Visiting Information

Visitation is Saturday, Sunday and State Holidays from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. 

In the event the visiting area is full and visitors are waiting to visit other inmates, the 2-hour rule shall be applied.  Visitors that have had a 2-hour visit shall be terminated and visits every 2 hours thereafter shall be terminated.

Special considerations for visitation shall have prior written approval from the Warden.

Inmate visitation day is determined by the last digit of the Inmate Institutional Number, odd or even.

Inmate Visitation Schedule - 2008

Visitors shall only be allowed the following items in their possession when they report to Operations:

1.   car keys
2.   drivers license or picture I.D.
3.   $20.00 in change
4.   (2) baby bottles, (2) jars of baby food, (5) baby diapers, (1) coloring book, (1) box of crayons

No tobacco products will be allowed to enter institutional grounds.

A visitor who is dressed in a manner that would generally be considered as lewd, sexually suggestive, eccentric, provocative or may disrupt the positive family atmosphere provided by the Bell County Forestry Camp staff shall not be allowed admittance.

Footwear shall be worn by all visitors

A male visitor may wear sleeved shirts and long pants. No shorts or sleeveless shirts shall be allowed.

Female visitors shall not wear:

1.  see through clothing
2.  a tanktop
3.  shorts
4.  wrap-around skirt
5.  a skirt with a split of more than two (2) inches
6.  sleeveless clothing

A female visitor shall wear undergarments and clothing that cover the midriff and bosom or cleavage.

A dress shall not be shorter than two (2) inches above the knee.

The Shift Supervisor shall make the final determination on the dress code.

1. Each inmate may be allowed a maximum of three (3) adult visitors and their minor children at each visit.
2. Purses and other valuables shall either be left in the visitor's locked vehicle or upon request, locked in storage lockers located at the operations office. A small change purse shall be permitted. Bell County Forestry Camp shall not be responsible for any item lost or stolen during a visit.
3. A visitor shall not be allowed to visit unless that person is on the approved visitation list for that inmate in accordance with CPP 16.1.
4. Loud, disruptive, or argumentative behavior shall not be allowed.  Profanity shall not be tolerated.
5. Communication with a non-visiting inmate shall not be allowed.
6. All visitors shall be subject to search upon entrance to the institution.
7. A visitor shall not be allowed to leave and re-enter the visiting area.
8. A visitor may bring twenty (20) dollars in change per family, while visiting.
9. A radio, television, camera, recording device, cell phone or any external communication device shall not be allowed.
10. A visitor shall not be permitted to register to see the same inmate more than once or another inmate on the same day unless approved by the Shift Supervisor.
11. Inmates or visitors shall not be allowed to lie on the tables or the ground.
12. An item shall not be exchanged during visits without the approval of the shift supervisor.
13. Children shall be supervised at all times and shall remain at their assigned table in the visiting area. Children may be allowed to use the designated playground equipment when visiting outside.
14. An inmate's personal property shall not be sent out through a visitor without prior approval of the Property Officer and the Shift Supervisor. The approved item shall be given to the visitor at the end of the visit via the Visiting Officer.
15. When seated at a picnic bench, both feet of the adult shall be on the same side of the bench with both feet on the ground or floor.
16. A visitor shall be allowed only the required dosage of prescription medication and only in its original container with the visitor’s name and type of medication and dosage.
17. An adult visitor shall leave a picture identification at the Operations Building before being allowed entry. The identification shall be returned as the visitor leaves the institution.
18. An inmate shall not accept any item from his visit, other than the food consumed during the visit and the vending item purchased on institutional grounds.
19. Roughhousing or horse playing shall not be permitted.
20. A visitor may purchase any item at the inmate canteen, as regulated and announced by staff. A visitor shall go to the canteen only one (1) time per visit. An adult visitor shall accompany children to the canteen. Only one (1) adult visitor per table shall go to the canteen per visit.

BCFC 16-01-01 Visitation Policy