Visit an Inmate

Rules for Visitors

Jennifer Road Visitation Rules (Effective September 28, 2020)

• Inmates are allowed (1) visit per week with friends and family members on a non-contact basis. 
• Up to two ( 2 ) visitors may be allowed into the lobby to visit an inmate at one time, provided they check in together ( note: This includes children ).
• Visits are up to thirty (30) minutes. 
• The visiting schedule for Jennifer Road is posted above or you can call (410) 222-7374 * NOTE: You can now find an inmate’s housing location and more by using the Inmate Locator option at www.aacounty.org/services-and-programs/inmate-locator
• ALL VISITORS are required to present a driver’s license, government issued ID or a passport. If presenting a passport, visitors must provide a piece of mail (utility bill, phone bill, etc.) displaying their current mailing address. 
• NO VISITOR shall be permitted to enter without identification and a mask.
• Commissary Deposits can be made at accesscorrections.com, by phone at (866) 345-1884 or using the kiosk located in the Detention Center Lobby. 
• All visitors MUST be checked in at least 30 minutes prior to the end of each visiting session. *NO EXCEPTIONS*. 
• D1 has been temporarily changed over to a General Population housing unit. Therefore they are permitted visits Tuesday mornings 8 am-10:30 am and Saturday evenings 6-10 pm

ALL VISITORS ARE SUBJECT TO A COVID-19 SCREENING QUESTIONNAIRE, TEMPERATURE CHECK, AND MUST WEAR A MASK (COVERING NOSE AND MOUTH) AT ALL TIMES. 

Ordnance Road Visitation Rules (Effective September 28, 2020)

• Inmates are allowed (1) visit per week with friends and family members on a non-contact basis. 
• Visitors must schedule an appointment, during normal business hours, PRIOR TO visiting an inmate by calling (410) 222-4900 or (410) 222-4901. 
• Up to two (2) visitors may be allowed into the lobby to visit an inmate at one time, provided they check in together (note: This includes children). 
• Visits are up to thirty (30) minutes. 
• The Ordnance Road visiting schedule is posted above and in all housing units.
• Social distancing must be practiced while waiting in the lobby. 
• ALL VISITORS are required to present a driver’s license, government issued ID or a passport. If presenting a passport, visitors must provide a piece of mail (utility bill, phone bill, etc.) displaying their current mailing address.
• NO VISITOR shall be permitted to enter without identification and a mask.
• Commissary Deposits can be made at accesscorrections.com, by phone at (866) 345-1884 or using the kiosk located in the Correctional Center Lobby. 
• All visitors MUST be checked in at least 30 minutes prior to the end of each visiting session. *NO EXCEPTIONS*.

ALL VISITORS ARE SUBJECT TO A COVID-19 SCREENING QUESTIONNAIRE, TEMPERATURE CHECK, AND MUST WEAR A MASK (COVERING NOSE AND MOUTH) AT ALL TIMES. 

Incoming Mail

Beginning December 11, 2020, the following mail practices shall be enforced:

All incoming mail must be sent to the facility in plain white, legal or letter sized envelopes and must be written on plain or lined white paper. All mail must include the inmate’s first and last name, sender’s first and last name and complete return address.

Any mail that does adhere to the following rules shall be processed as contraband. This list is not all-inclusive.

One of three things shall happen if we discover contraband in your mail:

1. We will return it to you.
2. We will destroy it if it presents a health or safety hazard to person or facility.
3. We will confiscate it as evidence in a criminal investigation.

Depending on the degree of contraband violation, we may restrict any future correspondence you have with an inmate.

• Drugs (legal or illegal)
• Containing food, clothing or cosmetic items
• Adhesive material of any kind including stickers, tape, labels (including return address labels), decals, wax, etc.
• Paper clips, staples, binder clips
• Letter or envelope decorated with beads, ribbons, springs, glitter, etc.
• Use of colored pencils, markers, glitter pens, gel pens, crayons, paint, watercolors, hi-lighters, inked rubber stamps or any colored ink pen other than blue or black
• Correction tape or fluid (Wite-Out, etc.)
• Greeting cards, note cards, musical cards, recordable cards, homemade cards or poster cards
• Colored envelopes or colored stationery
• Padded envelopes
• Any non-paper items: plastic, metal, laminated, cardboard, cardstock, electronic, etc.
• Anything gang related (photos, colors, writing symbols or hand gestures)
• Correspondence in code or suspected code
• Blank paper or blank envelopes
• Postage stamps
• Items having stains or suspicious/unidentifiable substances or markings (including lipstick, bodily fluid, perfume)
• Mail scented with perfume or other odors
• Paper or envelopes that appear to have been wet and then dried or show any signs of water or liquid damage (blurred/altered ink, stains, etc.)
• Pages or clippings from magazines, books or newspaper
• Photos or drawings of nude, obscene or sexually explicit material
• Photos that do not meet the following criteria:
  • Must come from approved facility vendor(s) only
  • No larger than 4” x 6”
  • No more than three (3) photos per envelope
  • No more than three (3) envelopes per day
• Identification cards, credit/debit cards and/or reproductions thereof
• Lottery tickets or prepaid telephone cards
• Mail that violates a no-contact order or other court order
• Cash, personal checks, second-party checks or money orders
• Sports statistics for gambling
• Paper folded in the form of origami
• Envelope containing more than ten (10) sheets of paper per envelope
• Envelopes larger than a standard business envelope (4”x9 ½”) or containing metal clasps
• Books (At ORCC: new books shipped directly from the publisher shall be accepted)
• If magazines or newspaper are not new and sent directly from the publisher or approved internet distributor
   

Location

Contact

• Department of Detention Facilities
• William Martin, Superintendent
• (410) 222-7154