Visitation Rules and Regulations
The purpose of visitation is to encourage family communication and to provide
opportunities for associations beneficial to the inmate’s overall adjustment. Only local onsite video visitations are conducted at the main entrance, which is referred to as Control 1/Visitation Room. No cost to the visitor or inmate.
Inmates also have the option to conduct a video visitation remotely (small fee for each visit). Each inmate will be allowed two (2) 30-minute on-site video visitations per day, with a limit of four (4) on-site visitations per week (a total of 2 hours per week). Only one (1) adult visitor per scheduled visit will be allowed. A parent or guardian must accompany children under the age of 18. All children must have adult supervision before, during, and after a visit. Scheduled visitors will be allowed to bring up to two (2) children.
How to schedule a visit?
- Set up a Smart Jail account and video visit with the inmate at the link below. https://www.smartjailmail.com/log-in.cfm
- This must be completed at least 24 hours prior to the scheduled visit. You will be
provided a “QuickAccess” code for faster login process to start your visit.
Remember to bring the code with you to the visitation.
Where Do You Go to Visit an Inmate?
John Polk Correctional Facility
211 Eslinger Way, Sanford, FL 32773
When You Enter the Corrections Facility You Must:
- Arrive 30 minutes prior to the visitation time.
- Present your government photo identification to the Control Room 1 staff.
- Abide by the Corrections visitor regulations below.
Visitation Rules:
- Visitation is by appointment only.
- Appointments may be scheduled in advance, but no less than 24 hours in advance.
- You must arrive 30 minutes prior to your scheduled visit.
- You will register at the designated control room window.
- All visitors must properly identify themselves upon arriving at the Control Room. (All visitors must have a proper ID with a photo indicating their date of birth.)
- Visitors arriving after the start time of their scheduled session will not be allowed to visit. No exceptions.
- Proper attire is required at all times. Shoes and shirts must be worn; suggestive clothing, see-through fabrics, halter or tube-type tops, short shorts, and mini-skirts will not be permitted.
- If the attire is too brief or revealing, the visitor will not be permitted to visit.
Each inmate is permitted a maximum of one adult visitor per 30-minute session, and shared visitations are not permitted (unless with a minor child).
Visitors under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian or possess a marriage license that shows they are legally married to the inmate.
The parent or legal guardian of a minor child must ensure the child is properly supervised at all times. Children shall never be left unattended for any reason.
Smoking, eating, and drinking are prohibited inside the visitation area.
Loud talking, excessive emotionalism, or any other type of disruptive behavior will not be permitted in the visitation area.
All visits are monitored and are subject to recording.
Visitation is a privilege.
We reserve the right to deny, revoke, or limit visitation when there is a threat to safety, security, or good order of the facility or when visitation rules are not followed.
Once you enter the visitation area, you are not permitted to leave and return. If you leave the visitation area, your visit is over.
Visitors are not permitted to introduce cameras, radios, record or tape players, gifts, purses, food, etc., into the visitation area. These items, including any film, tape, or electronic media thought to have been used in the John E. Polk Correctional Facility, will be subject to confiscation.
ID and car keys are the only items permitted in the visitation area. No other personal effects are allowed, including wallets, purses, cell phones, satchels, diaper bags, smoking
materials, chewing gum, etc. There are public lockers available in the Control Room lobby.
The cost for use of a locker is 25 cents. If you have a cell phone, make sure it is turned off (not on vibrate) before placing it into a locker.
A visitor may be searched at any time when there is a reason to believe the visitor may be in possession of contraband.
VIOLATION OF VISITATION RULES:
Visitors who fail to comply with the rules and regulations of the John E. Polk Correctional Facility (Seminole County Jail) will be escorted from the facility and denied visitation. A statement will be completed and forwarded to the Facility Director via chain of command detailing the violation and the action taken. The decision for future visitation will be at the discretion of the Facility Director or designee.