Visiting Hours for the Pre-Release Center

Visiting Hours for the Western Massachusetts Correctional Alcohol Center

Hampden County Sheriff's Department

Main Facility Visiting

GGeneral Public Visiting hours are 1:00 p.m. – 5:50 p.m. and 6:45 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Monday through Sunday. During the weekend, those inmates whose last name begins with A-L may receive visits on Saturday and inmates whose last name begins with M-Z may receive visits on Sunday. This is done in order to provide balance on weekend visiting to all. Except during count times, additional hours may be provided for professional Visiting by prior arrangement with the Central Control Supervisor. Several pods have restricted visiting times due to their classifications etc. Restrictions are as follows;

THERE WILL BE NO VISITS FROM: 11:50AM-1:00PM AND 5:50PM-7:00PM Due to Facility Counts

RESTRICTED POD HOURS MONDAY THRU FRIDAY

DAVIS 6 (SHORT TERM POD)

3:00PM-5:50PM

7:00PM-9:00PM

BRAVO 1 (TRANSITIONAL PROGRAM)

4:00PM-5:50PM

7:00PM-9:00PM

BRAVO 3 (ACCOUNTABILITY POD)

4:30PM-5:50PM

7:00PM-9:00PM

CHARLIE 3

CELLS 1- 16 CELLS 17-32

1:00PM-5:50PM 4:00PM-5:50PM

7:00PM-9:00PM 7:00PM-9:00PM

ALL POD WEEKEND AND HOLIDAY VISITS ARE ALPHABETICAL

1:00PM-5:50PM

7:00PM-9:00PM

Pre Release Visiting

WMCAC Visiting

Pre-Release/Minimum

Visitor Orientation/Property Times

ALL VISITORS MUST GO THROUGH AN ORIENTATION CLASS BEFORE VISITS ARE OFFICIAL. THE ORIENTATION FOR VISITS ARE:

Orientation Times

Tuesday – 5:30PM – 6:30pm

Friday – 1:15PM – 2:15PM

Visiting Times

North and South Units

Sunday- 12:20pm-2:10pm

Wednesday- 7:00pm-8:30pm

Saturday- 7:00pm-8:30pm

East Unit

Monday- 7:00pm-8:30pm

Thursday- 7:00pm-8:30pm

Sunday- 7:00pm-8:30pm

West Unit

Tuesday- 7:00pm-8:30pm

Wednesday- 7:00pm-8:30pm

Saturday- 12:20pm-2:10pm

Property Schedule

Tuesday – 5:30PM – 8:30PM

Friday – 12:00PM – 3:00PM

Clothes Exchange Policy

WMCAC RESIDENT VISITING PLAN

POLICY: The Western MA Correctional Alcohol Center recognizes the importance of regular contact between residents and their families, friends, and/or attorneys and maintains a written plan to maximize the hours during which visits are permitted and provide every resident the opportunity to have regular visits except where there is substantial evidence that the visitor poses a threat to the safety of the resident or the security of the program. The Visiting Plan includes visiting periods, including evenings and weekends, procedures to search and exclude visitors, rules and regulations, a system to identify and register all visitors, a system to arrange for special visits, a system to maintain records of all visitors, and provides adequate and appropriate areas for visiting. Visitors shall not be allowed access to any other part of the facility other than the designated visiting areas and the movement of visitors shall be controlled and monitored by facility staff. Outside professionals, working in an official capacity, shall be allowed special visiting privileges. The Visiting Plan is available to all staff and residents and to visitors upon request.

PROCEDURE A: VISITING HOURS

In order to provide access to all residents, VISITING HOURS for residents of the facility shall be:

- Thursday, from 6:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m., for residents whose last name begins with "A" through "K", and

- Friday, from 6:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m., for residents whose last name begins with "L" through "Z"

- Saturday, from 1:30 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. for residents whose last name begins with "A" through "K"

- Saturday, from 6:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. for residents whose last name begins with "L" through "Z"

- Holiday visiting hours are usually 1:30 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. on the day of the holiday FOR ALL RESIDENTS, "A" through "Z"

Clothing exchange hours are Monday - Friday 12:00PM-2:00PM (Closed on Holidays.)

Exchanges are only made by appointment.

You must call 1-413-547-8000 x2208 to make this appointment.

No sneakers, jewelry, or belts! Dress shoes only.