VISITING YOUR LOVED ONE
First and foremost before you can visit a loved one in jail or prison you must complete a visitors application. Your application must be pre-approve before you're allowed to visit. Please note the state and federal application process is slightly different.
Please visit the correction facility's website for visiting procedures.
Federal Correction Facility: https://www.bop.gov/inmates/visiting.jsp
Correction Department by State: https://www.usa.gov/corrections
Visiting Regulations
Visiting procedures are implemented and enforced by each state and federal correctional facility. To ensure you meet visiting regulations, please familiarize yourself with the policies of the current facility where your loved one is located; specifically, visiting room rules, dress code and visiting schedule You can visit the facility's website for detailed information.
Helpful Links:
List of New York State prisons: http://www.doccs.ny.gov/faclist.html
New York Corrections Dress Code
Corrections Department by State: https://www.usa.gov/corrections
Inmate Look up in New York: http://nysdoccslookup.doccs.ny.gov/
List of Federal prisons: https://www.bop.gov/locations/list.jsp
General Visiting information for Federal prisons: https://www.bop.gov/inmates/visiting.jsp