swap out non-relatives on the list, they submit the request as part of the 90-day rotation process.

Staff notify the inmate when a visitor is approved or denied. That's how they'll know if the friend can move forward.

Once the inmate gets the decision, they're responsible for passing it along. If you're the friend waiting to hear back, expect the update to come directly from the person you're trying to visit.

1. Get the Visitor Information form from the inmate - The inmate initiates the process by requesting the form and sending it to you.
2. Fill out the form completely - Incomplete or sloppy forms can slow everything down.
3. Submit the form to the Bureau of Prisons for approval - The BOP reviews the information as part of deciding whether you’re approved to visit.