DC Public Library partners with D.C. Jail in their Video Visitation program. Family and friends of D.C. Jail inmates have the opportunity to access video-visitation stations at Anacostia Neighborhood Library and at Capitol View Library to make live connections with D.C. Jail inmates.
Video Visits take place at the following times:
• Anacostia Neighborhood Library | Thursdays from 2-4 p.m. and Fridays from 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
• Capitol View Neighborhood Library | Wednesdays from 2-4 p.m. and Saturdays from 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
• Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library* | Tuesdays from 4-6 p.m. and Fridays from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
UPDATE: Saturday, April 4, 2020 – Your health and safety is extremely important to us. Together, everyone needs to play their part in helping to flatten the curve. To mitigate the possible spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) through DC Department of Corrections (DC DOC) facilities, the Department will implement a medical stay-in-place, effective immediately, which will further limit movement of residents and help “flatten the curve”, as we anticipate the pandemic’s peak in the next several weeks. During the medical stay in place, DOC will cease all video visitations.
The VVC is located behind the Correctional Treatment Facility (1901 E Street, SE, Washington, DC 20009).
All visits will continue to be scheduled via the Internet or by calling 1 (888) 906-6394 or (202) 442-6155 (Tuesday through Saturday from 9 am-5 pm).
Social visits at the DC Jail are conducted at the Department’s Video Visitation Center, located at the DC General Hospital complex (adjacent to the jail), and in select community visitation locations. Visits may be scheduled via the Internet or by calling 1 (888) 906-6394 or (202) 442-6155 (Tuesday through Saturday from 9 am-5 pm). Visits are conducted Wednesdays through Sundays starting at 11 am and ending at 10 pm. The last session begins at 9 pm. Visitation hours at the community locations differ. Please see below for visitation hours for each satellite location. DOC encourages all visitors to arrive at least fifteen minutes prior to the scheduled visit. Visits must start on time and are automatically cancelled if visitors arrive late.
Effective Wednesday, September 12, 2012, inmates are allowed two (2) 45-minute social visits per week--visits are free and by appointment only. However, One adult and up to two minor children (under the age of 18) may enter the video visitation room to visit, effective November 6, 2012. Additional minor children may be rotated in during the forty-five (45) minute visitation period as long as they are supervised by an adult while in the waiting area.
About Face to Face Visitation
The D.C. Department of Corrections offers visitation for the families and loved ones of those incarcerated in our facilities. Most social visits for inmates housed at the D.C. Jail are conducted through video visitation. However, as an incentive for positive behavior, face to face visitation is now available for eligible inmates. This program began on June 22, 2015.
Correctional Treatment Facility:
There will be no weekend or Sunday visitation on Sunday, December 25, 2022, or Sunday, January 1, 2023.
Note: All Mondays are reserved for the female population at the CTF.