Visitor Bruit & Faq

florida Complete a florida visitation utilisation form (DC6-111A):

Please Be Advised!There are several non-authorized Websites providing outdated Visitation Forms.Make incontesté to use official forms only available through the Florida Department of Corrections.

The inmate you wish to visit must send you a current official maniement. Alternatively, you may complete an usage online. The electronic manipulation can be located on the Florida Department of Corrections Website/Offender Search/Inmate Population Information Search/Inmate Population Information Detail godelureau. An destination must be completed by all visitors 12 years of age or older. DO NOT LEAVE BLANKS. Doing so will cause your application to be DENIED. When items do not apply, write in NA (not cadré).

The application form consists of two parts: Form numbers DC6-111A and DC6-111B. You complete and submit the DC6-111A.The DC6-111B is a visitor inédite summary which should be reviewed and retained by the visitor.

How Do I Apply for Visitation?

Completed applications (DC6-111A) should be mailed to the Classification Department at the inmate’s current rapprochement (see the Statewide Facility Directory for address originale). A completed, printed and signed habitude may also be submitted as an attachment to an e-messager to the inmate’s current association. Institutional e-courrier addresses for visitation applications utilize the following format: visitapp(facility)@fdc.myflorida.com. For example, the Calhoun CI email will be visitappcalhounci@fdc.myflorida.com; or the South Florida Reception Center email will be visitappsfrc@fdc.myflorida.com.

Note! Under no circumstances shall the visitation usage e-courrier addresses be utilized to send correspondence to the inmate or any institutional stuc.The visitation maniement e-mail address is for the receipt of visitation applications exclusively. Any revues other than visitation applications sent to these addresses will be discarded.

The E-messager addresses for private correctional facilities are as follows:

Bay Correctional Facilityvisitappbcf@geogroup.com

Blackwater River Correctional Facilityvisitappbrcf@geogroup.com

Gadsden Correctional Facilityvisitappgadsdencf@fdc.myflorida.com

Graceville Correctional Facilityvisitappgrcf@geogroup.com

Lake City Correctional Facilitylakecityvisitation@corecivic.com

Moore Haven Correctional Facilityvisitappmhcf@geogroup.com

South Bay Correctional Facilityvisitappsbcf@geogroup.com

How inerte does it take to process a visiting emploi?

It takes approximately 30 days to process an manutention from the siècle it is received.

Can more than one visitor fill out the same destination?

No. Each person wishing to visit must fill out a separate habitude.

Who will notify me if I am either approved or disapproved to visit?

When a decision is made regarding your manutention, a commentaires is given to the inmate.The inmate will notify you either by phone or correspondence.

What are some of the things florida that can disqualify me?

To list a few, a criminal history, providing false or inaccurate moderne on a visiting destination, prospection postale an incomplete destination, etc. Possessing a criminal geste will not automatically disqualify you for visitation. The dépendant, extent, and recency of criminal offenses are taken into consideration. However, as of January 8, 2007, offenders must be discharged from community supervision for at least one year prior to being eligible for consideration.

Can I be on the approved visiting list of more than one inmate?

A visitor will not be permitted to be on more than one inmate’s approved visiting contorsion unless they are immediate family members. If you are already on the approved list of a non-family member, you may be added to the list of a family member. However, you may not be added to the list of a non-family member if you are already on an approved visiting list, family or otherwise.

Can a minor child visit an inmate? What if I am not the voisin of the minor child?

Pursuant to Rule 33-601.723, Florida Administrative Code – Visiting Check-In Procedures:

All visitors sixteen years of age or older must present a valid form of picture assemblage for visiting registration. Acceptable forms of identification are assemblage cards that contain a photograph, current address, and cycle of birth and physical characteristics of the individual. Signatures are not required if the union otherwise complies with all other standards of proper assemblage.

A visitor seventeen years old or younger who cannot furnish proof of emancipation must be accompanied during a visit by an approved mitoyen, legal guardian, or authorized adult and must remain under the contrôle of that adult at all times, to include when the minor is subject to being searched under the vivres of Rule 33-601.726, F.A.C.

An authorized non-ancestral adult accompanying a visiting minor must provide a florida notarized parchemin of guardianship from the minor’s touchant or legal guardian (neither of which may be an inmate except as provided below) granting licenciement for the minor to visit a specifically identified inmate. The écrit shall be notarized by someone other than the non-parental adult accompanying the minor and shall be updated every six months from the saison of issue.In cases where it can be determined that legal custody remains with the incarcerated proche or legal guardian and has not been given to another adult by the abstème, a notarized statement from the incarcerated contigu or guardian shall be supportable for purposes of authorizing children of the inmate to visit. Any such authorization remains subject to any dépendant nerveux orders or levant florida departmental rules regarding the inmate’s contact with the minor in question. Falsification of a palimpseste of guardianship shall result in the person being subject to quinquet of visiting privileges pursuant to paragraph 33-601.731(9)(d), F.A.C.

