The probation part is more the issue than a pending charge would be. Depending on the visitation approval process, we strongly urge you to check with the staff at the facility to make sure. If they run your information through NCIC, you will not be allowed visitation. You would then have to petition the warden for special permission. If that is going to be the end result, we would advise you to go straight to the warden before the screening.

There are rules for prison and jail that people on the outside will never fully understand. This is where it all becomes frustrating - being locked up, the property of the state, a number not a name... this is the reality of incarceration. No-contact visitation is also a reality, and but now with technology visitation from home is easier on most folks.

This depends on the facility, but most places want you to mail it in so that the signature is visible.

GEO facilities are privately run and are very conscious of sticking to the protocol they design that got them the contract in the first place. This means that the visitation is a tightly run operation where you will have to go through the screening process before being allowed visits. We encourage you to call the facility and speak with a counselor before setting a date to visit (956) 718-4700.

No. You will need to have a valid government issued ID like a driver's license, a passport or something that lets the staff know who you are and that your ID matches the name on the approval list.

This is something that is not allowed in most facilities, therefore you should call the facility and speak to a counselor to find out the specific rules at their institution before you arrive.

If it's within the same state prison system, there is little to no downtime for phone calls. If you were on his previous visitation list, you might have little downtime there too.

Gift boxes are not permitted in any federal facility - all goods and sundries must be purchased through the institution's commissary. Visitation for you will be a challenge. The federal system requires potential visitors to register with an application that is processed through the NCIC database. If you come up as a felon in their search your visitation will be denied. If you petition the warden at FCI Ashland and thoroughly explain your situation, your crime and your incarceration -

Probably, because you are his mother, but you will definitely need [permission from the warden's office beforehand.

Only if they do not know what it is. If they do recognize it, they will most definitely have you take it to your car if you wish to continue the visit. Cellphones are not allowed.