PCC Mail Address:

Inmate's Name
Palmer Correctional Center
PO Box 919
Palmer, AK 99645

Telephone Issues:
Evercom Trouble # 1-800-844-6591

Visiting Rules

All visitors and prisoners must adhere to the following rules of conduct:

1. The prisoner and visitor may embrace for a short time only at the beginning and end of the visitation period.
2. Petting or other sexual activities are prohibited.
3. The prisoner and visitor must sit in separate chairs during visitation.
4. Small children may sit with a relative prisoner at the discretion of the supervising staff member.
5. Who may visit:
   1. Individuals on the approved visitor's list who are 18 years or older.
   2. Juveniles who are accompanied by their parent or legal guardian (or in the case of minors who are members of the inmate's immediate family, accompanied by any member of the inmate's extended family).
6. Who may not visit:
   1. Individuals not on the approved visitor's list, including children .
   2. Persons on parole or probation without permission from the Superintendent and their supervising probation/parole officer
   3. Anyone released from any correctional facility within the preceding 60 days.
   4. Individuals known to be or for whom there is reasonable cause to believe may be of harmful effect to the prisoner(s), who constitute a threat to the security or orderly operation of the institution.
7. Visitors are not allowed to be "dropped off" at Palmer Correctional Center. If the visitor(s) ride with another person that is not allowed to visit, the driver will remain at the Reception Center. These visits will be limited to one (1) hour.
8. All visitors must provide positive photo ID to the HRC Officer. Visitors shall leave their purses and other large items in their vehicle. Vehicles will be locked and keys removed. Note: properly accompanied minors under #1 of this policy are not required to have photo ID.
9. Alcohol, drugs or their paraphernalia (including all tobacco products), knives or other weapons are not to enter the facility or facility grounds.
10. Visitors must be appropriately dressed when entering the institution for a visit - shirt and trousers for men, and a blouse, skirt, slacks or dress for women. Cutoffs, shorts, capris, mini-skirts or beach type clothing are not acceptable. Any attire deemed provocative by the Superintendent or designee will not be permitted.
11. Visitors are not allowed to exchange any items during visiting. Pre-approved packages or money for the prisoner will be submitted to the HRC Officer for disbursement the following duty day.
12. Pets are not allowed on the facility grounds, nor may they be left inside vehicles at the HRC parking lot.
13. Visitors are subject to search by the use of metal detector prior to each entry into the visiting room.
14. Toys, games, cards, tape recorders, cameras, radios and musical instruments are not permitted in the visiting room.
15. Visitors are responsible for the conduct of their children.
16. Children requiring use of the restroom are to be escorted by the responsible visitor.
17. No food or drink is allowed in the visiting room.
18. Prisoners will not be allowed to wear any sweat clothes or gym clothes during visiting.
19. Prisoners and visitors are not allowed to leave the visiting area without permission from the Visiting Officer.
20. You mat not drive on correctional facility grounds unless authorized and with a valid driver's license and a currently licensed vehicle.
21. No more than five (5) visitors may visit any one inmate at a time without advance arrangements.

Special Visits:

1. Bail Bondsmen: Court-approved bail bondsmen may interview bailable prisoners at any time of day or night.
2. Attorneys: Attorneys may visit with prisoners under procedures in policy #808.01, Legal rights of prisoners. Supervising officers may visually observe, but not listen to, record or monitor conversations between prisoners and attorneys without a court order. The department shall take all reasonable precautions to preserve the confidentiality of the attorney/client relationship.
3. Clergy and official visitors: Clergy, probation officers, law enforcement and other official visitors, upon showing of proper I.D.
4. The Superintendent or designee may authorize special visits on a case-by-case basis for the following visitors:
   1. Visitors to Hospital: The Superintendent and Institutional Health Care Officer must approve all persons visiting a prisoner in the hospital. 22 AAC 05.130(h). The Supervising officer shall sign authorized visitors into the Guard Hire Packet and give instructions, if any, to the guard under policy #302.19, Contract Guard Hire.
   2. After Hours Visits: The Superintendent must approve visits from clergy, probation officers, law enforcement, and other official visitors outside of business hours on a case-by-case basis.
   3. Prisoner's Children: The Superintendent may approve special visitation privileges for a prisoner who is the mother of a child one year of age or younger. See policy #808.06, Requirements Relating to Female Prisoners.
   4. Acquaintance from "out of town" with 72 hours notice
   5. Family member from "out of town" or leaving Alaska. "Out of Town" means more than 50 road miles from PCC and does not include Anchorage.
   6. Emergency: Death or severe extended family illness.