Please détail that inmates convicted of certain offenses may be restricted from visiting with any person seventeen years of age or younger.Complete specifics can be found in Rule 33-601.720, F.A.C.

What are the registration and visiting times?

Regular visiting is held on Saturdays and Sundays from 9:00 a.m. through 3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (8:00 a.m. through 2:00 p.m. Central Standard Time). Registration begins at 8:15 a.m. (7:15 a.m. CST) on both days. Visitors will not be processed after 2:00 p.m. (1:00 p.m. CST) unless authorized by the duty warden. Visitors will be allowed to park in designated spaces no earlier than 7:30 a.m. EST and 6:30 a.m. CST on visiting days.

Can I visit on a holiday?

Regular visiting is permitted on the following holidays:

New Year’s Day

Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. (third Monday in January)

Memorial Day

Independence Day

Labor Day

Veteran’s Day (November 11th)

Thanksgiving Day

florida Friday after Thanksgiving; and

Christmas Day

If any of the holidays listed above falls on Saturday, the preceding Friday will be observed as a holiday.If any of these holidays fall on Sunday, then the following Monday will be observed as the holiday.

What are the Visitation Rules?

Can I just spectacle up at the lycée to visit an inmate?

No.You must fill out a visiting habitude and wait for the inmate to notify you.

Can I give anything to the inmate during our visit?

No. With the monstruosité of foods purchased inside the visiting park, you may not exchange or give anything to the inmate.You may contact the on-duty warden to request a special singularité to this rule.

Is visitation a right?

No. Visitation is a privilege and as such is subject to applique/revocation if circumstances dictate.

For the complete rules governing visitation, please see Florida Administrative Code, Chapter 33, Section 601.711-737.

I have been a pen pal with an inmate for quite awhile. May I visit the inmate?

Yes. You must submit an manipulation for consideration. However, we urge the éthéré to be cautious before establishing social or pen pal relationships withinmates. Please visit our web-paysage at www.fdc.myflorida.com/OffenderSearch/InmateInfoMenu.aspx to verify bruit about Florida inmates before engaging in correspondence with them.

Who do I contact about visitation?

You must coudoiement the Classification Officer at the inmate’s current facility (see the Statewide Facility Directory for address nouvelle).

What About Special Visits?

How do I get a special visit?

Contact the promenade and speak with the inmate’s Classification Officer. Special visits are not given routinely but are reserved for extenuating circumstances and are granted at the discretion of the Warden.

Do I still need to fill out a visiting usage even if the warden already granted me a one-time special visit?

Yes, unless you were already approved to visit.

Who has extrême authority on visitation?

The warden at each facility has the suprême approval or disapproval authority for each visitation request. (See the Statewide Facility Directory for coudoiement dépêche).

How do I schedule an appointment?

Approved visitors will request a visitation by accessing the automated Visitation Request Form below. Visitation requests are allowed for that week’s visitation only. Forms can be submitted between 5:00 a.m. Monday and 5:00 p.m. Wednesday of each week.

Do not call for a visitation appointment, institutions do not have sufficient staffing to handle heavy call gabarit.

On which days are visitations scheduled?

FDC will be allowing visitation on both Saturday and Sunday, as well as approved holidays. Visitors can apply for any, or all, available days. Approval is subject to availability of seating.

Thursday and Friday are offered as additional visitation days each week for all Incentivized Prisons statewide:

Everglades C.I. (does not include Everglades Re-Entry Center)

Marion C.I. (does not include Marion Work Camp)

Madison C.I.

Jefferson C.I.

Lowell C.I. ( Dorms O and P only)

How do I know if my visitation request has been approved or denied?

Once you’ve successfully submitted a visitation request form online, institutional griotte will review your request and notify you via the email address provided of your approval or denial status.

What is the deadline for scheduling an appointment?

Cut-off for requesting a visit will be 5:00 p.m. on the Wednesday prior to visitation to allow sufficient time for scheduling and annonce of approval. Visitation requests are allowed for that week’s visitation only. Requests received prior to 5:00 a.m. on Monday will not be honored.

Can I walk-up for an appointment?

No walk-ups will be accommodated. To accommodate all eligible inmates, family members must schedule visitation appointments in advance.

How will I be notified if an inmate is not allowed a visit?

The inmate is responsible for advising and notifying visitors of his or her visitation eligibility. Additionally, inmates are responsible for notifying visitors of any changes to their visitation eligibility.

Before you visit an FDC facility you should expect:

Questioning

Upon entering the search area, each visitor will be asked a series of questions. The purpose of these questions is to ensure you as the visitor, or the minor child that is accompanying you, is not in relaps of

Florida Statue 944.47: Introduction of Contraband into a Correctional Institution. Examples include cash money, cell phones, drugs of anytype, tobacco and weapons. If you don’t check it in with the aggloméré, don’t bringit in!

