UDC Resumes Providing Visiting Photos For Households and Buddies

The Utah Department of Corrections is bringing again the chance for incarcerated people to take pictures with their family and friends members throughout in-person visits.

Beginning August 1, 2026, eligible offenders might have one family-style {photograph} taken throughout an in-person go to each 12 months. Visiting workers will facilitate the pictures and supply the pictures to the taking part members of the family.

Requesting a Photo: 

The {photograph} have to be requested earlier than the go to begins. Complete a photograph request sheet on the visiting desk and clearly present:

• The offender’s title and offender quantity.
• Your title.
• A legitimate e mail tackle.

The incarcerated particular person have to be eligible for in-person visiting in the primary visiting room and can’t be restricted to barrier or video visits. Visiting workers will confirm eligibility.

The offender might decline the {photograph} and stay eligible to have it taken throughout a future go to.

Photograph Rules:

• The offender should put on a plain, unaltered white T-shirt or their state-issued uniform shirt. (Altered shirts, tank tops, and shirts of any shade aside from white aren’t permitted.)
• The incarcerated particular person shall be seated with their fingers of their lap. Visitors will stand beside or behind the offender. Visitors who’re unable to face might sit beside the incarcerated particular person.
• Hugging and kissing are prohibited. Limited contact, reminiscent of putting one hand on the offender’s shoulder, could also be permitted by visiting workers.
• Minor kids should stand on their very own or be held by an grownup customer. The incarcerated particular person might not maintain a minor youngster or permit a minor youngster to take a seat on their lap.
• Staff will take one verification {photograph} and one household {photograph}. Photographs is not going to be previewed or retaken except workers decide that the unique {photograph} is unusable.
• The household {photograph} will probably be emailed to the tackle supplied on the request type. Please print clearly and confirm that the e-mail tackle is appropriate.
• All directions from visiting workers have to be adopted. Failure to comply with these necessities might consequence within the {photograph} not being taken.

This program is just for these housed on the Utah State Correctional Facility and the Central Utah Correctional Facility.

Information concerning the visiting photograph program may even be supplied to the incarcerated. 

Please direct any inquiries to your facility’s visiting workers.