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Interview with Cami, Tombstone, Strawberry, Tonya, Jay, Fred, Alice and Patrick

JM: How often could you receive visitors?
Cami: Once a week on Saturdays.
Tombstone: 2 times a week,your last name would be what they would go by,,my wife only came twice a wk
Strawberry: i think 1 or 2 times a week...depending on the day
Tonya: Didn't
Jay: In the county once a week on your day in prison every two weeks rotating from Saturday to Sunday
Fred: I could receive visitors once a week on Thursdays and it would only last for 30 minutes
Alice: visitors were allowed once a week for 15 minutes at a time IF the elevators werent broken and their was e nough staff
Patrick: weekly by video conference, I thank they lasted about 25 minutes, they are recorded. One vistor at a time.

JM: Was the check-in process lengthy for those who came to see you?
Cami: Not really unless they waited till the last minute to come see me.
Tombstone: Yes,my wife hated it,& I hated she had to go thru it,but if you saw your family at all;you just had to choke down the embarrassment...
Strawberry: from what i heard it was
Tonya: None
Jay: Yes it would be long lines the people who came to see you had to be searched and that took time and the guards took their time I believe they move slow on purpose to cut visit time short
Fred: Yes they would have to get there at least an hour early to be able to get up stairs to be able to see me
Alice: my mother had to show her license and her name had to be ran for any felonies, she had to go through a metal detector,and could only have her keys on her
Patrick: 2 hours, sometimes people that come cannot even get to see you. they have a facility a few blocks away that is the video hookup. I have never been in it.

JM: What was the visiting environment like?
Cami: It was a thick glass separating you and your visitor with a phone to talk to them on through the glass.
Tombstone: Like you see in movies,little niches that had glass on both sides,& you have to talk thru a telephone.,you only have about 10 spots for a entire floor,& your time in there is very short
Strawberry: i have no idea..i didnt get visitors...but i imagin it was small and crowded and sad
Tonya: Dont know never had
Jay: In the county we were behind glass with a phone in prison visitation was in the cafeteria your family could bring quarters so yall could get some microwavable sandwhiches some snacks and something to drink but you couldn't bring any of that back with you so you had to eat out there it couldn't be to much touching and they had guards out there enforcing the rules
Fred: It was crappy. I would have to look at my family through a small piece of glass and I would have to talk to them through them on a phone.e and it was hard to hear because there was 9 other people in there and it was very loud and crowded
Alice: there was four phones and a small area with plexiglass windows to talk through. it was small, hot and dirty. there were no conjugal visits or face to face visits, some people could only visit through a video screen where they could talk to their friends and family members. hm
Patrick: by video, they put the inmates in a looked room, I do not know what the other end was like, it is not in person contact, big scam,, nothing more nothing less. I hated the place, could not see family for a years just stupid and no one cares about it.

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