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    Smith County North Jail

    3.0 (2 reviews)

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    State of Texas

    5.0(1 review)
    52.6 mi

    This review is solely for the visitation of an inmate at this facility. I have no idea what goes on…read morebeyond the visitors area. Today was the first time I had ever set foot in any sort of prison. Not going to lie, it was intimidating at times. There are many hoops you have to jump thru during the process but they all seemed reasonable and for good safety reasons. For my safety, for the staff and for the inmates. When i pulled into the facility off the main road there was a checkpoint almost immediately. Every car stops and you have to get out and open the hood and trunk. While I was opening the hood other guards are opening the doors and checking the inside of the car. When my car was cleared I pulled forward a bit and gave my drivers license to another guard where he wrote down my info and license plate number, he also gave me a two digit number to remember and said I would need it when I was leaving, then I was cleared to head to the parking lot. Found a spot and parked, proceeded to the next check in, it was a small booth where I let them know which inmate I was there to see and gave them my drivers license. They checked the computer to confirm I was eligible to visit him and I was on to the next step. At this point, I came to a gate. There was a video camera and a sign under it that read Show ID To Camera. I did, and I heard the gate click and I opened it and proceeded. I was in what's known as a mantrap gate. As I approached the other end of the trap, the gate clicked open. It was at this point the gravity of where I was really set in. It was high fences and razor wire from here on out. I entered a building and got in line. Signed in and gave my ID, which they kept and gave me a numbered metal chip. Then it was off to the metal detector. Similar to an airport, shoes off and empty pockets. Then there was a pat down search and then I was cleared to go start my visit. After the two hour visit it was the exact reverse process leaving. It was a good experience and I was happy to see my friend again. While it was intimidating at times, at no point did I not feel completely safe. All of the staff and guards I spoke to throughout the process were understanding and polite.

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    East Texas Treatment Facility

    East Texas Treatment Facility

    1.6(28 reviews)
    34.2 mi

    my husband is here and actually developed a new addiction to pills they crush up the psych pill…read more Effexor and snort it , and what it is. If you look it up on Google it has the same effect as cocaine and other stimulants like speed, he admitted this to me but only because he had to pay some people back for the pills that he got fronted so therefore I had to foot the bill ive complained several times and complained everything to them exactly the way he told me all they say is is resources are there to participate They had to be willing But with people with mental health issues? I was trying to stress them was sometimes some people have really bad issues and they need help just getting started maneuver towards the right direction just cause they're there. Doesn't mean you stop helping. Some of them still need a little bit of a push. I was told he would get rehabilitated and know he's gonna come out with a new Addiction.

    Place is full of black mold, they have assigned bunks that are underneath leaking exhaust vents and…read moreyou will get sent back to county if you're not in your assigned bunk so your forced to sleep in a wet bed, multiple inmates were beaten and sent to the ER even though it's only a 90 day program, they do not give access to the phone system for the first 2-3 weeks making it hard to contact your family and let them know where you are or if you're safe, almost little to no access to commissary, irregular food schedules, inmate taught classes, the workers, teachers, and guards, smuggles stuff in knowing that the people have addiction issues, forged training documents by the instructors for classes that were never taught, lack of response for medical request, and the CO's and their commanding officers that love yelling, cussing at, and disrespecting individuals who are supposed to be in a rehab program to control their anger and cognitive and behavioral functions when they can't control their own. It was not a safe location. Positive- The religious programs are great and some of the CO's and teachers actually care. The program helped a lot of guys get their GED and for the longer programs it helped people get some other life skills.

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