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Visiting Inmates in Prison
Visiting inmates in prison
Positive relationships between inmates and their families and friends, is encouraged by the Oregon Department of Corrections.
 
Correctional Case Management Unit
2575 Center Street NE
Salem OR 97301
503-378-2883
 
Email: DOC.Visitors@doc.state.or.us
Click here for Visiting Rule
Click here for Printable Visiting Form (pdf)
Click here for Printable Visiting Form (doc)
Click here for Prison Visiting Hour Information (link to Prisons)
 

 
General application information
Inmates must apply to have a person added to their approved visiting list.  Even if you were visiting an inmate in the county jail, you must apply for visiting privileges once he or she enters a Department of Corrections facility.  Applications are submitted by inmates to the Correctional Case Management Unit for processing.  Prospective visitors may submit the completed application directly to the Correctional Case Management Unit via U.S. Mail or as a scanned email attachment; visitors will not be added to the approved list without the consent of the inmate.  A criminal records background check is performed as part of the application process.  Once the application is processed, the inmate is notified of the result.  Please allow 60 days from the date the application was received by the Correctional Case Management Unit for processing.  It is the responsibility of the inmate to notify their visitor of the outcome.  The visiting rule prohibits staff from responding to telephone inquiries regarding whether a visitor has been approved.  A consent form is mailed to the custodial parent of all prospective visitors who are under the age of 18, the form must be notarized and returned to the Correctional Case Management Unit before the child can become an approved visitor.  In some cases, proof of biological relationship is also required.

For more information see Visiting Application and Appeals Process
 
Filling out applications for visiting
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Visiting applications must be filled out completely in order to be processed.  Please print or type all information.  The name of the visitor should match DMV records.  Privileged visiting refers to visits which occur during regular visiting hours.  Privileged visiting allows limited physical contact with the inmate including a brief embrace and kiss upon meeting and leaving, hand holding, and holding of children.  Basic visits must be scheduled in advance with the institution where the inmate is located and do not involve physical contact. 

For more information see Visiting Application and Appeals Process

 
Correctional Case Management Unit
2575 Center Street NE
Salem OR 97301
503-378-2883

 
Email: DOC.Visitors@doc.state.or.us
Click here for Visiting Rule
Click here for Printable Visiting Form (pdf)
Click here for Printable Visiting Form (doc)
Click here for Prison Visiting Hour Information (link to Prisons) 
 
Eligibility of prospective visitors
Criminal records background checks are performed as a part of the visiting application process.  Prospective visitors with pending criminal charges, drug charges within five years from the date of application, or who have been incarcerated for a felony crime at some time within the past five years are ineligible to visit.  Other than immediate family members, persons who are on probation, parole, or post-prison supervision are ineligible to visit in a Department of Corrections facility.  Immediate family members who are on supervision are eligible to apply for visiting privileges with the written consent of the supervising officer or judge.
 
Victims of an inmate’s crime, past or present, are ineligible to visit that inmate.  Persons who have been codefendants of the inmate in any criminal prosecution are ineligible to visit the inmate with whom they are codefendants.  Current Department of Correction’s employees or volunteers are ineligible to visit unless the inmate is an immediate family member.  Former employees or volunteers who were found to have engaged in an inappropriate relationship with an inmate are ineligible to visit.
 
For the complete listing of eligibility of prospective visitors, please click here for visiting rule (section 297-127-230). 

 
Inmates convicted of a sexual crime involving minor children
Inmates who have a current or prior conviction for a sexual crime involving a minor child are ineligible to visit with any minor child, other than their own biological child. Inmates who have a current or prior conviction for a sexual crime involving their biological, step or foster child, or who have a documented history of sex abuse with their biological, step or foster child are ineligible to visit with any minor child, including their own biological child. 
 
For the complete text of the visiting rule regarding eligibility of sex offenders to visit with minor children, please click here to visiting rule (section 291-127-0220).
 

 
Appeal process
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You may request an Administrative Review of a denied visiting application by completing the Administrative Review for Denial of Visiting Application form and providing any supporting documents to the Correctional Case Management Unit. All incomplete forms will not be processed. Both the inmate and the visitor will receive a written notification from the CCMU Administrator of the final decision. You may contact the Correctional Case Management Unit at:

Correctional Case Management Unit
2575 Center Street NE
Salem OR 97301
503-378-2883 

 

Click here for Visiting Rule  
Click here for Administrative Review for Denial of Visiting Application form
Click here for Prison Visiting Hour Information (link to Prisons)
 
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