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Visitor Policy

Interview with Mary, D Bo, Joel and Trevor

JM: How often could you receive visitors?
Mary: Once a week - for 30 mins total. usually during that time you only got to see 2 people.
D Bo: once a week and sometimes the visits were not even the full 30 minutes.
Joel: You were allowed one visit per week. Two adults and one child was the maximum persons allowed. The visit was for thirty(30) minutes.
Trevor: I believe it was once a week on thursdays. But lawyers and social workers could come anytime

JM: Was the check-in process lengthy for those who came to see you?
Mary: I really don't know as I was not a part of that. From what I heard it sounded as if they got there quite early.
D Bo: YES
Joel: Yes, at times they were. It really all depended on what officers were working that day/night. Certain officers tended to hassle people more than others.
Trevor: I only had one visit from a social worker and i think it was probably very easy for him to come in due to their familiarity with him

JM: What was the visiting environment like?
Mary: It was both of us on a phone sitting at a desk like thing facing each other with plexiglass in between us.
D Bo: It was terrible because they rush your visit. You have to talk really fast.
Joel: No privacy. You had to talk through telephones while looking through thick glass. It was horrible. You could actually hear other inmates/visitors conversations on the phone you were on. It's like they were all crossed. And when you only get one visit per week, those 30 minutes seem more like 10 minutes.
Trevor: it was a small 10 by 10 room with a window between you and the visitor and you talked on telephones. there was, of course , no physical contact between visitors and detainees. the guards walked by as you were talking to the person visiting you but I don't think they could hear you

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