Visitation Questions — Ask The Inmate

The holidays inside a correctional facility are not what most families picture, but they are handled with more consideration than people often expect, and visitation rules typically expand rather than tighten during that period. On gifts, the direct answer is no. You cannot bring wrapped presents, packages, or items intended for your son into the visiting room. That policy applies year-round and the holidays do not create an exception. Anything coming in as a gift has to go through the facility's...

The following items are not be allowed in visitation:             A. Halter or midriff tops             B. Leggings, jeggings, or other thin spandex/tight or revealing clothing             C. Swim tops or swimsuits             D. See-through or revealing clothing such as low cut blouses             E. Spaghetti straps or thin straps/shirts that allow bra straps to show             F. Short Skirts (limited to...

The Randall L. Williams Correctional Facility is part of the Arkansas Division of Correction, located within the Pine Bluff Complex in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. In Arkansas, visitation applications are submitted directly to the facility where the inmate is housed. For Randall L. Williams, the mailing address for the facility is within the Pine Bluff Complex, and calling the unit directly is the most reliable way to confirm the current address for the visitation clerk and exactly what paperwork is required. ADC...

Inmates make outgoing calls, not incoming ones. There is no phone line you can dial to reach someone inside a jail or prison directly. The communication only works one direction from inside out, which means your inmate calls you rather than the other way around. To receive those calls, your number needs to be on their approved call list. The inmate builds and manages that list themselves, submitting numbers they want to be able to dial through whatever system the facility...