Glenn Dyer Detention Visitation Center

Alameda County CA Glenn Dyer Detention - Visitation

• All persons entering or leaving jail property are subject to search for contraband. Entry is a consent to search.
• No photographs may be taken on jail property without first obtaining permission from the facility Commanding Officer. Unauthorized photographs will be confiscated.
• Possession of firearms, narcotics, drugs, or alcohol is a felony on jail property. VIOLATORS WILL BE ARRESTED.

GDJ Face-to-Face Visiting Schedule* - For visiting appointments at Glenn Dyer Detention Facility, click HERE to make a reservation.

Visiting Procedure - VISITING IS BY APPOINTMENT ONLY.

Visitors may schedule an appointment up to three (3) days in advance. Appointments must be made at least 24 hours in advance. There will be no same-day appointments given.

Alameda County Sheriff’s Office has partnered with GTL to provide both video and face-to-face visits with inmates. All visitors must register through GTL’s website or download GTL’s Android App in the Google Play Store. This app is not available for Apple products. Video visits may be conducted on your home computer or at the lobby booths located at Glen Dyer Detention Facility or Santa Rita Jail.

Visitors must check in with the Lobby staff at least thirty (30) minutes prior to the scheduled appointment for all face-to-face visits, as well as video visits if using the lobby booths. Late arrivals are subject to cancellation.

WARNING: The submission of any false information to obtain this Visiting Reservation, including but not limited to the use of fraudulent credentials to establish personal identification, will subject the person making the reservation and/or a visitor associated with the registration to permanent revocation of visiting privileges!

Each adult visitor (18 years or older) must be registered before scheduling an appointment. When registering, you must provide the following information:

• Visitor's name
• Visitor's address (Post Office boxes are not acceptable)
• Telephone Number
• Visitor's date of birth (D.O.B.)
• Visitor's driver's license or valid ID number
• Email address

To make a visiting appointment, you will also need the following:

• Inmate's name
• Inmate’s PFN
• Inmate’s date of birth

Visitors under 18 years of age must be accompanied by the parent or legal guardian. If legal guardian, documentation showing proof of this required.

The lobby will be staffed with deputies and one metal detector. When the visiting group number is called, visitors will line up in front of the Lobby metal detector and present his/her identification to the deputy. Acceptable identification is:

• Valid driver's license.
• State identification card.
• Passport
• Matriculate Consulate card
• Other official identification, depicting photographs, physical characteristics, and signature issued by a governmental body.
• Other types of identification approved by the visiting sergeant.

Once the visitor clears the metal detector, he/she will go directly to the inmate's housing unit visiting the control booth via the visitors’ elevator.

• Visitors shall follow all staff instructions.
• At the end of the allotted time, visitors are expected to exit the visiting area without delay.

Visiting Rules and Regulations

Any violation of the rules and regulations by a visitor or inmate may result in the end of the visit, and the visitor will be required to leave the facility. If the visitor engages in unlawful conduct, he/she is subject to arrest. Violation of the rules and regulations or infractions of the law may result in the visitor having privileges suspended or permanently revoked.

1. Any person who has been confined in the Alameda County Jail System within the last six (6) months cannot visit an inmate without prior written or verbal authorization from the Commanding Officer or his/her designee.
2. Any visitor having been previously convicted of a felony and confined in a State Prison in California will not be allowed to visit without written permission from the Commanding Officer.
3. Any visitor having previously been convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor and who are currently on County Probation will not be allowed to visit without written permission from the Commanding Officer.
4. All persons under 18 years of age must be accompanied by their parent or legal guardian unless they are married to the inmate receiving the visit. The visitor must provide the birth certificate and/or legal documentation upon request.
5. Bringing firearms, explosives, alcoholic beverages, narcotics, or any controlled substance, including marijuana, into the facility is a crime, and the visitor will be subject to arrest.
6. Any visitor who routinely cancels scheduled visits may have their visiting privileges suspended or revoked.
7. Any visitor under the influence of alcohol or drugs will not be allowed to visit and may be subject to arrest.
8. Visitors are not allowed to carry laptop computers, cameras, tape recorders, purses, bags, briefcases, cellphones, baby strollers/carriers or any other items into the visiting areas. Personal items should be left at home or locked in the visitor's vehicle. Items may also be locked in the public lockers located in the lobby area. Items not reclaimed by visitors at the conclusion of visiting will be removed and disposed of. The Alameda County Sheriff's Office is not responsible for lost, stolen, or removed items.
9. Visitors and their possessions are subject to search by Sheriff's Office personnel. Entering the facility is consent to search.
10. Smoking is prohibited in the building and within 20 feet of entrances, pursuant to County Ordinance.
11. You must provide your own pen or pencil. None will be given out in the lobby.
12. No food or drink is permitted in the visiting areas. Visitors will be allowed to bring one (1)diaper and one (1) baby bottle into the visiting area.
13. All visitors are required to proceed directly to their respective visiting areas and to remain there until their visit is completed. Upon completion of the visit, the visitors must leave the facility, or if they wish, may visit another inmate. At any time, the visitor may terminate the visit and return to the lobby. Visits will last approximately thirty (30) minutes at the Glenn E. Dyer Detention Facility with each visitor.
14. Visitors will not be allowed to revisit an inmate whom they have previously visited that day.
15. Visitors found visiting an inmate other than the one scheduled, or in an area other than the one designated, will have their visiting privileges revoked and will be required to leave the facility.
16. There will be no physical contact between visitors and inmates.
17. Visitors and inmates shall not exchange or pass any item. If they do, the visit will be terminated. Any person passing contraband is subject to arrest and additional charges may be added to the inmate.
18. Visitors and inmates are to refrain from loud talking or any disruptive behavior. Visitors with disruptive children may have their visit terminated.
19. When a deputy or technician announces that the visit is over, the visit will end immediately.
20. An inmate may refuse to see any visitor.
21. Children must be supervised and controlled by an adult at all times.
22. Any discourteous acts will immediately terminate your visit.

