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Visitor Policy
Interview with Julie, Inmate's Sister, Houston, Claire, Jim, Smyth, Ken, Charlene, Greg, GMan, Jamie and Leisha
JM: How often could you receive visitors?
Julie: once day but it sucked cause only one person
could come so my mom would come then my
boyfriend
Inmate's Sister: we seen him when he was in houston but when they
moved him is what no way we can go see him with
my mom being sick and no transpertation so we
having seen him in years.
Houston: Once a day
Claire: An inmate can have one visit per day.
Jim: once a day for 15 minutes after they wait for an
hour or two
Smyth: 3 hours if relatives out of state two days in a
row once a month.
Ken: Not sure, didn't have visitors
Charlene: everyday
Greg: through thick screen's. Not fun.
GMan: Not applicable
Jamie: everyday
Leisha: EVEY DAY FOR 15MIN, BUT YOU CAN HARDLY HEAR
BEACAUSE THEY HAVE YOU TALKING THROUGH THESE LIL
HOLES YOU CAN HARDLY HEAR OUT OF
JM: Was the check-in process lengthy for those who came to see you?
Julie: no noyt at all
Inmate's Sister: wouldn't know
Houston: Not sure
Claire: Not really, but that all depended on what time they came up there.
Visiting hours are from 5p-9p everyday, so you pretty much
already knew that if you came up there at 5, you'd be waiting for a
while. My friends knew to come up there between 7-9pm.
Jim: yes for two hours. They check all visitors for
warrants
Smyth: Yes.. hours of waiting.
Charlene: yes
Greg: none,.
GMan: Yes
Jamie: yes
Leisha: YES
JM: What was the visiting environment like?
Julie: extremely loud really not long enough i been in
the county in Victora, TX and they have the
reciever and the vists are an hour
Inmate's Sister: wouldn't know
Houston: Horrible, people yelling and the visits were
only 15 minutes
Claire: The inmate and the visitor are separated by a plastic "window" of
sorts, and you have to talk through a hole in the middle of it. It's a
pain in the a**, because it can get pretty loud in there and you
have to put your ear up to the d****d thing just to hear what the
other person is saying.
Jim: loud and crowded
Smyth: Aggresive
Charlene: I couldn't even hear my visitor because other
people where screaming through their talking
screens. My visitor had to leave cuz I couldn't
hear anything.
Greg: crowded and sweaty and fierce.
GMan: Demeaning
Jamie: ok
Leisha: NEAT @ CLEAN SO THEY CAN FOOL PEOPLE
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What can you bring into the visting area?
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my sister in law came for a visit from mexico with a passport can she visit her niece at harris county jail
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This has been the most unsanitary experience of my life! This little metal screen you have to talk through serves as microphone and reciever. There is no avoiding close contact with these germ infected virus magnets! Otherwise you and your visitor are unable to hear each other. And to see people of all walks of life, some clean, some down right disgusting makes my stomach turn again. Save yourself pain, suffering and hospital bill, accept the phone call! I just don't see how this visitor system meets regulations of any sorts or even American standards. We treat our animals better than this!
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Do you have to be on some "list to visit inmates?
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no. but you do need an id. they let up 2 adults and a child ONCE per day for 15 minutes ONLY.
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how do I put some money on my brother's books?
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Do you have to be on a visitor's list to visit? My best friend is in Harris County and I won't be able to stand going to October without seeing him, and I'd love to go see him this week.
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how many people can visit and how old do you have to be?
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You can be any age. Theres a max of 2 adults and 2 children. 17 and older must require a state id. I brought my 2 kids yesterday to see their daddy and they are 2 and 6 weeks.
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Now.... Why in the hell would you ask an inmate if check in time for a visitor was lengthy? How the hell would they know? Yes it is lengthy. You can stand in line for a very "lengthy" period of time. The inmates are right about one thing, you can't speak to anyone through the glass and idiotic speakers they have without yelling. (Am sure they spent many thousands of my tax dollars on this brain fart). Bring a pen and paper. Notes are easier.
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they probably ask the inmate bc they are interviewing the inmate and not the visitor...duh
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Don't get in trouble and you can stay on the outside of that plastic class window...
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What are you? A hall monitor? LOL Get real, your mother could end up in jail someday. You aren't any better than anyone else.
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I would like to know when is visting hours?Thank you
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