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Stan* discusses visitors
Orange County Jail Interview
*Names have been changed to protect privacy.
Jail Media: How often could you have visitors come to the Orange County Jail?
Stan Smith: You could have visits on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Jail Media: And you could have as many visits as you wanted?
Stan Smith: No, you could only have one a day.
Jail Media: So you could have up to three a week?
Stan Smith: Yeah – just on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. So you have to figure out who is going to come each day because say your sister comes and your girlfriend – only one is going to be able to see you.
Jail Media: And those people – they probably have to check in, right?
Stan Smith: Oh yeah, definitely – they’ll run your ID while you’re in line.
Jail Media: How long does it usually take? I mean, if you’re girlfriend came to see you how long was she usually waiting to get to see you?
Stan Smith: About 2.5 or 3 hours.
Jail Media: She would wait that long?
Stan Smith: Yeah – every week.
Jail Media: And how long was the actual visit?
Stan Smith: About thirty minutes, but they can give you anywhere from ten to thirty minutes – they can easily cancel it right away.
Jail Media: And what was it like? Did you have a window between you and a phone to talk through?
Stan Smith: Yeah – it was just a big glass window and you’re on a phone and your visitor is on a phone.
Jail Media: Could you hear pretty well?
Stan Smith: Yeah, it was actually pretty clear. From what I heard the place in Irvine, the Farm, allowed contact visits. You could actually hold your girlfriend’s hand and stuff like that. You can give her a kiss.
Jail Media: But none of the county jails do conjugal visits, right?
Stan Smith: Oh, hell no – I don’t even know if they do that in the state prisons – I think that’s just in the movies.
Jail Media: So you just get those three visits per week?
Stan Smith: Yeah – oh, and actually you can have more than one person in each visit, you can just only have one visit a day. So if you wanted you could have your girlfriend, your mom and your sister all come together for one visit.
Jail Media: Is there a limit on how many people?
Stan Smith: Yeah – three people, I believe.
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