Visitation Process

1 | Arrival
6 | Briefing
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Visitors will be searched. Produce the following authorised identification:

  • South African ID, or
  • Passport.
briefing (1)
  • Visitors are briefed about the rules of the visiting area.
  • The offender/ remand detainee may decide whether or not to see the visitor.
2 | Registration
7 | Visit
registration
  • Personal details of visitor(s)
  • The case number or registration number of the offender(s) that is to be visited.
  • No unauthorised items (firearms, knives, etc.)
  • Leave valuables at the main gate
visit
  • The visitor waits for the offender/remand detainee to be located.
  • The visitor may buy delicacies from the tuck shop for consumption in the visiting area.
  • Misbehaviour, such as unbecoming conducts and disturbing others, will terminate the visit immediately.
  • All visits are subject to monitoring and must take place within sight and earshot of an official.
3 | Visitor Tag
8 | End Of Visit
visitor tag
 Display the visitor tag visibly at all times.
end of visit
  • The offender/remand detainee will be called first, while the visitors remain seated.
  • Visitors and offenders/remand detainees will be notified five (5) minutes before visiting time is over.
  • No offender is allowed to bring anything into the correctional centre after the visit.
4 | Body Search
9 | Waiting Area
search

Visitors will be searched before being accompanied to the relevant visiting area.
waiting area
  • Visitors go back to the waiting room where they will be searched before being accompanied back to the main gate.
5 | Waiting Area
10 | Main Gates
waiting area
  • Visitors are searched once more.
  • Visitors’ and offender’s/remand detainee’s personal details are verified.
main gate
  • Visitors must return the visitor tag.
  • Visitors who left their valuables at the gate must claim them back.

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Visiting Privileges According to the Security Classification of the Offender

Offender group

Security class of offender

Visit type (contact or non-contact)

Duration of visit

Delicacies allowed at visiting area

Number of visitors allowed per visit

Number of visits allowed per month

Yearly
A Minimum Contact 60 min Yes Not more than 2 5 visits 45
Medium Contact 60 min No Not more than 2 5 visits 45
C-Max Non-contact 30 min No Not more than 2 3 hrs 24
Super Maximum Non-contact 30 min No Not more than 2 3 hrs 24
B Minimum Contact 45 min No Not more than 2 4 visits 36
Medium Contact 45 min No Not more than 2 4 visits 36
C-Max Non-contact 30 min No Not more than 2 2 visits 24
Super Maximum Non-contact 30 min No Not more than 2 2 visits 24
C Minimum Non-contact 30 min No Only 1 2 visits 24
Medium Non-contact 30 min No Only 1 2 visits 24
C-Max Non-contact 30 min No Only 1 2 visits 24
Super Maximum Non-contact 30 min No Only 1 2 visits 24