What to Know Before Your First Visit to Whitworth Women's Facility (hours, alternating weekends, and Wednesday deadline)
Visiting Whitworth Women's Facility comes down to two things: knowing which weekend day matches your last name, and hitting the Wednesday deadline to request your visit. Get those right, and you won't get turned away.
Whitworth splits visitation days by last name. Saturdays are for M–Z, Sundays for A–L. Show up on the wrong day and you'll miss your visit entirely - double-check before you make the drive. State holidays can also shake up the normal schedule, especially around holiday weekends. Treat those as their own thing and plan ahead.
Public visiting hours at Whitworth Women’s Facility are 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Build your day around that window, and give yourself extra time for the drive and check-in so you’re not rushing at the door or cutting it too close to the end of visiting hours.
Here's the deadline that catches people off guard: your weekend visit request must be submitted by 5:00 PM on Wednesday of the same week. Requests go through the department's online visitation form, so don't wait until the last minute. Miss the cutoff and you're stuck waiting until the next eligible visit day. Holidays have their own deadline. Because Whitworth observes state holidays for visitation, requests must be in by 5:00 PM three days before each holiday. If your visit falls on or near a holiday, submit early - trying to squeeze it in after the deadline won't work.
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- ✓ Submit your request through the department’s online visitation form
- ✓ Offender ID (GDC ID)
- ✓ Your last name
- ✓ Your first name
- ✓ Your middle name (optional)
- ✓ Your email address
- ✓ Your relationship to the offender
- ✓ Your date of birth
- ✓ Your ID type (Driver’s License or State ID)
- ✓ Your driver’s license or state ID number (entered after selecting the ID type)
- ✓ Your telephone number
Heads-up: On the visitation request form, you must select Driver’s License or State ID before it will let you type in your ID number.
- Take I-85 North to Exit 173 (Lavonia/Hwy 17) - this is the Lavonia/Hwy 17 exit.
- Turn right onto Hwy 17 South into Lavonia - stay on Hwy 17 as you head into town.
- Turn left at the traffic light onto Hwy 59 - continue on Hwy 59.
- Cross the railroad tracks and continue to Hwy 77 - follow Hwy 59 until it intersects with Hwy 77.
- Turn right on Hwy 77 toward Hartwell - continue into Hartwell.
- Turn right onto Hwy 172 toward Bowman - follow Hwy 172.
- Watch for Whitworth on the left - the facility is three miles on the left.
S6
- ✓ Plan your visit inside the 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM visiting hours (arrive early within that window)
- ✓ Go on the correct day for your group: Saturday (last names M–Z) or Sunday (last names A–L)
- ✓ Submit your weekend visit request through the department’s online visitation form
- ✓ Hit the cutoff: requests for weekend visitation must be submitted by 5:00 PM on Wednesday of the same week
- ✓ If your visit is around a state holiday, submit early (holiday requests have a separate deadline)
- ✓ Bring the same type of ID you selected on the form (Driver’s License or State ID)
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