Visiting Bayside

Book 48 Hours Ahead

All NJDOC visits are by appointment, at least 48 hours ahead, and every visitor, adults and children, must be on the person’s approved visit list.

Call (856) 785-0040, ext. 5416, Monday to Thursday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday

Session	Time
Main and Minimum, morning	8 to 10:30 a.m.
Main and Minimum, afternoon	12 to 2:30 p.m.
Primary caregiver visits	8 to 11 a.m.

Weekdays

Day	Visit
Monday to Thursday	Primary caregiver visits, 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Wednesday	Non-contact window visits, 8 to 9, 9 to 10 and 10 to 11 a.m.
Wednesday	Child Protection and Permanency visits, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.

There are no visits listed on Friday.

Primary Caregiver Visits

Under New Jersey’s Dignity for Incarcerated Primary Caretaker Parents Act, approved parents can have visits with their children, plus up to 3 approved adults, one of whom brings the children. Approval goes through the prison’s Classification Committee.

ID

A current photo driver’s license or MVC non-driver ID, photo Welfare or Medicaid card, employment photo ID, or passport.

Children

Relatives under 18 come with an adult relative, who brings written parental consent.

What to Wear

No skin-tight, sheer or see-through clothing (leggings and rompers included), bare shoulders, midriffs or cleavage, tank or crop tops, hoodies, scrubs, khaki, orange, gray or camouflage, flip-flops or slides.

Lockers

Lockers cost $0.50 or $0.75, quarters only, and there is no change machine.

When There’s No Friday Visit

Bayside lists no visits on Friday, and weekend sessions end by 2:30 p.m. A letter or photos sent through Pigeonly from your phone can keep things going in between, no printer needed.