How to Visit Debra K. Johnson Rehab Center (TN)

You won't be admitted for visitation until your visitation application (CR-2152) is approved. There is one narrow exception: immediate family members of newly committed inmates may be allowed to visit before the application clears, but only within 60 days of the inmate's intake date.

Bringing a minor? If the child's custodial parent or legal guardian won't be the one escorting them, you'll need paperwork ready. The custodial parent or legal guardian must complete and notarize the Parental Consent/Release for Minor's Visitation form (CR-2152, page 2). That form has to authorize the named escort to accompany the child and include consent for the child to be searched.

Expect airport-style screening before you enter visitation. You'll pass through multiple security checkpoints, including a body scanner. The item limits are strict: you may only bring your photo ID and your car keys or key fob into the visitation area. Leave everything else in your secured vehicle, including phones, smart watches, and wallets.

Visiting with a baby? A few essentials are allowed, but they need to be packed the right way. Diapers, formula powder, and unopened sealed baby food are all permitted as needed. Pack them in a clear plastic bag.

1. Get on the approved visitor list: Submit the CR-2152 visitation application and wait for approval before you try to visit.
2. Use the 60-day immediate family exception if it applies: If your loved one is newly committed and you are immediate family, you may be able to visit before approval, but only up to 60 days from the intake date.
3. Bring the right notarized form for minors: If a minor is visiting without their custodial parent or legal guardian, bring the completed, notarized CR-2152 page 2 that names the escort and gives consent for the child to be searched.
4. Arrive ready for security screening: Be prepared to go through multiple screenings, including a body scanner.
5. Leave nearly everything in your secured vehicle: Only bring your photo ID and car keys/key fob into the visitation area. Leave phones, smart watches, wallets, and other personal items locked up.
6. Pack baby items in a clear bag: If needed, bring permitted baby items (diapers, formula powder, unopened sealed baby food) in a clear plastic bag.

What to Verify

• ✓ Whether CR-2152 processing times or procedures have changed
• ✓ How the facility applies the immediate-family exception for newly committed inmates (how the 60 days are counted from intake, and what documentation they expect you to show)

• ✓ The exact notarization and wording requirements for the Parental Consent/Release (CR-2152, page 2)
• ✓ Whether you will need to show any additional ID or proof of guardianship for the child’s custodial parent/legal guardian

• ✓ Current security screening procedures, including how the body scanner is used
• ✓ The current list of items you are allowed to bring into visitation, and where prohibited items must be secured
• ✓ Whether any additional baby items are allowed, and any packaging rules beyond a clear plastic bag