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Visit-day checklist: Alaska prisons
What to wear, which ID to bring and what you can carry in, from Alaska DOC's official rules. Pick a prison to add its address, phone and hours. Print it or keep it on your phone.
Before visit day
- ☐ After the first 24 hours, you must be on the person's Approved Visitors List. (official source) (opens in new tab)
- ☐ You can usually be approved for only one person's list, unless the second person is immediate family. (official source) (opens in new tab)
- ☐ Check for lockdowns or cancelled visits: Alaska facility status.
What to wear
- ☐ No beach wear, revealing clothing, or open toe shoes. (official source) (opens in new tab)
- ☐ Visitors must always wear closed toe footwear; (official source) (opens in new tab)
- ☐ Cut-offs, shorts, beach-type clothing, and provocative or revealing clothing such as miniskirts, low-cut blouses, tube tops, low-cut pants and see-through blouses are not acceptable; (official source) (opens in new tab)
- ☐ Visitors may not wear hats in the visiting area, unless authorized by the Superintendent. (official source) (opens in new tab)
ID to bring
- ☐ Visitors must show proof of their identity (driver’s license or a State or government issued identification card). (official source) (opens in new tab)
What you can bring, what stays in the car
- ☐ Visitors who refuse to be searched will not be allowed to visit. (official source) (opens in new tab)
More from Alaska DOC on visiting
- ☐ Visiting hours are on each facility's page or by calling the facility. Most visits last one hour. Bring a driver's license or government ID; you'll register your name, address and relationship. (official source) (opens in new tab)
- ☐ During the first 24 hours after an arrest, family can visit any time without being on a list. Inappropriate dress or arriving late can cost you the visit. (official source) (opens in new tab)
Rules can differ by prison and change without notice; the prison's posted rules win. Quoted or summarized from official Alaska DOC pages, each linked. Not legal advice. No sponsors or affiliate links. Last checked .
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