Polk Correctional Institution Family & Friends Information

How Do You Visit an Inmate in the Florida Department of Corrections?

Polk Correctional Institution Inmate Visitation Instructions

Before you can visit an inmate at the Polk Correctional Institution you must become an 'APPROVED VISITOR'.

First, you must complete the Visitation Application

** Complete the Visitation Application Form in either English or Spanish.

Application Requirements:

• Application must be completed by ALL visitors 12 years of age or older
• Application must be filled out completely or it will be denied
• When items do not apply, write in NA (not applicable)
• Make sure you understand the visitor information rules.

Submit your Visitation Application via one of the following ways:

• Mail to the Classification Department at the inmate's current location.
  NOTE:You can only apply once the inmate gets to his/her permanent facility.
• E-mail attachment to the inmate's current location. Herer is a list of the Application Email Addresses.

DECISION PROCESS
Once the application is processed, in approximately 30 days, a notice is given to the inmate regarding the decision. The inmate can notify you either by phone or correspondence about this.

VISITATION SCHEDULE

• Complete the Visitation Scheduling Form, which you can do directly from their inmate page.
• You must complete the Visitation Scheduling form prior to visiting each week. It is only available and must be completed between Monday 5:00 AM EST and Wednesday 5:00 PM EST. No walk-up appointments will be accommodated without a Visitation Scheduling form submission.
• To access the Visitation Scheduling form, search for the inmate you are approved to visit on the Offender Search.
• If the inmate is eligible for visits, you will see a button that says, "Schedule a Visit," underneath the inmate's Visitation Status.
• If the inmate is ineligible for visits or in a status that requires special coordination by the facility, there will be no button.

Regular visiting is held on Saturdays and Sundays from 9:00 a.m. through 3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (8:00 a.m. through 2:00 p.m. Central Standard Time).

Registration begins at 8:15 a.m. (7:15 a.m. CST) on both days.

Visitors will not be processed after 2:00 p.m. (1:00 p.m. CST) unless authorized by the duty warden.

Visitors will be allowed to park in designated spaces no earlier than 7:30 a.m. EST and 6:30 a.m. CST on visiting days.

The FDC will be allowing visitation on both Saturday and Sunday, as well as approved holidays.

Visitors can apply for any, or all, available days. Approval is subject to availability of seating.

Thursday and Friday are offered as additional visitation days each week for all Incentivized Prisons statewide