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B. Seating All prison visiting rooms have chairs set up for prisoners and their visitors to use while visiting. Nevertheless visiting at a prison can be complicated and confusing especially when visiting for the first time. Most prison visiting rooms also have small tables usually about 24 inches square and no more than 18 inches high. Prisoners and visitors are subject to continuous surveillance. Most prison visiting rooms have surveillance cameras. Many prisons restrict how early a visitor may...drive onto prison grounds for a visit usually about an hour before the start of visiting hours. The 800 Visitors Information number and the CDCR website will have information regarding whether the prison you are visiting requires appointments and how to make an appointment. All visits with a prisoner restricted to non-contact visiting and all visits with a made by telephoning a specified number at the prison during specified hours during the week. C. Visiting Staff or take your comments and...complaints. Every prison has a Visiting Sergeant and/or Visiting Lieutenant who can also answer questions or take comments and complaints. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation CDCR recognizes the importance of visitation and encourages families and friends to visit as often as their circumstances allow. This handbook is a useful guide for visitors taking you through the process step-by-step explaining the procedures and rules and providing information and guidance on what...you will need to do to visit and what you will encounter as you go through the process. Preparing To Visit A. Application to Visit a Prisoner Any adult wishing to visit a prisoner must first obtain approval from CDCR* You must apply for approval to visit by completing a Visitor Questionnaire CDCR Form 106. You obtain the Visitor Questionnaire by having the prisoner you wish to visit send it to you. The prisoner must sign the questionnaire before sending it to the prospective visitor the...signature confirms the prisoner s agreement to have the applicant added to his/her visiting list. It is important to fill out the questionnaire completely. The questionnaire calls for the applicant to list all criminal convictions and all arrests even if the arrest never led to charges or conviction* CDCR will conduct a background check for arrests and convictions when processing the application and will deny approval to visit if the check indicates an arrest or conviction not listed on the...questionnaire so you should be thorough when completing the questionnaire. It is important to note that any contact with law enforcement may result in a record of the contact in the California Law Enforcement Telecommunication System and may require clarification by the applicant. If you are unable to remember all the specifics about an arrest or conviction be as specific as you can in providing the approximate date and the cause of the arrest. Mail the completed questionnaire to the Visiting...Sergeant and/or Lieutenant where the prisoner you want to visit is housed* Mailing addresses are listed at the end of this handbook see Attachment 1 and are also on CDCR s website www.