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Visitor Policy

Interview with Shawn, Tom, Linda, Margaret and Laura

JM: How often could you receive visitors?
Shawn: 3 times a week
Tom: I only received visitors approximately 3 times while I was in. My family didnt have a vehicle to get around in.
Linda: We were able to get visits 3 times a week. The visits were only.15 min.
Margaret: I BELIEVE IT WAS TWICE TO THREE TIMES PER WEEK, LIKE A WEDNESDAY AND A SATURDAY OR SOMETHING.
Laura: you could have visitors from Wednesday-Saturday. you have to make an appoinment 24 hours in advance.

JM: Was the check-in process lengthy for those who came to see you?
Shawn: No
Tom: It was very long. They took the persons IDs, ran background checks, then they had to call the inmate to let them know they had a visitor. From there we would be escorted when there was enough people at one time, usually 5-8 inmates getting visitors. We would be escorted by a Sheriff deputy to the visiting area.
Linda: Yes. The visitors had to check in an hour before the time they scheduled to visit. Then they had to wait in line til they were called through.
Margaret: THE PROCESS FOR CHECKING IN WASNT TOO BAD ITSELF, IT WAS THE LINES THEY WOULD HAVE TO WAIT IN BEFORE THE ACTUAL CHECKING IN PART.
Laura: I do not know. When I am in jail it is easier for me to do my time without having anyone come and visit me

JM: What was the visiting environment like?
Shawn: Loud not private, dirty and nomitored every word
Tom: It was very loud and crowded. We talked on phones (like they show on tv and movies) and the conversations were on average 15- 20 mins. There was a time when they put the entire jail on lock- down and visitation came to a screeching halt. Everyone was told to leave, the inmates escorted by multiple Sheriffs back to their locations.
Linda: The environment was loud. It was through glass on a telephone and it is hard to get in everything you want to say in 15 min especially when there are more than one person coming to visit you. It is hard for the visitors to concentrate with all the noise in the room.
Margaret: THE VISITING ENVIRONMENT IS NOT THE NICEST THING. ITS BETWEEN GLASS, IN A CONCRETE ROOM, WITH DIRTY GLASS BETWEEN YOU AND NASTY PHONES. NOT TO MENTION THE FACT THAT FOR THE MOST PART THE CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS TURN THE PHONES OF MIDSENTENCE WITH OUT ANY KIND OF WARNING AHEAD OF TIME.
Laura: once again I do not know. for me it would be to hard to see my children through glass and talk on the phone fpr 15 mins and not be able to hug them and when they left and I could not leave with them that would break my heart and I would have an even rougher time in jail.

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