Reviews for Dallas County Jail

Reviews by Concerned American and Lisa M.

JM: Which jail did you visit?
Concerned American: The Extremely Sad West Tower
Lisa M.: Dallas County

JM: How long ago was your visit?
Concerned American: No Comment
Lisa M.: yeasterday

JM: How many times did you visit?
Concerned American: No Comment

JM: How do you go about making an appointment to see an inmate?
Concerned American: Did you say "Appointment?" I don't believe that is the correct word here. You mean first get on an inmate's visiting list, possibly stand in line with the rest of the unfortunate family and friend members, get processed like cattle, finally get seated in a most sterile visitors booth that is usually disgusting, wait for the inmate to be put in a closet cell in front of you, and then you get your visit that can be interrupted at any given moment.

JM: How long did check-in process take?
Concerned American: Anywhere from one to two hours, even though you arrived earily and stood in the front of the line (according to how fast you fill out the form,) as you literally line up and are all processed at the convenience of the system.
Lisa M.: 2 hr

JM: Were the guards accommodating?
Concerned American: There are isolated incidents where you will run into a kind, intelligent, or at least a considerate guard, but several of the guards/staff have a total disregard for this type of human life housed in a world of horrific circumstances, and some even have a joyous attitude in the pain and suffering endured by those who have no recourse. The laughing comments, foul answers to totally understandable concerns, and the often over-exuding in power driven motives, are all quite disgusting to say the least. From a personal aspect, I am an educated, sensible, compassionate-humanitarian at heart, and in my opinion, I believe that some fail to realize that the position of a "visitor" means we have a choice, so the word "respect" is a universal term that should apply to everyone, even the incarcerated. Justice is a slow turning wheel, and for some, it comes too late. My question; I am anxious to see if my interview even gets in print.
Lisa M.: yes

JM: What was the visiting environment like?
Concerned American: Endless words that describe intense sadness, a state of urgency, depression, debilitating, emotional, uncomfortable, fearful, and any other term describing the complete process of a degrading experience.
Lisa M.: Hot and long

JM: How long was your visit? Did the guards ever allow you to take extra time?
Concerned American: Not ever long enough, when you are separated from the value of human touch, the absence of privacy, and the minutes that tick away closer to the reality of what is going to happen next. No guards have ever allowed me to take extra time, much less even care whether I visit or not. Realistically, I would have to guess I get around 30 minutes.
Lisa M.: 20 min no we were not able to take any more time

JM: What was the parking situation like?
Concerned American: Well, you pay to park, and that is another form of revenue against people that are already tapped out financially from lawyers, bonds, fees to the courts, and any other legal form of funds the system can come up with to impose. Not to mention, you have several poor and less fortunate souls in front of the jails asking for money or help. I don't quite understand why they would pick a venue that could easily get them either constantly run off or arrested,; but maybe a bed and food in jail is better than a cold night on the streets with nothing to eat.
Lisa M.: It was ok, at one point some one broke my window on my car

JM: What advice would you offer to somebody who is going to visit an inmate in this jail?
Concerned American: Anything you say can and will be used against you or yours in the court of law. And yes, that applies to visitors as well. Be very aware of your surroundings, and try to mentally and spiritually take your loved one to a better place while visiting, as that is truly the one thing that gives hope and strength to the inmates sanity. Please be kind to one another, as from the outside looking in, the visitors are doing time too.

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I know ppl in the infirmary.In the many months I have seen and heard about things happening and going on in there and it is absolutely atrocious. Inmates come to the infirmary from other parts of the jail even say "they cant do that" "how they get away w that?". Inmates fall in the shower,left there for hours, inmate goes blind after the fall and he is not taken to hospital, pplw blood pressure 210/130 but dr not seeing patience today. Doc stops seeing patience at noon but they been in the holding cell for hours waiting, when they do take you to parkland they are treated badly, immediatly following a spinal tap get up on sit on cold hard steel, in chains, thats inhumane. John Wiley Price comes to visit the jail and refuses to eat the food the inmates have to eat.Diabetics have had to have feet, legs taken off from untreated sores. Inmates jumping on each other w the guards watching. If you have a concern they tell you to call June Blackburn, all that doe is make her yell and degrade the inmate in front of all other inmates and basically they are punished. Ppl dying in there cells from no one watching them and tending to them. This is supposed to be called th inmirmary, not infantry. Let the DOD or DOJ is the only time the place is cleaned at all and only half at least, guards get all mad, nervous etc and take it out on inmates. Full grown guards trying to take a maglite flashlite to BEAT a midget in the infirmary, inmates interviened and got disciplined. Im writing this to try to draw some attention to all these issues, something needs to be done. These ppl are in jail yes but they do have the same right to be treated as a human, and that is not happening. Channel 8 news needs to have someone go to jail undercover and do a report. This is what our tax payers dollars are going on. 95% of the guards are rude to visitors, and i bet the inmates would clean the visitation area #1 for something to do

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conerned citizen
Tuesday, October 11, 2011

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can a ilegal person go to visit someboday that is in jail?

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is
Thursday, April 7, 2011

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Uh, does the word "Illegal" mean anything to you? This is the castle of illegal, and they will most certainly run your ID

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Precious
Saturday, May 14, 2011

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