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Visitor Policy

Interview with Jessica, Sarah, Curt, Brad, Peter and Michael

JM: How often could you receive visitors?
Jessica: We were allowed visitors on Friday nights, Sunday nights and Tuesday mornings.
Sarah: three times a week for an hour each time
Curt: three times a week.
Brad: 3 times a week.
Peter: On sat and sun. It was from 9am to 3pm.
Michael: 3 days a week at specified times by the jail. The jail has a list posted and its a nightmare especially if you are a trustee.

JM: Was the check-in process lengthy for those who came to see you?
Jessica: It depended on how many people were in line waiting to sign up to visit. The check-in process once you were at the desk was not too length, they just had to check peoples' IDs and make sure that they were on the visitation list.
Sarah: my boyfriend rode the bus so it was an all day project for him. He had to get there 5 - 6 hours early in order to get first on the waiting list so he could make the bus home.
Curt: yes it was. they would have to show up hours in advance.
Brad: You have to fill out a sheet each month listing five people that can come and visit you and only those five people can come and visit you. Check in was like four or five hours to get fully booked to visit you.
Peter: Yes. They would have to be patted down and have their belongings searched before entering the facility.
Michael: The visitor had to go online or call to set up an appointment, if they had to cancel it had to be within 24 hours or they got a x mark basically and if you had 3 in one month then you cannot have visits for one month. The check in process is showing your ID and being dressed appropriately for the person who is checkign you in which changes per shift.

JM: What was the visiting environment like?
Jessica: The visiting environment was not too personal but it was better than nothing. It was set up with a thick pane of glass between the inmate and visitor and you communicated through telephones on each side. There were cameras on both sides to monitor behavior.
Sarah: there were 6 phones with dividers between them and glass inbetween you and your visitor. You had to punch in 12 ID numbers to talk and a lot of the time the lines would cross and you could hear other peoples converstaions.
Curt: ok. its jail.
Brad: Throug glass with telephone. Except when I was in work release; that was cotnact visit in separate building.
Peter: It was held at the "visiting park" where you could sit outside in a fenced in area and smoke cigarretes if you wanted. You could but food at the canteen with your inmate account or your family could spend cash. It was usually busy and very loud in the visiting area.
Michael: Dirty and miserable it's face to face visit through windows of course. Some is open and the other side is going through locked areas. They treat our significant others like they are incarcerated too, its upsetting. It hard for us to keep our composure when they are being treated like we are treated.

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