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MVCF Visitation Center

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Last Updated: February 22,2024


Visitation Hours

Visiting hours for MVCF are subject to change, so it's crucial to confirm them by contacting the facility directly by phone. Please reach out to 207-285-0800, on visitation procedures, applications, or directions to the facility in Charleston. Please note that visitors will undergo a thorough search before entering the premises, and personal belongings, including cell phones, are strictly prohibited. Individuals under probation, parole, or community corrections supervision must obtain approval from both their supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting, although such visits are not typically approved.

General Visitation Information

Visit Times

  • Saturdays - 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. & 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
  • Saturdays - 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

​Visitors should arrive 15 minutes before visit time to sign in and be seated.

Scheduling Visits - Each visitor is allowed 2 visits per month. Exceptions can be made with approval from the Warden’s Office.

  1. Appointments are made Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. for the current week. The dedicated visit telephone number is: 207-285-0816.
  2. All visitors must have an appointment regardless of age. There will be no exceptions to this pre-appointment process. If there is a change needed to a visit, it can be made by calling during the next appointment time.
  3. Online visit requests will be accepted beginning with each SUNDAY prior to the date of your visit request. No early requests will be processed.
  1. No more than three (3) visitors may visit a resident at any given time. A fourth person may visit, but must be under the age of (6).
  1. Only visitors who are on the resident's approved visiting list will be permitted to visit. Any person wishing to visit who has not previously been an approved visitor must submit a Visitor Application below. Residents will be notified if their potential visitors are approved or denied visitation.
  2. Visitors may visit only one resident at a time, unless they receive prior approval in writing from the Superintendent.
  3. Former residents of any Department of Corrections’ facility must have been released a minimum of one year before being considered for visitation. Former residents who have been released for at least one year must obtain advanced approval in writing from the Superintendent before a visit will be allowed. Special consideration for visitation will be given to relatives of residents who are former residents regardless of their release dates. Anyone on Probation/Parole must obtain written permission from his/her Probation/Parole Officer as well as the Superintendent in order to schedule a visit.
  1. Adult visitors shall be required to present government issued photo identification upon admittance (such as a driver’s license). Minor visitors may be required to present government issued photo identification, such as a State of Maine identification card or other government issued identification, such as a birth certificate, upon admittance to the facility.
  1. All visitors are to remain in their vehicles until the Visiting Room door is opened
  1. The Facility reserves the right to search any visitor and vehicle it deems necessary under the authorization of the Superintendent or designee. Residents may be subject to a search for contraband at any time, during or after visits if the need is indicated by any of the officers on duty or the on-duty Sergeant.

Application Process - Fill out an application; only one name per application.

Make sure that you sign the application and return it:

Attention: Visits
Mountain View Correctional Facility
1182 Dover Road
Charleston, ME 04422

Or use our new online schedule request: Online Visit Schedule Request