Carson City Correctional Facility

Visiting Hours at Carson City Correctional Facility East (Boyer Rd.) are as follows:

Level I
Monday, Thursday, and Friday                 3:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Saturday and Sunday                                9:30 am - 8:00 pm

Visiting hours at Carson City Correctional Facility West are:

Level IV
Thursday                                                    3:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Saturday                                                     8:30 am - 9:30 pm

Level II
Monday and Friday                                 3:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Sunday                                                      8:30 am - 9:30 pm

Segregation
Monday & Friday                                    8:30 am - 1:30 pm

Level I
Monday, Thursday, Friday                    3:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Saturday & Sunday                               8:30 am - 9:00 pm

General Visiting Rules

All prisoners must complete a Visitor List form to identify immediate family members and no more than 10 other potential visitors. Those persons the prisoner has placed on his/her visiting list must complete a Visiting Application to request approval to visit. The Visiting Application must be submitted in advance to allow for review of the Application.

A maximum of five persons may participate in a visit with a prisoner. Children less than two years of age will not be counted in that number. 

Searches will be completed in accordance with DOC policy, and any visitors who fail to clear the metal detector after two attempts will be screened by use of a handheld metal detector.

Visitors may arrive up to 30 minutes prior to visiting hours but will not be processed until visiting hours begin. Visitors may use the restroom and store their personal items in the visitor lockers during this time. Visitors must comply with dress codes and remove prohibited personal items before entering the gates. 

Personal locker rental is $.25 which is returnable upon completion of the visit. Cell phones, cameras and other recording devices are not allowed inside correctional facilities and must stay locked in your vehicle. Other personal items, such as a purse, wallet and car keys can be secured in a locker. For a list of other prohibited items see Visiting Standards.

For a complete list of visiting rules at Carson City Correctional Facility, click here.

Dress Code

• Visitors must be fully dressed in clean clothes that do not have holes
• Undergarments must be worn including underpants/panties; adult females must wear a brassiere. 
• Clothing which exposes excessive skin (e.g., abdomen, breast, chest, back, thigh, etc.) is prohibited. This clothing includes, but is not limited to, see-through clothing, tube/halter tops, and shorts or skirts/dresses that are more than 3” above the knee. 
• A visitor who is fourteen years of age or younger must be attired in clothing which covers his/her body from the base of the neck to the top of the knees. T-Shirt and shorts/trousers are acceptable, but a sundress is not acceptable. 
• Clothing which exposes undergarments is prohibited. 
• Extreme form-fitting clothing, including but not limited to yoga pants, running tights, jeggings, unitards, etc. may not be worn as outer garments. 
• Clothing which displays words, symbols, gestures, or pictures that may be perceived as obscene or inflammatory are prohibited. 
• Outer garments such as shawls/ponchos/lightweight coats/jackets (including denim and jogging suit jackets), winter coats/jackets, shrugs, vests, headgear, gloves, or outer boots that slip over a shoe are not allowed in the visiting room. Blazers, suit coats, and sweaters are permissible. Note: Hooded garments are prohibited. 
• Visitors are permitted to wear religious clothing and headgear (e.g., Hijab, yarmulke, turban, habit, etc.), into the visiting room; they are subject to search and inspection. It may be necessary for MDOC staff to search/inspect these items at any time during the visiting process. 
• Footwear must be worn at all times. 
• Jewelry worn by visitors will be itemized on entry and on leaving the visiting area. Jewelry is limited to no more than ten pieces. Note: Jewelry which includes an open compartment or space designed to contain photographs, hair, ashes, etc. is prohibited (e.g., lockets, rings, charms, vials, etc.). 

Also prohibited are watches, including electronic wristbands, pendants, eyeglasses, and other similar items containing a camera, GPS, wireless, or electronic functions. 

Personal Property Allowed in the Visiting Room

The following list is all-inclusive: 

• Locker key
• Visitor pass
• Identification card
• Prepaid vending cards - A vending machine card may be purchased in the lobby for $1 and also reloaded for each visit with a maximum amount of $25.00 per visitor or no more than $60 per group visit.
• When an infant is on the visit: Two, clear plastic bottles, one pacifier, and one single-layered baby blanket (no quilt or comforter style). A clear, plastic, spill-proof cup “sippy cup” is permitted when a toddler is a member of the visiting party. 
• Medications and/or medical equipment (e.g., wheelchair, cane, walker, oxygen equipment, prosthesis, etc.) which may be needed by a visitor during a visit are permitted with the approval of the shift commander.
• A service animal which provides service for a disabled visitor is permitted to accompany the visitor while in the visiting room. A service animal is defined as a dog that has been individually trained to do work or perform tasks for an individual with a disability. 
• Photo tickets - Visitors may purchase photo tickets from the lobby vending machine. All photographs of prisoners will be supervised by staff and approved prior to distribution to prisoner or visitor.  All photographs will be limited to one prisoner per photograph. 
• Immediate family members may bring legal documents in on a visit for review only with the prisoner. The documents cannot be left with the prisoner nor left at the front desk for the prisoner. These items are subject to search before being taken into the visiting room. 

You can’t call an inmate at the Carson City Correctional Facility, but they do have access to phones and are allowed to make monitored outgoing calls during approved hours. For complete details on how to call an inmate in Michigan, please click here.

If you are interested in a career with the Michigan Department of Corrections at the Carson City Correctional Facility, you can find job listings by clicking here.