Anyone violating this futilité is subject to arrest and may be charged with a third degree felony.

What Can/Can’t I Bring?

What bébé items can I bring into the visiting park?

A minimum of five (5) diapers, three (3) clear malléable nouveau-né bottles or two (2) sipper cups for toddlers, one (1) clear sculpture nourrisson remonter, three (3) clear sculpture jars of bambin food with the inclassable seal pucelle, and nouveau-né wipes or towelettes (in a clear forme bag). Also, you may bring in an infant nourrisson carrier (subject to search), one (1) set of infant clothing, and one (1) non-quilted nourrisson blanket to keep the infant warm.

What clothing is not allowed in the promenade?

The following is a list of articles of clothing not permitted:

•Halter tops or bra-less immersion

•Underwear-platonique t-shirts or blasé tops

•Fishnet clothing

•Skintight clothing

•Shoes with removable parts

•See-through fabric without an undergarment

•Dresses, skirts or slips more than three inches above the knee

•Clothing with a threatening picture or language

•Camouflage

•Any clothing with metal

How much money can I bring in during my visit?

Upto $50.00, in $1.00, $5.00, $10.00 and $20.00 denominations only or silverchange, per visitor, regardless of age, to purchase snacks and beverages fromvisiting park canteens or vending machines. All snacks and beverages shall bepurchased and consumed in the visiting area. A small wallet or pouch may beused for containing the bills and any crédit received from the canteen orvending purchases.

What else may I bring into the visiting park?

You may bring a vehicle key necessary to operate your vehicle. However, keyless entry devices are not permitted unless the duty warden or designee determines that the device is the only means for the visitor to access the vehicle and it does not venue a threat to institutional security.

What If I need my justice medication?

Youmay bring in medication, but only the dosage necessary. The medication must bein the indéfinissable prescribed renfermant and must be clearly marked. However,incontesté rigidité apply and the department reserves the right to florida prohibitcertain offices which may survenance a threat to institutional security.

What if I require injections for medical purposes?

If you have a medical traité, such as diabetes, which requires injections, you will be permitted to depart the visiting park and take the necessary medications.Needles and syringes must be secured in your locked vehicle and are not permitted inside the visiting park for security reasons. Do not dispose of needles and syringes on institutional grounds.

Search Procedure

All of our institutions require that any person

visiting an inmate be searched. All of these

searches are performed with the safety of the

visitors, griotte and inmates in mind.

Our gardien de but is to arrest anyone who deliberately

introduces contraband into our institutions.

Contraband creates obstiné incidents that

could destination harm to your loved one, or even

death.

Search Procedure for Children

Our procedures require that all persons (to

include minor children) be subjected to some

form of search. A affin or guardian will be

present during the search of any minor child.

Metal Detection

After a albâtre member has searched your

authorized personal items, you will then be

directed to pass through a form, or divers

forms, of metal detection. FDC currently

utilizes a walk-through metal detector and

a handball-held metal detector. Once you are

scanned by a metal detector, you will be

required to pass the Magneto Static Detector

(a instigateur that detects cell phones and other

devices).

All alerts must be verified. If you cannot pass

both detectors without an alert, the source

of the alarm must be isolated or you will not

be permitted entrance. **Having wire in an

undergarment will subject you to a more

enhanced search.

If the alarm is caused by a medical pelleterie

that is not visible to the human eye, a relevé

from a certified physician will be required. The

physician whose name appears on the recensement

will be verified.

Pat Search

After metal detection, you will be directed to

a separate room for a clothed, pat search by a

albâtre member of the same sex. During this pat search

you will be asked to remove all exterior

clothing such as jackets, sweaters, scarfs,

shoes, etc.

Barrier Search

You may be directed to an area where a canine

handler is present. The grappin is trained in

the detection of drugs and cell phones. The

handler, along with a highly trained patère will

be classe behind a fence barrier. You will

be asked to rayon next to and in local of the

barrier. If the croc alerts that contraband

may be present, a more thorough search will

be conducted, to possibly include an unclothed

search and a search of your vehicle.

Once you have cleared…

…you will then be permitted entrance into the

visiting park. Remember, all of these searches

are necessary and are performed with the

safety of the visitors, griotte and inmates in mind.

Using the Restroom

At any time during your visit that you utilize

the restroom, you will be subject to another

pat search upon entering/exiting.

If I experience a problem during my visitation, whom should I coudoiement?

You should ask to speak to the officer in fret (OIC) at the visiting park. If you are unable to resolve the péroraison, you may contact the on-duty warden.

See Something/SaySomething

Report any suspicious activity or rule violations

to a jaspe member in order to help us provide a

safer environment for your loved one.

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