What Happens During and After Your Visit at Waupun: Rules Your Loved One Must Follow
Visits at Waupun Correctional Institution come with specific rules for the person in custody, from searches and clothing to seating and vending. Understanding what happens during and after the visit helps you avoid surprises that could cut your time short.
At Waupun Correctional Institution, the person in custody is searched on both ends of the visit. They get a pat search before the visit starts and a strip search after it ends. This means your loved one may need a few extra minutes before coming into the visiting area, and they'll have procedures to complete right after you leave.
Heads up: Your loved one is searched before and after the visit. Following staff directions quickly helps keep things from getting delayed.
Your loved one has a strict uniform requirement during visits. At WCI, they may only wear state-issued outer garments (green shirt and green pants), state-issued shoes, and state-issued underwear.
Reminder: If your loved one isn't in the required state-issued clothing and footwear, the start of the visit can be delayed while staff address it.
Planning to buy snacks or drinks during your visit? The vending machines in WCI's visiting area accept credit or debit cards only, no cash. You can bring one credit or debit card with you, and only visitors are allowed to operate the machines.
Anything purchased from the vending machines has to be dealt with before the visit ends. Your loved one must eat it, throw it away, or send it out with you. No consumables can go back to the housing unit. People in custody also aren't allowed to handle money during visits, so keep all cards and payments on your side.
- ✓ Bring one credit or debit card if you want to use the visiting-room vending machines
- ✓ Expect card-only vending (no cash)
- ✓ Plan to operate the vending machines yourself, not your loved one
Plan ahead: Anything bought from vending can't go back to the unit, and your loved one can't handle money. Only buy what can be finished, tossed, or taken out with you.
During the visit, WCI expects your loved one to stay at their table. They're only allowed to leave when called up by an officer or sergeant, or when called for a photo or disbursement form. If they do get called up, that's part of the normal visiting process. They should return to the table as directed.
Keep expectations realistic: WCI does searches before and after visits, so extra movement during the visit can add time. If staff call your loved one up, following instructions quickly helps the visit stay on track.
These rules exist for safety and to prevent contraband from reaching housing areas. That's why WCI searches your loved one before and after the visit, and why anything purchased from vending must be eaten, thrown away, or taken out with you rather than going back to the unit.
- Bring only one credit or debit card for vending. WCI allows friends and family to bring in one card for the vending machines.
- Expect card-only vending. The vending machines operate by credit or debit card only.
- Use the machines yourself. Only visitors are permitted to operate the vending machines.
- Stay settled at the table. Your loved one is not permitted to leave their table unless staff call them up (for example, for a photo or a disbursement form).
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