What You Can't Bring to Visitation at Yadkin County Detention Center
Heading to visitation at Yadkin County Detention Center? The easiest way to avoid getting turned away is to leave anything questionable at home or locked in your car. Here's what can cause serious problems if you bring it inside.
Top Contraband
- ✓ Tobacco products - the facility is tobacco-free, and tobacco is treated as contraband.
- ✓ Cellular phones - phones are considered contraband inside the facility.
- ✓ Weapons of any type - weapons are contraband and are not allowed.
Warning: Tobacco, cell phones, and weapons are contraband at Yadkin County Detention Center. Bringing them inside - or trying to pass them to an inmate - can result in criminal charges.
Leave letters, photos, and paperwork at home. Mail won't be accepted at visitation, and trying to pass something along during your visit can get you cut short or cause problems at check-in.
The same applies to drop-offs like hygiene items, clothing, or other personal property. The detention center doesn't accept outside items - inmates get allowed personal items through the commissary vendor instead.
Yadkin County Detention Center is tobacco-free. Don't bring any tobacco products - cigarettes, vape devices, chew, lighters, anything. Even if you don't plan to use them inside, they're considered contraband. Leave them at home or locked in your car before you enter.
Note: Tobacco is treated the same way as other contraband at this facility. Bringing it in - or trying to pass it to an inmate - can lead to a criminal charge.
Not sure if something's allowed? Call the detention center before you go. A quick phone call can save you a wasted trip.
Practical Tips
- ✓ Leave tobacco at home or locked in your vehicle - the facility is tobacco-free, and tobacco is contraband.
- ✓ Do not bring your cell phone inside - phones are considered contraband, and attempting to bring one in can lead to serious consequences.
- ✓ Never bring any type of weapon - weapons are contraband and can result in a criminal charge.
- ✓ Don’t bring mail to hand over - mail will not be accepted at visitation.
- ✓ Skip outside “care items” - personal items from outside are not accepted; inmates get approved items through the commissary vendor.
- Empty your pockets and bag - remove anything you don’t absolutely need before you leave home.
- Assume outside items can’t be passed in - personal items from outside aren’t accepted; inmates use the commissary vendor for approved items.
- Secure prohibited items before you enter - if you accidentally brought something along, lock it in your vehicle and don’t take it to the door.
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