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Visitor Policy

Interview with Kyle, Randy, Tyler, Dave and Melissa

JM: How often could you receive visitors?
Kyle: Minimum 3 visits a week Medium 2 visits a week DOC - 1 Segregation - 0 Each visit was between glass and lasted about 45 minutes
Randy: IT DEPENDED ON YOUR LEVEL. IF YOU WERE MEDIUM, IT WOULD BE 3 TIMES A WEEK BUT AS A LOW LEVEL, COULD BE DAILY
Tyler: I didn't get any vistors in the 5 days that I was there so I can't answer that question.
Dave: DEPENDING ON YOUR CUSTODY LEVEL, IT COULD BE 3 TIMES A WEEK OR EVERYDAY IF YOU WANTED.
Melissa: 3 times per week.

JM: Was the check-in process lengthy for those who came to see you?
Kyle: The first time they came it would take about an hour to be put on record. After that when they would return it was maybe 15 minutes.
Randy: IT WAS NOT A BAD PROCESS AT ALL AND PROBABLY ONE OF THE EASIEST AND BEST AROUND AS THERE WERE NO PRE-APPROVAL PROCESSES OR APPOINTMENTS.
Tyler: I only saw attorneys in the vistors area and I really have no idea what the went through to get in to see their client.
Dave: THIS JAIL HAD THE EASIEST OF VISIT CHECK IN THAT I KNOW OF AS YOU JUST HAD TO GIVE YOUR ID, AND GO IN. YOU DID NOT HAVE TO MAKE APPOINTMENTS ETC.
Melissa: No, it was simple and quick.

JM: What was the visiting environment like?
Kyle: A small room of 7 phones on one side for the inmates looking through the thick scratched glass to the visitors on the other. The phones had short cords which were uncomfortable. The phones themselves often crackled from bad quality or being monitored. The visitors side was always crowded and loud with kids screaming.
Randy: IT WAS BEHIND GLASS TALKING ON A TELEPHONE ACCESSED OFF EACH SECTION OF THE JAIL. THE PHONES WERE SOMETIMES NOT GOOD AS IT WAS HARD TO HEAR BUT THEY WERE FAIRLY OPEN ABOUT SWITCHING YOU TO ANOTHER IF IT WAS NOT CROWDED. IT WAS 20 MINUTE VISITS PER PERSON AND DECENT.
Tyler: From what I could see it was a inclosed area away from the other inmates with a sheriff listening in to all conversations. None that I could tell were interrupted at any time and as I said it seemed to be only attorneys that I noticed. They were in suits so I assumed they were their attorney
Dave: THE VISITING ENVIRONMENT WAS IN SMALL SECTIONED AREAS AND WAS BEHIND GLASS WHILE TALKING OVER A TELEPHONE. IT COULD BE A LITTLE NOISY AND THE PHONES SOMETIMES DID NOT WORK BUT IF IT WAS NOT BUSY THEY WERE PRETTY GOOD ABOUT ALLOWING YOU TO SWITCH TO A WORKING PHONE FOR THE VISIT
Melissa: Glass with a phone to talk. There are chairs for you and for your visitor. The phones aren't always clear, sounds like they are listening in, and you have to hold the cords to not hear static. For "Professional Visits" from lawyers etc, you are buzzed out and go downstairs to special visiting rooms with closed doors. You will be strip searched before and after these visits.

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