Restrictions on Visitation:

If the Superintendent denies or restricts a prisoner's visitation, the Superintendent shall prepare a written decision and notify the prisoner of the facts supporting the individualized determination justifying the denial or restriction. The notice must be as specific as possible without jeopardizing the security of the institution or any person's safety. The Superintendent may include a date in the notice when he or she will reconsider the denial or restriction. Staff must file a copy of the notice in the prisoner's case record.

1. The department may deny or restrict visitation with a prisoner for the following reasons:
   1. security requirements; 22 AAC 05.130(d)(1)
   2. space availability; 22 AAC 05.130(d)(2)
   3. disruptive behavior; 22 AAC 05.130(d)(3)
   4. being under the influence of alcohol or drugs; 22 AAC 05.130 d)(4)
   5. health problems (restrictions for a chronically mentally ill person only apply if the person's behavior is disruptive, dangerous, or in some way threatens the security of the institution); 22 AAC 05.130(d)(5)
   6. refusal to submit to an authorized search under section #(5) below; 22 AAC 05.130(d)(6)
   7. the visitor is under the age of 18 unless: 22 AAC 05.130(d)(7)
      1. the visitor is a family member of the prisoner escorted by an adult family or extended family member or is a non-family member escorted by a parent or guardian. (Guardians must present proof of legal guardianship.): 22 AAC 05.130(d)(7)
         1. Immediate Family Member: A spouse, child, parent or sibling.
         2. Extended Family: A cousin, aunt, uncle, in-law or grandparent; may include present or former guardian.
      2. the visitor has attained majority by virtue of marriage to the prisoner under A.S. 25.20.020; 22 AAC 05.130(d)(7)
      3. the visitor is an emancipated minor under A.S. 09.55.590; or 22 AAC 05.130(d)(7)
      4. the visitor is the prisoner's child (unless the prisoner's parental rights to reasonable visitation have been terminated or otherwise limited pursuant to a divorce, Child in Need of Aid proceeding or other court order.
      5. NOTE: The department may reasonable restrict a minor's visitation when the minor is not the prisoner's child if individually determined to be necessary to protect the minor against an identifiable risk presented by visitation with the prisoner, given the visitor's age, sex and relationship with the prisoner.
   8. previous violation of visitation rules; 22 AAC 05.130(d)(8)
   9. a court order precludes visitation during probation (this also applies during incarceration).
   10. The visitor was released from a correctional facility within the preceding 60 days, unless the superintendent pre-approves the visit. (this section does not apply to a person who was acquitted at trial or released because the state dismissed the charges); 22 AAC 05.130(d)(12)
   11. Misrepresentation of identity or the purpose of the visit; 22 AAC 05.130(d)(10)
   12. Violation of the visitor dress code under section E(3) below; 22 AAC 05.130(d)(11)
   13. As a sanction imposed by a disciplinary committee. In that case, the department may limit or suspend contact visitation and limit secure visitation to immediate family members.
   14. The visitor is a parolee for whom parole conditions prohibit contacting a prisoner; or
   15. Any other reason that demonstrates that the visit is adverse to the orderly operation, security, or safety of the institution. (The reason must be documented as an individualized determination).
2. Persons under probation, parole or other community corrections supervision must obtain their individual supervising officer and the superintendent's permission before visiting a prisoner.
3. The Superintendent or designee may exclude a visitor under section 1 above for a specified period, indefinitely, or permanently as long as reasonable grounds exist that the visitor jeopardizes the safety, security, or order of the institution. The Superintendent must give the visitor the reasons for denying visitation. 22 AAC 05.130(c)
4. A prisoner may file a grievance concerning the denial or restriction of visitation directly to the Director of Institutions through the facility Grievance Coordinator. See policy #808.03, Prisoner Grievances.