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Visit-day checklist: West Virginia prisons
What to wear, which ID to bring and what you can carry in, from WV DCR's official rules. Pick a prison to add its address, phone and hours. Print it or keep it on your phone.
Before visit day
- ☐ At regional facilities the incarcerated person requests the visit and must list every visitor by name; anyone not listed can't visit. (official source) (opens in new tab)
- ☐ Children need a notarized Juvenile Visitation Form from the parent or guardian, notarized outside the facility, plus a birth certificate. Check the facility's own rules. (official source) (opens in new tab)
- ☐ Check for lockdowns or cancelled visits: West Virginia facility status.
What to wear
- ☐ No clothing with metallic beads will be permitted to be worn. (official source) (opens in new tab)
ID to bring
- ☐ Upon entering the facility, all adult visitors shall be required to sign a logbook and present a valid government issued photo-identification. (official source) (opens in new tab)
- ☐ Not accepted as ID: Social Security Cards, credit cards, insurance cards, Hunting/Fishing License, and identification which is or can be self-generated (including certain forms of identification which can be downloaded and printed from the internet). (official source) (opens in new tab)
What you can bring, what stays in the car
- ☐ SEARCHES – All visitors shall be subject to successfully pass canine searches (if available), magnetometer scan, x-ray machines, and pat searches. (official source) (opens in new tab)
- ☐ Visitors must clear the metal detector; therefore, visitors are not permitted to wear an under-wire bra as it will not clear the metal detector, being bra-less is also unacceptable. (official source) (opens in new tab)
- ☐ Visitors must put everything in locker during visit, except one (1) pacifier for a baby if applicable. (official source) (opens in new tab)
- ☐ Do not bring purses, pocketknives, cell phones, diaper bags and/ or watches into the visitation area. (official source) (opens in new tab)
More from WV DCR on visiting
- ☐ Visiting days, hours and rules differ by facility and are listed on each facility's DCR page. Many regional jail and correctional facilities allow one 30-minute non-contact visit per month. (official source) (opens in new tab)
- ☐ Dress codes are strictly enforced (for example sleeves required, no open-toed shoes, no orange clothing at some facilities). Late arrivals may lose 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 WV DCR pages, each linked. Not legal advice. No sponsors or affiliate links. Last checked .
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