What to Bring (and What to Leave Home) When Visiting Virginia Corrections Facility For Women
A smooth visit starts with a short checklist. Here's what to pack, what to wear, and what to leave in the car so you breeze through screening.
Arrive one hour before your scheduled visit. Virginia Corrections Facility For Women uses that buffer for security screening. Show up late and you risk losing visit time - or getting turned away entirely.
Tip: Build in extra time for travel and parking so you can be at the facility at least one hour before your visit for screening.
Bring at least one valid photo ID, and make sure it matches your visitation application exactly. The name and identifying details on your ID should line up with what you submitted - small differences can slow things down at the door.
- ✓ Driver’s License (valid photo ID)
- ✓ Passport (only for visitors who do not reside in the United States)
- ✓ Military ID
- ✓ Other official picture ID issued by a federal or state agency
- ✓ Before you leave home, double-check that the information on your ID matches your visitation application
Dress conservatively. Clothing must cover from your neck to your kneecaps, and you need to wear appropriate underwear.
Shoes are required - keep them on for the entire visit.
Prohibited
- ✓ Watches (any kind)
- ✓ All wearable technology, including Google Glasses
- ✓ Food of any kind
- ✓ Drinks of any kind
- ✓ Plan ahead: there is no access to vending machines at the facility
Heads-up: Bring a watch, wearable tech, or outside food and you'll have to trek back to your car before entering. Leave those items behind and save yourself the hassle.
Pregnant or have a medical condition that prevents you from passing through the electronic scanner? Bring documentation from your provider. The facility will use an alternate search procedure instead.
- Get a doctor’s note - It needs to state that your medication must be maintained on your person.
- Request approval at least one week ahead - Contact the Facility Unit Head or designee at least one week prior to your scheduled visit to get approval to enter with medication.
- Bring your documentation to the visit - Have the doctor’s note available at check-in so staff can verify the approved accommodation.
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