Understanding Waukesha County Jail's Two-Visits-Per-Week Rule
Planning visits with someone at Waukesha County Jail? The two-visits-per-week limit trips people up more than any other rule. Here's what it actually means, how the week is counted, and how to avoid accidentally going over.
Waukesha County Jail allows two (2) visits per week, with the week running Sunday through Saturday. This matters: your visits reset when Sunday starts - not Monday, and not seven days after your last visit. Keep a Sunday–Saturday calendar in mind when planning.
All public visits happen through video visitation - there are no in-person lobby visits. Remote public video visits are available daily from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Sunday through Saturday. So while the two-per-week cap is the headline rule, your scheduling also has to fit within that evening window.
There's also a daily limit: you can visit only one (1) inmate per day. If you have more than one person in custody, you'll need to plan separate days for each.
Each session allows up to two (2) visitors per inmate. You can bring a family member along, but the one-inmate-per-day and two-visits-per-week rules still apply.
Rule of thumb: In a Sunday–Saturday week, you get two total visits. Each day, you can only visit one inmate, and each session can include up to two visitors for that inmate.
The jail tracks visits through a log. If you try to schedule or complete more than two visits in a Sunday–Saturday week, you risk losing visitation privileges. Treat the limit as a hard stop - even if you're unsure whether a prior visit counted.
Verification after registration can take up to 72 hours for remote public visits. Build that delay into your plans, especially if you're trying to use a visit early in the week. Otherwise, you might find yourself scrambling or accidentally double-booking around approval timing.
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- ✓ Count your two weekly visits on a Sunday–Saturday calendar, not “every seven days.”
- ✓ Plan visits inside the remote public video window (4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., daily).
- ✓ Register early and factor in that visitor verification can take up to 72 hours.
- ✓ Coordinate with family so everyone agrees on which two days will be used for visits that week.
- ✓ If multiple people want to participate, use the “two visitors per session” limit to share a single visit instead of scheduling extra sessions.
- Pick the inmate for that day - you can only visit one (1) inmate per day.
- Choose who will join the session - up to two (2) visitors can participate in a single session for that inmate.
- Check your weekly count - make sure the visit will be visit #1 or #2 for the Sunday–Saturday week, not an extra.
- Share the limited slots intentionally - if several relatives want time, rotate which two people attend each session so you don’t burn extra visits trying to include everyone.
Warning: Because the visitation log is checked, repeated attempts to go over two visits in a Sunday–Saturday week can cost you visitation privileges. Coordinating as a family helps you avoid that risk.
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