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Visitation Policy
General Policies
- Inmates in Wilkes County Jail are allowed 1, free 15 minute visit per week from the public lobby of the Wilkes County Jail. These visits must be scheduled online.
- Visitors can purchase and schedule online visits through www.iwebvisit.com.
- Juveniles (persons under age 16) may visit if they are accompanied by their parent or legal guardian.
- Intoxicated visitors, or visitors who become loud, disruptive, fail to control their children, or otherwise violate Jail Facility rules may be asked to leave and/or be banned from the Wilkes County Jail.
Visitation Dress Policy
Visitors will be required to wear clothing appropriate for visitation within a Jail Facility atmosphere. Visitors are expected to dress in a manner that demonstrates respect and doesn't compromise safety for one's self and others. If a visitor is dressed or groomed in a way that disrupts the orderly process of visitation or reveals too much of the body for a Jail Facility setting, that visitor will not be allowed to enter the Jail Facility.
Guidelines
The following list is not all inclusive but provides guidelines regarding what is appropriate/inappropriate for Jail Facilities:- Shirts and shoes are required to be worn inside of the building.
- Blouses, tops and shirts shall have no exposed shoulders, chests or midriffs. Tank tops or spaghetti straps are unsuitable for Jail Facilities; however, sleeveless blouses are acceptable.
- Dresses, skirts and shorts shall reach fingertip length.
- Pants shall fit appropriately at or near the waist. Wearing pants far below the waist and covering up with large shirts is unacceptable.
- Clothing that exhibits logos and sayings, which include profanity, sexual innuendoes, or references to violence, alcohol, tobacco, or potentially inflammatory statements, are prohibited.
- Hats, bandanas, knit caps, sweatbands, or head coverings will not be worn in the building.
- Heavy chains attached to clothing including wallet chains are prohibited.
- Sunglasses should not be worn in the building.
- See-through clothing or any clothing that exposes undergarments is prohibited.