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Citizen Visiting Policy

The Clackamas County Jail allows unrestricted inmates to receive visitors so they can maintain personal ties and facilitate their transition back into the community.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The Jail does NOT allow an individual who has been incarcerated within the last 30 days to visit another inmate.

Please do not ask the deputy to make exceptions in the enforcement of the following policy, unless your situation is a justifiable emergency. Your cooperation is appreciated.

The Jail Visiting List

A Jail Visiting List Form will be given to each inmate when they are issued their Jail Inmate Manual before the inmate is housed. This form must be filled out and returned to the operations Sergeant or designee for disposition.

Each inmate may have up to 6 different visitors on their Visiting List. Inmates must provide the Jail with the following for each visitor on the visiting list:

  1. full name;
  2. date of birth;
  3. phone number; and
  4. current physical address.

No person(s) will be allowed to visit who are not on the list or who have been listed incorrectly on the Visiting List Form.

Inmates will not be allowed visitors for the first 72 hours of incarceration, while the Jail performs a criminal background check on all visitors on the list.

Inmates may only add or delete names on their Visitor List after they have been confined for 30 days and then each 30 days thereafter. Exceptions may be made for inmates upon written request to and approval by the Jail Commander or his/her designee.

Visiting Schedule

All regular inmates not in Disciplinary Status may have (2) two days each week designated for visiting. Inmates on Disciplinary Status will not be allowed visitors. Any disturbances caused by visitors will result in the termination of the visit. On each of these visiting days, they may have two 30-minute visits. Visits will start and end on the hour and half-hour.

It will be the responsibility of the inmate to inform visitors of assigned visiting days and times.

Visitor Behavior & Regulations

All visitors must arrive at the same time and at least 15 minutes prior to the hour of half-hour before they want to visit. Failure of a visitor to arrive on time, without proper ID, or dressed inappropriately will result in the visit being denied.

All visitors will be required to show photo identification, except for minor children of the inmate, who will be required to possess a legal birth certificate.

  1. Minor children (12 years of age or older) of inmates will count as one of the inmate's 6 visitors. These minor children may visit without a parent or guardian present.
  2. In the case of minor children, of the inmates, who are less then 12 years of age must be accompanied during their visit by a parent or guardian 18 years of age.
    1. The parent or guardian will count as a visitor, but the minor child will not.
    2. The parent or guardian will be responsible for maintaining the control of the minor child. Children who are disruptive or otherwise out of control will be told to leave the Clackamas County Jail, and visiting will be terminated for that day.
    3. At no time will a person under age 18 be allowed to visit, an inmate, unless proof can be shown that the visiting minor is the natural child, formal step-child or grandchild of spouse of the inmate.
    4. Natural children and grandchildren of the inmates must have a copy of their birth certificate. Formal stepchildren must have a copy of their birth certificate along with their parent presenting photo identification.
    5. Minors who are married to an inmate must show photo identification and a marriage license as proof before visiting will be allowed.

All persons visiting the Jail will maintain a calm, quiet, and orderly demeanor for the entire length of the visit. The on-duty supervisor will closely monitor visitor behavior.

  1. The supervisor may warn visitors who are being loud, disruptive, or disorderly to restore the needed demeanor immediately within the facility. If order is not immediately restored, the supervisor will require the visitor(s) to leave the facility.
  2. Any time the supervisor expels a visitor from the facility for causing a disturbance, a special report will be written by the Corrections Deputy working the area where the disruption occurred.
  3. A supervisor may, at his discretion, issue a "Notice of Expulsion" to a disruptive visitor, excluding them from the facility for a set period. The expulsion may be appealed to the facility commander within 10 days. The facility commander’s decision is final.
  4. Visitors may be asked to submit to a non-invasive "pat search" if the supervisor has reasonable suspicion the visitor may have contraband, and/or items used to defeat the jail safety and security. Criteria for pat search include (but are not limited to): bulging clothing in odd places; large containers such as paper bags, suitcases, etc.; persons under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
  5. Visitors must be appropriately dressed:
    1. Non-revealing shirt, pants and shoes for males.
    2. Non-revealing blouse, pants, (or dress) and shoes for females.

Violations of above may result in expulsion from the facility for visitors, formal or informal inmate discipline, or criminal action -- depending on the severity of the violation(s) for inmates involved.

Visiting Days & Times

Visiting days and times may be changed as needed by the Corrections Division.

Visiting may be terminated at any time due to a disturbance within the Jail or because of an inmate's disruptive behavior or actions. It is the responsibility of the inmate to notify his or her visitors if their visiting times change.

Visiting days and times for each inmate can be found using the "Current Inmates" search engine on the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office Web site. Type in the name of the inmate you wish to visit; the inmate's visiting days and times will be listed along with their current incarceration information.