Visitor Apparel
Visitors are expected to dress to meet the constraints of the institutional setting. Attire should be conservative and not revealing. Lobby staff has the final determination of clothing dress standards.

• Visitors shall be fully clothed;
• Visitors shall wear shoes or sandals;
• Visitors will not be permitted to remove clothing items such as sweaters, jackets, etc.which would violate the dress code standards.

The Following Types of Clothing/Items are Prohibited

Excessive jewelry - If visitors have problems being cleared through the metal detector, after three (3) attempts, they will move to the end of the line and try clearance again.

• Articles of clothing that could be deemed "gang" colors, such as hats, belts, bandanas, shoes, sportswear, etc.
• Attire displaying obscene offensive language or drawings.
• Display of tattoos or other body art that is gang or hate related.
• Sleeveless, strapless, halter, spaghetti straps, swimsuits, or bare midriff clothing.
• Shorts or skirts exposing more than mid-thigh (includes slits in the garments)
• Undergarments must not be visible.
• No sheer or "see-through" clothing.
• Pajamas (top and/or bottom)
• Clothing with non-removable metal buckles.
• No bib-overalls/clothing of any kind with metal.
• No cigarette packs, loose cigarettes, cigarette lighters or cigars.

Visiting Inmates at Alameda County-Glenn Dyer Detention

All Visitors are subject to search once inside the facility.

The public may visit no more than one time per week, Monday through Saturday at this Oakland CA location. Visitors must sign inat least 15 minutes before their scheduled visits. If you schedule a visit and don't show up or show up late, you will not be allowed to visit the rest of that week, including Saturday. If a visit on Saturday is scheduled, and the visitor does not show up or shows up late, they will not be allowed to visit until the following Saturday. Repeated late arrival or no-show violations may result in longer suspension of visiting privileges. Inmates are allowed no more than one (1) visit per day. Visitors under the age of 18 must be accompanied by their parent or legal guardian, unless they are visiting a parent. Unaccompanied minors (under age 18) visiting a parent must present a copy of their birth certificate. Children must remain with the parent at all times during the visit. All visitors must have acceptable identification. This includes a drivers license with picture identification, military ID, or other verifiable picture ID. Three (3) pieces of non-picture ID may substitute for picture ID.

No mail or messages for inmates will be accepted. Mail must go through the U.S. Mail. Visitors may only visit the inmate they have signed up to visit. Any visitor who appears to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs will not be permitted to visit. Inappropriate behavior, including the use of profanity, will not be permitted. No weapons will be permitted. All other items listed in the jail lobby are prohibited. There is a maximum of four (4) visitors per booth, including children, and the door must remain closed.

All visitors must wear appropriate clothing, including shoes and shirts. Restrictions on attire or appearance include: No miniskirts or similar attire; no low-cut or revealing necklines; no attire with obscene or offensive language; and no persons with a bare midriff will be permitted to visit. Visitors cannot bring items into the visiting area including weapons of any kind, purses, handbags, backpacks, diaper bags, food, drink, gum, baby bottles, pictures, books, toys, writing utensils, strollers or carriers, cell phones, cameras, or any other electronic devices.

Violation of the above restrictions may cause the visit to be cancelled or terminated, and visiting privileges may be suspended by the Alameda Sheriffs Department. The on-duty supervisor may cancel visits without notice due to circumstances within the jail.