Why is it that people sent to prison for years are able to kiss and hug their families during visitation, but people sent to the county jail for a simple charge have to see their families behind glass???
2006-09-07 05:42:54 · 16 answers · asked by tiece20 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
My husband is in jail for 7 months and all we can do is see him behind glass!! He can't even hold his daughter!
2006-09-07 06:10:21 · update #1
G'day Tiece20,
Thank you for your question.
It may be that your county jail does not have the facility to allow this. I would speak with the sheriffs office about it.
It seems unfair if your loved one is not given the same rights as other prisoners.
Best wishes to you and your family.
Regards
2006-09-07 05:55:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
For starters, I am sorry that you are having to go through this! I know exactly what it is like! After enduring 6 months with my love in county, I now am blessed to have long visits with him in prison. We even get to hug and kiss at the beginning and end of each visit! And at county I only got 20 minutes!!! That was just plain torture!!! I wish you the best of luck with this. At least you only have to do 7 more months!! If you ever need a prayer partner, send me a message.... This is by far the hardest thing I have ever had to go through!!! God Bless!
2006-09-07 07:07:39 · answer #2 · answered by sunlovin76 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Security! The authorities know more about the people in prison because they have been there longer. In some county jails you are allowed to have contact visit with those who have been there awhile and shown to be less of a security risk.
2006-09-07 05:47:36 · answer #3 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here's the scoop....................
Don't be upset, as I'll be honest as possible.
First off, jails aren't funded as heavily as prisons they have much fewer staff for a 'tighter" form of inmate supervision. Their visitation space is almost always too small for the facility they're housed in.
In county jails, they are in entirelyinvolved with too much movement of inmates in and out of the facility, several court appearances, medical, etc which opens the doors for contraband.
Hence the less movement of inmates and less movement of people to those inmates, such as visitation means less introduction of that contraband, such as a prison.
Because jails have a lot of "inmate turnover" we aren't able to adequately able to screen their visitors as prisons are. Those visitors in prison are more likely to be the same visitor each and everytime where it changes for those in a county jail--they're usually closer to home and have the ability to have more local visitors.
Now herer's the kicker: Almost every jail in the US is governed by a set of rules and regulations such as Minimum Standards for Jails, or State Policies for Jails, depending where you live. Those are regulated by the state, not the jail. It's the state that write tthose rules, governing housing, treatment and visitation---the rules we follow, not make.
Here's a true story for you: When I was a new Captain in a local jail in Va. I made a decison to go against the state governed visitation policy for our facility , the case was unusal. I had a husband and wife in jail for B&E, they had a 14 month-old daughter,,,,,she was blind and could only identify the parents through the sound of thier voices, which it could not hear through those heavy glass partitions we have. I granted a contact visit for the child to be with them, not for the sake of the parents. It was supervised in my office with 2 officers, present.
When the rest of the jail population found out, they petitioned the local court for contact vistation. The judge denied the order, suspended me for 2 weeks for not adhereing to the policy and warned me not to do it again.
I ordered it again the following week. Was suspeneded for 4 weeks w/out pay. The next warning, was a threat of termination.
The following week, I ordered it again. 6 week suspension.
I didn't even attend work for those first three weeks after the hearing but had lost 3 months pay.
The husband and wife team bonded by the time I got back.
If it came up again, I wouldn't change a thing.
2006-09-07 13:01:21 · answer #4 · answered by Mike B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most prison dont allow contact neither most have tables and the inmates have to sit on one site and the visitors on the other and not permitted to touch.
In jail its usualy a "short term" thing in prison its a "Long term" thing. So in prison you get a little more right and freedom then you do in jail.
2006-09-07 05:45:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jails might not have the same resources the state prison system has. So in regards to passing weapons and drugs might take up to many resources for the prison.
Plus its punishment, so not being able to hug your family is part of it.
2006-09-07 06:21:44 · answer #6 · answered by Rob 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Probably because county jails do not have the room, security measures, or manpower in place to accommodate an intimate visit with family. That's my guess anyway.
2006-09-07 05:46:53 · answer #7 · answered by Billy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
here in phx az our jail is outside in tents in the desert and visits are done over web cams and we get pink socks pink underwear pink hancuffs and 2 meals. the jail is next 2 the humane society everyday during chow they burn the animals with wood chips in an incinerater {unwanted animals}the smell is awful, try 7 months in the summer desert
2006-09-08 08:59:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because people in prison have longer sentences. The least law enforcement can do is let them hug their loved ones!
2006-09-07 05:44:39 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because that is the way it is. If you don't like the rules of the jail, tell your loved one to commit his crimes elsewhere.
2006-09-09 12:32:19 · answer #10 · answered by JAMES11A 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