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Visitor Policy

Interview with Elise, Jack, Justin and Sean

JM: How often could you receive visitors?
Elise: not knowing anyone there, I only had one visitor. And it was just for about an hour
Jack: You could get visitors once per week. The day and time was based on your last name.
Justin: 1 TIME PER WEEK FOR 45 MIN VIA VIDEO SCREEN. WHEN THEY WORKED BUT NO FACE TO FACE
Sean: twice a week you could have a visitor that you can talk to over a phone, like a teleconference call

JM: Was the check-in process lengthy for those who came to see you?
Elise: not that I knew of
Jack: When people came to visit they had to show ID and the person at the jail would check their name to see if they had any outstanding warrants then they sent them back to where the video conferencing stuff is.
Justin: YES, THGEY HAVE TO MAKE AN APPT 24 HRS IN ADVANCE SHOW PHOTO ID. THEY HAVE TO BE THERE 15 MIN IN ADVANCE IF THERE 1 MIN LATE NO VISIT.
Sean: ive been told that the wait was long due to bad scheduling on the jailers behalf, and my visitors felt violated just to get to the phone

JM: What was the visiting environment like?
Elise: Just a room with several chairs and windows
Jack: It was clean and bright with lots of windows all around. The picture on the screen was also very clear and it was easy to see the people you were talking to for the most part. Sometimes the volume would go out and then it would be hard to hear for a few minutes but it usually fixed itself.
Justin: AWFUL, THE SCREENS USUALLY DONT WORK AND YOU HAVE OTHER INMATES LOOKING OVER YOUR SHOULDER AND THE NOISE IS SO BAD U CANT HEAR YOURSELF THINK MUCH LESS HEAR YOU FAMILY ON THE OTHER END. I SAW SEVERAL FIGHTS OVER INMATES DISRESPECTING FAMILY MEMBERS THAT WERE ON THE OTHER END
Sean: when you get a visitor, you never even leaveyour cell block....you just sit in front of a little tv on a phone, like a teleconference call, and see your visitor through the screen...whats bad about that is all the other inmates see them too....inmates will stand to the side and masturbate while looking at your spouse...its disgusting

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