Kimberly M

Review of Marion County Jail II

Visitation rules have changed a lot in the past fe...

Visitation rules have changed a lot in the past few months, and the the website or staff doesn't let you know. At my past 2 scheduled visits something has went wrong. First time 1 of my daughters couldn't see my husband because now only 1 adult and 1 child can visit an inmate 1 time per week. The second visit I arrived 15 minutes early for my scheduled visit and you have to be here 30 minutes before your visit so it was automatically terminated. I understand the staff is very busy, but you would think they would inform you of new changes to the policy. I'm not saying it is all staff btw. The policy needs to be updated online. Most people go there to look at rules and policy. It used to be 1 adult and 2 children and as long as you were here 5 minutes before the scheduled time you were good. I'm pretty sure the website still has all the old policy. Unless they have updated it today. It's hard enough especially on children whos parent is incarcerated (I know his actions put him there) but when Jail 2 makes it more difficult to visit it doesn't help. Jail 1 has video visits you can have from home. Why can't Jail 2 do the same?