VISITS INFORMATION
Can I visit?
Any person can visit an inmate or other detainees of the Prison Service, unless the inmate or detainee requests that you not be allowed to visit.
When can I visit?
Visits are allowed at YTC seven days a week, including public holidays, from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. At all other facilities, visits are allowed from Monday to Friday at the times specified below, except on public holidays and Carnival Monday and Tuesday.
What happens when I arrive for my visit?
You must present valid proof of identification in the form of a Trinidad and Tobago Passport, Driver’s Permit or National ID card and sign the Visit Register. If you are visiting a convicted inmate, you must also provide a completed Visit Form. The Visit Form will be mailed to you when the convicted inmate advises Prison Staff of your intended visit.
In order to maintain a secure environment, all visitors must be processed at the prison facility before the visit takes place. The length of time to process a visitor is dependent on the time of the year the visit is being made, the volume of visitors on that particular day and the facility being visited. In general, processing takes from one to three hours.
How long can my visit last?
The duration of your visit, and when the visit can occur, is determined by the category of inmate or other detainee you are visiting. Inmates are categorised as remanded, convicted or condemned. Other detainees include lads at YTC and prohibited inmates.
- Remanded inmates are allowed a total of two visits per week, 15 minutes in duration, between the hours of 8:00 am and 11:00 am.
- Condemned inmates are allowed a total of two visits per week, 15 minutes in duration, between the hours of 8:00 am and 3:00 pm.
- Convicted inmates are allowed a total of one visit per month, which varies from 15 minutes to 45 minutes depending on how long they have been incarcerated.
- Prohibited inmates are allowed a total of two visits per week, 15 minutes in duration, between the hours of 8:00 am and 3:00 pm.
- YTC lads are allowed a total of two visits per week, 15 minutes in duration, between the hours of 8:00 am and 3:00 pm.
