Traveling from England to visit someone at Auburn Correctional Facility is a significant commitment, and getting the details sorted before you board a plane is essential. Do not show up without confirming everything in advance.
Do not wait until arrival to apply. New York State requires visitors to be pre-approved before any visit can take place. You cannot fill out an application on arrival and expect to visit the same day. The approval process involves a background check and can take several weeks. Contact Auburn Correctional Facility well before your travel dates and request the visitation application. You can also ask your partner's counselor or case manager to send you the required forms and walk you through the process.
Contact the facility directly. Call Auburn Correctional Facility and explain that you are traveling internationally for the visit. Ask specifically about the application process for out-of-country visitors, what identification you will need to bring, and what the current visiting schedule looks like. Some facilities will make accommodations for visitors traveling long distances, including extended visit times, but this is at the discretion of the facility and needs to be arranged in advance.
SHU visits are different. The Special Housing Unit, which inmates refer to as the hole, is segregation. It can be administrative, meaning the inmate is there for investigative or protective reasons, or disciplinary, meaning they are serving a sanction for a rule violation. Either way, SHU visits at most facilities are conducted through a partition with no contact, and the time allowed may be more limited than a standard general population visit. Auburn's specific rules for SHU visitation need to be confirmed directly with the facility before you travel.
Getting all of this in place before you leave England is the only way to make sure the trip is not wasted.
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