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Visitor Policy

Interview with Christian, Robert, Terry, Diana, Gina and Cindy

JM: How often could you receive visitors?
Christian: tuesday thursday and saturday were the visiting days for me never had a visit though
Chris: We were only allowed one visit per week for for fifteen minutes if it wasn't over crowded.
Robert: I think you could see visitors five days a week but didn't see many people leave an come back in our block
Terry: Only on saturdays visitors were allowed and they were allowed 15 minutes behind a glass window.
Diana: You could receive visitors three times a week. Twice during the week and once on the weekend for twenty minutes.
Gina: 3 times a week for 15 minutes but a lot of times it would be a 2 hour wait
Cindy: tusdays and saturdays were my visitation times they go by the first letter of your last name you get 15 minutes twice a week

JM: Was the check-in process lengthy for those who came to see you?
Christian: i dint know i nver had anybody visit. but from past expierance it could take hours to get in to see the inmate depending on how many people were in line ahead of you
Chris: Yes your family had to wait until in line for an hour or more to see you my now ex wife came a few times.
Robert: I didn't want any visitors because I was ashmed to be wearing county cloths and there isn't many people who would come see me anyway
Terry: I never had any visitors So I do not know what the process was. so sorry that i can not answer this question for you. My apologies
Diana: Yes, It took several minutes for the people to get checked in who were coming to visit me. Sometimes they would have to wait up to a half hour.
Gina: Yes they would have to stand in a long line and once thru that the could sit up to 2 or 3 hours at times
Cindy: no just have to have a current picture id and only 4 people per visit is allowed no more. if under 18 no id is required

JM: What was the visiting environment like?
Christian: you sit in a booth with glass in front of you a telephone to communicete through that sometimes worked some times did not you are given fifteen minutes sometimes less depending on the c.o. on duty and how much they liked you i preferr not to be visited i sucks
Chris: On visiting day everyone would sit on the phones calling there relatives to make sure they were coming to visit that day.we would just sit around hoping that your name was called out fora visit if your mane was called they would take you to the visiting area where you would sit behind a glass window.
Robert: like I said I didn't have any visitors except to get a credit for the phone, I had my mother come once and the visiting are was on a open floor for me, maybe cause I had lesser charge than other people in there,it wasn't private at all in there
Terry: i have only heard about it actually, I long room with thick glass windows with dividers in between each seat. Cameras were on both sides in every corner and officers on both sides of the glass. It was described to me by another inmate because I have always been fascinated with writing. I always wanted to write crime based ovels
Diana: It was okay but kind of depressing knowing I couldn't be on the other side . It stunk being behind a glass window. You cant hug anyone and it makes you jealous seeing all the smiling faces and people on there cellphones and people with there families and with there boyfriends and kids.
Gina: It was dirty people fighting with there family . Some would be happy .kids would be running around and parents not watching them people coming high or drunk seen people fall of there seats fall asleep girls showing there body to man you name it the would be doing it
Cindy: you have a glass between you and the visitor and you talk on a phone you only have 15 min at each visit. its hard because if you have kids you can not touch them. i dont think it is the right way for people to visit you need to have contact with your children

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