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Visiting Someone in Wyoming’s SHU: Frequency and How the 7‑Day Period Is Counted

If your loved one is in Wyoming Correctional Facility's Special Housing Unit (SHU), visits are strictly limited—and how the facility counts those "seven days" really matters when you're trying to plan.

• 2 min read • doccs.ny.gov
Visiting Someone in Wyoming’s SHU: Frequency and How the 7‑Day Period Is Counted

People in Wyoming Correctional Facility's SHU are allowed one non-legal visit per seven-day period during normal visitation hours. Once that visit happens, you'll have to wait until the next seven-day period before scheduling another.

Note: This limit is specifically for non-legal visits, and it applies to SHU visits during the facility’s normal visitation hours.

Here's the key detail: Wyoming counts the "seven-day period" as a visitation week running Sunday through Saturday. Your one allowed non-legal SHU visit has to fit inside that window. The day you choose to visit can affect how soon you're eligible to come back.

  1. Visit on a Saturday - That visit uses your one non-legal SHU visit for the week that ends on Saturday.
  2. Visit on a Sunday - Sunday starts a new week, so that visit uses the allowance for the new Sunday–Saturday week.
  3. Try to visit twice in the same Sunday–Saturday week - The second non-legal SHU visit would fall in the same counted week, which would exceed the one-visit limit for that seven-day period.
Visiting Someone in Wyoming’s SHU: Frequency and How the 7‑Day Period Is Counted

Think of it as "one visit per Sunday–Saturday week" - not "seven days from your last visit." As long as you schedule one non-legal SHU visit within a given Sunday–Saturday window, you're within the rules.

  • ✓ Confirm the specific visit date with the facility before you travel.
  • ✓ Check the DOCCS Visitors Page for additional visitation information and any updates.
  • ✓ Verify the visiting hours that apply to your planned visit.

Heads up: These rules are straightforward, but scheduling can still get tricky around the edges. If you're not sure whether your planned visit falls into the same counted week as a previous one, call the facility before making the trip.

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