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Interview with Victor and Mike

JM: How often could you receive visitors?
Victor: On the weekend they allow visits. I think you get half an hour, but it's hard to remember. My family lived in Connecticut at the time, which made it hard to see them more often. Sometimes, if there weren't many people waiting for a visit, they would let you stay on the phone longer.
Mike: Visitors were available once a week on Saturday. I did have occasional visits from relatives.

JM: Was the check-in process lengthy for those who came to see you?
Victor: As far as I know, it was a pain in the ass until my family figured out what to wear (no wire in bras to set off metal detectors) and how to fill out your paperwork and what time to come.
Mike: I never actually asked but in county jail I don't think it was very long because there were only 200 inmates in the place and I did have to talk from behind glass so there was no way for anyone to try to pass me something.

JM: What was the visiting environment like?
Victor: There is a thick, clear plastic barrier between you and the visitor. There is a phone for you to speak to them and another phone on their side. You get no human contact with them. I also often saw some scumbag cops checking out members of my family, and it also happened with inmates, which was unacceptable to tolerate anything disrespectful that might be said.
Mike: The visiting environment was very unfriendly. I had to sit behind a glass and talk on a phone. We had to sit in plain plastic chairs which were uncomfortable. As a result, the visits never lasted more than a half hour or so, even though they were allowed to stay a full hour.

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