Visiting Guidelines

ALL INDIVIDUALS ENTERING WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS (WDOC) PROPERTY ARE SUBJECT TO RANDOM SEARCHES OF THEIR PERSON, PROPERTY, AND VEHICLES, TO INCLUDE SEARCH BY A WDOC K-9 TEAM.  BY ENTERING UPON THE PROPERTY, YOU GRANT CONSENT TO BE SEARCHED.

As of July 1, 2006 all WDOC facilities became tobacco free.  Smoking and chewing tobacco are no longer allowed on WDOC grounds.

General Visitor Guidelines

These directives are not all inclusive. Contact facility of destination for more detailed information on visitation. 

• Picture identification will be required for all adult visitors.  Acceptable forms of ID are:  Driver’s License, State I.D., Tribal I.D., Federal I.D., or Passport
• Individuals under eighteen (18) years of age must be accompanied by their parent or other approved adult.  The adult must be on the inmate’s approved visitation list.  Visitors may be requested to provide proof of legal guardianship.
• Visitors shall only have access to those areas specifically designated as visiting areas.
• Sham adoptions, marriages, etc. used to circumvent the visiting regulations shall be considered invalid and may result in termination of the visiting privileges.
• An individual shall not generally be approved for more than one inmate’s visiting list.  Any exception shall be evaluated on a case-by-case basis by the Warden (as may be done in the case when a visitor is immediate family to more than one inmate).
• Any staff member, contractor, volunteer or student who has terminated employment or services with the WDOC may not be considered for visits until one (1) year after termination of employment or services.
• WDOC staff shall not be allowed to participate in the visiting process unless special approval is granted by the Warden or his/her designee in cases where an employee’s immediate family member is incarcerated.
• Property, including mail, shall not be brought in to the inmate or sent out by the inmate through the visiting process.

Process to Become a Visitor

• Each inmate will receive a visiting packet at intake.  The packet will include the rules and instructions for them to get visitors approved and added to their visiting list.  Applications must be sent out at the inmate's expense and completed applications must be received by the facility within 45 days of the inmate's intake date in order to be processed.
• Upon receipt of the completed visiting applications the Administrative Corporal or Visiting Officer will run an NCIC check on the applicant and approve or deny the application or submit it to the Security Manager for further review and approval. 
• The inmate shall be notified of approval or denial and if approved the type of visit that will authorized (contact, non-contact, supervised etc.);
• Inmates may delete and/or add to their visiting list every six (6) months from their arrival month.
• The inmate shall be responsible to inform the potential visitors of the decision concerning their approval and to assure each approved visitor is aware of the visiting rules.  Copies of the visiting rules are available to the inmate.
• Each inmate is allowed 10 adult visitors (18 or older) and children (less than 18 years of age) must be legally related to the inmate. 

Visitor Behavioral Guidelines

These directives are not all inclusive. Contact facility of destination for more detailed information on visitation. 

These are basic behavior guidelines as you interact with the inmate(s).  Please keep in mind the following:

We expect all visitors to demonstrate respect toward all staff, inmates and other inmate visitors.  Visiting is a privilege.  All inmates have earned the privilege of visiting and that privilege can be terminated by the Security Officer on duty for inappropriate behavior during visits.

Please respect others in the visiting area by maintaining appropriate conversations, physical contact, and appropriate attire.  General guidelines of social appropriateness that apply in any public place like a restaurant, airport, or similar gathering place also apply at the Visiting Rooms.  We expect all visitors to use common sense and make practical use of social graces.

Visitor Dress Guidelines

These directives are not all inclusive. Contact facility of destination for more detailed information on visitation. 

In order to visit, visitors shall be modestly dressed to be permitted to visit.  The following will
not be allowed:

Bare midriffs see-through blouses or shirts sleeveless shirts shorts tube tops tank tops low cut V-neck tops

halter tops extremely tight or revealing clothing dresses or skirts above the knee sexually revealing attire hooded sweaters or coats clothing worn inside out sunglasses or hats of any kind.

Visitors must wear undergarments; Children under the age of 10 may wear shorts and sleeveless shirts.  No rubber slippers or flip-flops will be allowed.

During inclement weather visitors may wear jackets into the facility but the jackets must be placed on the table before entering the visiting room.