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Visitor Policy

Interview with Matthew, Michelle and Art

JM: How often could you receive visitors?
Matthew: About once or twice a day. Visiting days and hours were on saturdays and by appointment on weekdays. It just depended on how many people came to see you and made appointments. If 4 people made appointments within visiting hours, then you could see all 4.
Michelle: on our unit we could have 1 visit a week for an hour. we could also request visits from various religous groups that were already pre-approved
Art: 2 times a wek on low risk med and high risk is once a week and the inmate has to request the visit

JM: Was the check-in process lengthy for those who came to see you?
Matthew: Extremely. You had to have made a phone call to the jail first to set up the appointed hour you would be visiting. Then when you come, you are assigned a locker to put your stuff in and are checked for weapons; as well as drugs and contraband. You fill out waivers to release the jail from liability.
Michelle: usually no. they only reqire them to be there 15 min. before the scheduled visit time to get there visitor badge and go through the medal detector
Art: Yes they have to get their i d s turned in and valid make sure no warrents probation or any hold then they have to sign n and pat downs and such

JM: What was the visiting environment like?
Matthew: After check-in at the front, You were escorted one by one to the visiting area. There were glass separators, with just a single steel bar stool in front of the window. It was very confining, for just being a visitor. I have been on both sides of that glass and either way it still feels the same. You spoke through a two way phone that was also being monitored by the jail. It was a very cold atmosphere as a visitor. Nothing but steal, glass, and concrete brick surrounding you. Not very friendly, but it worked for just the 10 to 20 minutes allowed for visiting.
Michelle: there are rows of seats with phones that you talk through and you can see the person only through plexy glass. the only people who can set up semi-contact or full-contact visits are lawyers, law enforcement, and probation officers. other than that everyone else was 100% though plexy glass only
Art: Simple glass wall and their on one side im on the other and yu speak through a phone and its only an hour non contact visits....they are all cloaely monitored and regulated,,,cant be on lockdown to recieve a. Visit and they must schedule 24 hours in advance no more or no less

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