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Visitor Policy

Interview with Marco, Juan and Emilio

JM: How often could you receive visitors?
Marco: Twice a week, but I could be mistaken on that.
Juan: You could get visitors every day, but it was through glass and only for twenty minutes.
Emilio: Once a week. Saturday and Sunday are generally the only days you could get visits.

JM: Was the check-in process lengthy for those who came to see you?
Marco: I don't think so. I think my mom got searched once.
Juan: I don't believe so, no. Or at least, my visitors never complained about having to wait for a long time or being treated poorly by any of the staff.
Emilio: For the main side of the jail yes. Visits are only 20-30 minutes and you could have to wait an hour plus for check in and security.

JM: What was the visiting environment like?
Marco: It was sometimes through a glass screen with a phone and sometimes it was a contact visit.
Juan: Dirty and cold. As I said, it was through glass and you had to talk through a telephone receiver. Sometimes you would have to move around to find one that worked, as many of them were broken. Although visits were 20 minutes, sometimes the deputy on duty would miscalculate the time and my visits were cut short. Arguing about it did no good.
Emilio: Old side is rough. Visits are through glass on a junky dirty old phone. In PRC you got contact visits in a cafeteria which were an hour long or so and this was one of the main perks to not getting in trouble while in that unit. Also check in probably only took 15 minutes for your family/friends.

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