Visitation Policy Effective 3/11/2021

This is a temporary visitation policy and will be in effect until it is deemed safe to resume visits with the previous visitation policy.

Visitation will be held on Tuesday and Sunday.  Each inmate will be allowed two in-person visits per week, with no more than one visit each day.  Each in-person visit will be 20 minutes in length. There can be no more than two people visiting an inmate at a time.  Two inmates will be allowed into the visitation room at a time.  There will be a new group put into visitation every thirty minutes.  The first male group will go in at 0800 and the last male group will go in at 1530. There will not be any visitation groups between 1200 and 1300. The first female group will go in at 1600 and the last female group will be in at 1730. 

Individuals wishing to visit an inmate will have to call the jail and schedule a visit time no later than 6:00 PM the day before the visit. An individual will only be able to sign up for the next visitation date.

When an individual signs up for a visitation time they will have to give the name of the inmate that they want to visit as well as the name of both visitors that will be visiting the inmate.  On the set date and time of the visit, the visitors will go to the jail lobby window, 5 minutes before the visit is set to start, and show a valid picture ID.  The only people that will be allowed to visit are the people whose names were previously given when the pre-sign up was done by phone.  The visitation time starts at the scheduled time, no exceptions.  If the scheduled time is missed it will not be rescheduled. 

There will be no items allowed into the visitation room.  Only visitors that have been signed in by Jail staff will be allowed to visit.

Masks are not required but they are recommended.

General Rules for Onsite visitation

• Participation in visitation is a privilege, not a right. Both visitors and inmate are expected to conduct themselves in an appropriate fashion at all times.

• Wood County Detention Center reserves the right to cancel a visit prior to or during a session based upon visitor or resident inmate misconduct.  Wood County Detention Center also reserves the right to restrict the right to restrict a visitor  from participating in all future visits

• All visits are recorded and subject to electronic monitoring by Wood County Sheriff’s Office personnel.  Your participation in visitation constitutes consent to this recording and monitoring

• Each visitor must produce a valid government picture ID

• Persons under the age of 17 must be accompanied by an adult

• Absolutely No Weapons (Firearms, knives, etc) are allowed inside the visitation booth

• No cell phones, tablets, recording devices, or any other electronics are allowed in the visitation booth

• Smoking, Tobacco products, or Vaping are not allowed at any time

• All visitors must be fully clothed. No shorts, short skirts, halter tops, tank tops, or tight and suggestive clothing will be allowed in the visitation booth

• No more than 2 people can visit one inmate at a time (children included)

• Adult visitors are responsible for the behavior of any minors in their care. 

• Any visitor who violates the listed rules may lose all visitation privileges and may also be subject to criminal prosecution

• Any disruptions in the lobby or visitation booth will result in removal from the Sheriff’s Office and possible loss of visitation privileges

• Any damage to the visitation booths, lobby or any Sheriff’s Office property will result in removal from the Sheriff’s Office and possible criminal charges

• Wood County Sheriff’s Office is not responsible for any items left in the lobby

• Anyone that has been incarcerated within the past year in the Wood County Jail is Not allowed to visit an inmate in our facility