Visiting in Kansas (KDOC)
How to get on a Kansas prison's approved visitor list, how visits are scheduled statewide through ICSolutions, the 72-hour reservation rule, the contact rules, and what visiting looks like during intake.
Getting on the approved visitor list
No one may visit until they are on the resident’s pre-approved visitation list. The resident initiates the process from inside the facility, and each prospective visitor is reviewed under KDOC policy IMPP 10-113D. A visitor who is not on the list cannot be scheduled for a visit.
Scheduling a visit
Kansas schedules visits statewide through ICSolutions rather than facility by facility. Every visit must be reserved in advance.
- Confirm the visitor is on the resident’s pre-approved visitation list.
- Create a visitor account and reserve a slot at icsolutions.com. Reservations must be made at least 72 hours before that week’s visitation begins at the facility.
- Select an available slot. Each facility offers two slots per day — one in the morning and one in the afternoon.
A visitor without internet access can contact the facility’s visitation clerk to arrange a reservation.
Visiting slots and limits
Each adult facility offers two visiting slots per day — one morning slot and one afternoon slot. Within those slots:
- A visitor may reserve one or two slots on a single day.
- A visitor cannot book multiple days in the same weekend.
- The number of visitors per resident is four.
The exact days and hours are set by each facility within this statewide framework.
Contact and non-contact visits
Kansas allows appropriate contact during a visit: a hug or brief embrace between a resident and their visitor is permitted. The specific arrangement at a given visit depends on the facility, the resident’s housing, and the visiting area.
ID and what visitors may bring
Visitors pass through facility security, and a dress code, identification requirement, and limits on what may be carried in apply at every facility. KDOC does not publish a single statewide list of approved attire or permitted items; the rules are set in policy IMPP 10-113D and at the facility level.
Reception and where someone enters the system
Where a person first enters the Kansas prison system depends on their gender:
- Men: all men enter through the Reception and Diagnostic Unit (RDU) at El Dorado Correctional Facility, which processes new commitments before transfer to a permanent facility.
- Women: all women enter through the intake process at the Topeka Correctional Facility, the only women’s prison in Kansas.
During reception, family visits are not allowed until the resident advances past intake. While a person is in the diagnostic unit, only attorneys, clergy, and law enforcement may visit. See Intake and transfers in Kansas.
Verify Before Acting
Sources
This page is compiled from the following publicly available sources. Policies change without notice — confirm current details with the facility before relying on them.