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Visitor Policy

Interview with Joe, Walter, Wendy, Ella and Annie

JM: How often could you receive visitors?
Joe: weekends and once during the week. only 1 visitor per time.
Walter: There were just certian visiting times. If I remember correctly it was about 2 times per week in the evening.
Wendy: I don't know - I didn't have any visitors while I was there. My mom met me in the parking lot on my birthday, because I got released to get my license renewed.
Ella: On designated visiting days. Usually two nights during the week and on the weekends during the day.
Annie: Video visiting 4 times a week for 30 minutes. I am not sure of the schedule

JM: Was the check-in process lengthy for those who came to see you?
Joe: if they got there late the line could be an hour long.
Walter: I only had 1 visitor when I was in jail. I really didn't want anyone to see me in that enviroment. It didn't sound like it was too much of a process for the one I had.
Wendy: Again, I don't know - I didn't have any visitors while I was there. My mom met me in the parking lot on my birthday, because I got released to get my license renewed.
Ella: I do not know what the process was or how long it took for visitors to sign in to visit. I don't think it was too long just show an ID and wait for me to be called into the visiting room.
Annie: No I don't think so due to the visits being video only. So they just needed to show ID and sign in and wait for your turn.

JM: What was the visiting environment like?
Joe: chairs, plexi glass wall, telephones to talk to one another
Walter: It wasn't anything special, pretty much just like what you see on tv. There was a plate of glass that separated you from the visitor. There was a row of seats and you would have to communicate via the phone thru the glass. I really didn't spend much time there though.
Wendy: Again, I don't know - I didn't have any visitors while I was there. My mom met me in the parking lot on my birthday, because I got released to get my license renewed. I did walk by it one time, and it is just a big room that looks like a cafeteria.
Ella: Bland. Just a simple phone type booth setting. Glass separating me from my visitor and phones to talk into so we could hear one another. Not much privacy from other inmates and visitors besides a panel separating each booth and conversations of everyone's visits can be heard by most in the visiting room.
Annie: A small booth within the day room made it hard to hear visitors. No privacy and with the booth being right next to the day room it was har to hear and not get distracted by the loud inmates. Hard to enjoy a visit that consists of a monitor and two partial gray walls.

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