If you have not filled out a visitation application form, you will need to fill out the Arizona Inmate Visitation/Phone Application to be put on the inmate's phone list.  Click here for the application form.

The newly admitted inmate will remain at the reception center for approximately five days to complete the classification process. During this time, visits and personal telephone calls are not allowed. An inmate may be held at the reception center longer to resolve special needs or address other circumstances.

Visitation and Telephone Privileges
An inmate may visit with identified family members, friends, and clergy who have been selected by the inmate and pre-approved by ADC to visit.

These individuals are also allowed to receive telephone calls from the inmate if they:  
     Are on the inmate’s approved visitation/telephone list, and
    Are willing to pay for telephone calls.
Inmates may not have a telephone card or cell phone and do not have access to email.

Every newly committed inmate completes and submits a Visitation List, identifying up to 20 individuals they would like to have visit them. Before being allowed to visit however, an individual selected by an inmate must complete an Application to Visit an Inmate, Form 911-4 and be approved by ADC. The inmate may send an Application to Visit an Inmate to each person listed on the Visitation List or the individual may access an application at the “Application to Visit an Inmate” link at www.azcorrections.gov. The form must be fully completed (including any criminal background history), signed by the potential visitor and returned by mail to the Visitation Office at the inmate’s assigned Unit; applications may also be submitted online. A $25.00 background check fee payment must be made within 30 days of submitting the application. Applications for minors must be signed by the minor’s parent or legal guardian. Do not send visitation applications to an inmate, completed applications will not be accepted from the inmate. Visitors are allowed on only one inmate visitation list at a time; unless more than one immediate family member is incarcerated. Victims will not be approved to visit.

Upon receipt of the Application to Visit an Inmate, staff will complete a background check for the individual submitting the application. It takes approximately 40 -60 days to complete the process and to officially approve or deny the visitor. If your visitation application or privileges are denied or suspended, you will be sent a letter from the Deputy Warden’s office. To appeal the decision, you must respond in writing to the Warden within 10 work days from the date you receive the letter. All Legal visits shall be conducted in accordance with Department Order #902, Inmate Legal Access to the Courts. As noted in Department Order #915, Inmate Phone Calls, inmates may include foreign consulates on their Visitation List. See the “ADC Policies” link at www.azcorrections.gov. 

The hours for visitation and inmate telephone access will vary based upon the inmate’s Unit and the inmate’s Earned Incentive Program Phase Level. For current information, contact the PRISONUNIT where the inmate is housed.

The Inmate Family and Friends Liaison of ADC offers a standard process for receiving, reviewing and responding to complaints from the public concerning inmate related issues in Information Guidebook for Family and Friends of Inmates.