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Visitor Policy

Interview with Tim, Adrian, Maria, Ashley, Lindsay, Victor, Deborah and Katherine

JM: How often could you receive visitors?
Tim: Never
Adrian: never had any
Maria: Again, this is an area I didn't learn about because I wasn't expecting any visitors.
Ashley: WE GOT TO HAVE 2 VISITS A WEEK EACH VISIT IS 25 MINUTES AND IT IS OVER A TV AND A PHONE
Lindsay: Two sessions per week and the sessions lasted 20 minutes, sadly. My mom would always come and visit me. It was always so bittersweet. I cried tears of joy and sadness after our visit ended.
Victor: Once a week on Sundays only. They had to be put on a list that I made.
Deborah: You cold get a visit everyday as long as you weren't on lockdown. The visit is video visit. You don't leave the module and whoever is visiting you is downstairs in the building.
Katherine: ON CERTAIN DAYS YOU COULD GET VISTORS I THINK IT WAS LIKE 2 OR 3 TIMES A WEEK FOR 30 MINS AT A TIME

JM: Was the check-in process lengthy for those who came to see you?
Tim: No visitors
Adrian: no
Maria: I didn't have any visitors so I know nothing about the check-in process. I think all that's required is that they go through a metal detector and then show ID to a main booth before seeing an inmate via closed circuit television.
Ashley: NO THE CHECK IN IS THE EASY PART OF THE VISITS.THE REGISTRATION IS THE HARDEST.HALF YOU DO OVER THE COMPUTER THE OTHER HALF HAS TO BE IN PERSON DOWN AT THE JAIL.AFTER THAT IT IS VERY EASY TO SET UP VISITS
Lindsay: Very. And also very filthy. My mom waited a long time before she could visit me. She saw all kinds of different people all doing the same.
Victor: No one could come to see me because all of my friends and family live out of state. I was not visited by anyone during my stay.
Deborah: Depending on what day you came you might run into a crowd. But you were always notified the night before of what time your visit is scheduled for.
Katherine: NOT SURE OF THE TIME THAT IT TAKES TO SEE SOMEONE I THINK YOU CAN GET ON LINE AND MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. THEN I THINK YOU HAVE TO BE THE 1 OR 2 HOURS BEFORE.

JM: What was the visiting environment like?
Adrian: dont know
Maria: I didn't have any visitors so I don't really know much about this subject. I believe the visitors area is a bunch of cubes with video screens and telephone receivers. I think it looks a lot like some school testing facilities. I know that the prison does impose a dress code for visitors such as no low-cut tops for female visitors.
Ashley: THE VISITING AT CLARK COUNTY DETENTION CENTER HAS BEEN HORRIBLE THESE PAST FEW MONTHS.THE BOOTHS HAVE BEEN BREAKING AND THE JAILS FACILITIES WILL NOT LET YOU RESCHEDULE AND THEY WILL COUNT IT AS A VISIT WHICH I DONT THINK IS FAIR AT ALL.BESIDES IT NOT BEONG FACE TO FACE THE ONLY OTHER THING THATS LOUSY IS SOMETIMES IT LOUD.
Lindsay: For the visitors, they had to schedule an appointment each time. They would go down to the detention center and go into a room. It was all run by webcams and phones. We couldn't see them physically face to face. The webcam service wasn't all that great and sometimes it was difficult to hear. How us inmates found out about our visitation, is that right before breakfast the CO would print out and post the visitation schedule for all to see and I would check to see if my name is on it everyday.
Victor: I don't know, I never had any visitors. I did find out through others that visitations were held in a small room with glass separating inmate and visitor, where you talk on a monitored phone line. No contact allowed or possible. Seems rather sterile and designed to reinforce the fact that you are jailed.
Deborah: Your basically sitting in a cubicle with a phone and a computer screen where you can sit and talk. Not too far from fellow inmates beds, so not too much privacy. If it were free time it was loud and hard to hear, if everyone we're at their beds was nice and quiet. Too quiet.
Katherine: WELL I MY SIDE THE INSIDE WAS ABOUT 6 BOOTHS AND A TV SCREEN WITH A PHONE NEXT TO IT. IT IS DIRTY AND NOT VERY PLEASENT.I REALLY DONT KNOW ABOUT THE VISITERS SIDE BECAUSE ONLY 1 PERSON CAME TO SEE ME AND THEY DIDNT SAY HOW THEY FELT ABOUT IT.

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