UPDATED VISITATION SECURITY GUIDELINES

To reduce the introduction of contraband and protect both the staff and the incarcerated population, DOCCS has introduced a more robust security screening process for visitors.

EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY (3/22/2025)

BODY IMAGE SCANNING: All visitors will be required to pass through a body image scanner in order to participate in a full-contact visit.

DECLINING BODY IMAGE SCANNING: If a visitor declines being scanned by the body image scanner, they will be processed in accordance with Directive #4403 for a non-contact visit only.

• This includes passing through a metal detector and/or scanning with a hand wand.
• Refusal to comply with the body scan or the alternate search procedure will result in the visitor not being permitted to enter the correctional facility on that specific day.

NON-CONTACT VISITATION: If the visitor declines the body image scanner but is successfully cleared for entry through the alternative security process, they will be approved for a non-contact visit on that day.

• Non-contact visits will be limited to two (2) visitors with a maximum duration of two (2) hours.
• No physical embrace will be authorized at the beginning or conclusion of a non-contact visit.
• Physical partitions will be in place that prevent physical contact between the incarcerated individual and the visitor.
• No cross visiting will be authorized.
• The non-contact limitation will apply only to the single day the visitor declined the body image scanning.

PREGNANT: Individuals who are pregnant will not be subject to the scanning.

• In those cases, they will be searched by an alternative method and not be subjected to any form of harassment, intimidation or disciplinary action.
• If cleared by the alternative method, they will be provided a contact visit.
• If not cleared by the alternative method, the Superintendent shall either limit to a non-contact visit or deny the visit for the day.