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Article: Video visitation a success Jail officers cite fewer fights, elimination of contraband
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- The Gazette
- Article date:
- January 2, 2006
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Leah Bishop prefers the old way of visiting inmates at El Paso
County's jail -- in person instead of using a video screen.
But she said the new setup has one perk.
"The only good thing about it is you don't have to wait in line
forever," Bishop said.
Before the jail switched to video visitation in March, inmates
were separated from visitors by Plexiglas and talked on phones. But
it caused problems, said El Paso County sheriff's officials, who run
the jail south of Colorado Springs.
Some slipped drugs and other contraband to inmates through small
holes in the Plexiglas. The contraband included cigarettes and
lingerie, but sometimes visitors couldn't slip the items through the
Plexiglas ...