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Visit-day checklist: Vermont prisons
What to wear, which ID to bring and what you can carry in, from Vermont 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
- ☐ The incarcerated person submits their visitor list. It can have up to 10 people plus one religious visitor, and they're told the result within 10 business days. (official source) (opens in new tab)
- ☐ The list can change every 90 days and stays active after a transfer within Vermont. Bring photo ID. (official source) (opens in new tab)
- ☐ Check for lockdowns or cancelled visits: Vermont facility status.
What to wear
- ☐ Visitors shall dress in a manner that adheres to the visitor dress code outlined in Appendix A: Visitor Dress Code of this policy. (official source) (opens in new tab)
- ☐ Not allowed: Clothing that reveals the shoulders, chest, back, or midriff and clothing that reaches two inches or more above the knee. (official source) (opens in new tab)
- ☐ Not allowed: Clothing or uncovered tattoos that have vulgar language, nudity, hate speech, socially inflammatory language, or are related to security threat groups (STGs); (official source) (opens in new tab)
ID to bring
- ☐ The visitor has identification (ID) issued by a state or federal government (e.g., driver’s license, state employee ID, or passport, or, if an individual is under the age of 16, a birth certificate). (official source) (opens in new tab)
What you can bring, what stays in the car
- ☐ Visitors are prohibited from bringing any items into the visiting room. (official source) (opens in new tab)
- ☐ Lockers are provided for storage of coats, jackets, keys, and other small items. (official source) (opens in new tab)
More from Vermont DOC on visiting
- ☐ Each facility sets its own hours (at least six hours a week). Visits last up to two hours, and everyone gets at least one visit a week. Hours are on each facility's page. (official source) (opens in new tab)
- ☐ Video visits on tablets are open to approved visitors, who prepay and schedule them. (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 Vermont DOC pages, each linked. Not legal advice. No sponsors or affiliate links. Last checked .
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