Visitors must also pass through a metal detector. Entrance will be denied if a visitor is not willing to submit to a search. If a wig or religious headgear is being worn, the visitor will be searched outside the presence of other visitors by an employee of the same gender.

Visitors in wheelchairs and those wearing wigs or religious headgear are also subject to search. Any person or vehicle entering a correctional unit can be searched for contraband.

The introduction of contraband into a correctional facility is a crime. MEDIA INQUIRIES should be directed to the Communications Director, Dina Tyler, via email. The Director may grant permission for cameras under restriction which includes not recording inmates except when an authorized inmate interview has been granted. However, all news media tours must be approved in advance and the Public Information Officer or designee must accompany representatives of news or organizations at all times. Representatives of the news media may be granted a tour of a correctional facility or program when the presence of news media would not adversely affect the operations of the facility or program. NEWS MEDIA INTERVIEW GUIDELINES CAN BE FOUND HERE. This may include representatives of general circulation newspapers, periodical magazines of general circulation sold through newsstands and/or subscriptions to the general public, online outlets, local/national/international news services and radio/television stations/networks holding a Federal Communication Commission license. The term “news media” refers to organizations whose primary purpose is not for commercial production or entertainment.

It is the policy of the Arkansas Division of Correction to provide representatives of the news media with access to correctional facilities, inmates, and programs to the maximum extent possible without adversely affecting the operations of the facility or program. Failure to control and supervise children is grounds for termination of the visit. Visitors are responsible for keeping children under control. However, only two (2) approved adult visitors may accompany the minor children when the limit of four (4) is exceeded. The spouse of an inmate and all children, regardless of the number, may visit. In cases where inmates of the same immediate family are housed at the same unit/center, the Warden/Center Supervisor may approve requests by those inmates to visit on the same day, per the schedule of the lower-class inmate.įour visitors are allowed during any one visit, including children. Beginning – All Class II, III and IV inmates will be permitted two (2) visits a month. Beginning – All Class I inmates will be permitted one visit weekly for a maximum of four (4) or five (5) visits a month depending upon the number of weekends.ĥ. and 2:00 to 4:00 p.m., except as authorized by the Director.Ĥ. Beginning Ap– Hours for visitation will be from 11:30 a.m. There will be no visitation on holidays unless the holiday falls on a regular visitation day.ģ. Saturdays and Sundays will be designated visitation days for all routine visits.Ģ. Visitation Hours/Schedule and Number of Allowable VisitorsĪll eligible inmates shall be entitled to visitation privileges only in accordance with the following schedule:ġ. IMPORTANT: Anyone who is not on an inmate’s approved visitation list will not be allowed to visit.

Approved visitors may not be listed on more than one inmate’s visitation list unless the visitor is confirmed as an immediate family member of each inmate and approved by the Warden or Center Supervisor.

* Visitors age 12 and older are required to provide state-issued photo identification for entry into a correctional facility. * Minor children (under age 18) may not be allowed to visit unless accompanied by an approved adult visitor, or upon proof of emancipation.

A criminal history check is done on all prospective visitors. The screening process can take seven (7) days or longer. The inmate is responsible for providing visitors with applications. Applications are then processed, reviewed and either approved or denied by the Warden. Each visitor must complete a visitation application and return it to the address listed on the form to the attention of the Unit Visitation Clerk.

Minutes approved as corrected