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Cdcr video visits12/28/2022 ![]() ![]() CDCR has yet to mention if the free calls will continue to be offered.Įven without the physical visiting, some of the incarcerated population look forward to having that connection with their families to help deal with their mental health. Prior to the video visiting program, CDCR and Global Tel Link had joined together to offer two free phone calls per month due to COVID-19’s impact on the lack of family interactions. “For what’s going on right now, (with COVID) it’s good, and I applaud CDCR for its effort,” said San Quentin resident Anthony Waldrip. ![]() According to the CDCR, visits may be canceled at any time for health and safety reasons. The video calls are on a secure and encrypted Webex computer system. The video-visiting program first rolled out in five institutions: San Quentin State Prison, California Institution for Men, Mule Creek State Prison, Valley State Prison, and Central California Women’s Facility, but has since expanded to all the institutions.įamilies are allowed to schedule a visit every 30 days. “Something had to be done to give us access to our loved ones, and if it has to be in an empty visiting room and on a computer monitor, then I’m blessed for that privilege.” Brown, a San Quentin resident, about his visit. “Because my family lives out of state, and many of them are too old to make the trip out here, it is a blessing for me to have that interaction by whatever means necessary,” said Leonard F. However, the occurrences lasted no longer than a few seconds, while the audio feed remained intact. Some minor technical issues did occur, such as a dropped video feed and/or buffering during several of the visits. Officers maintained normal visiting protocols and an IT person was on-site for any technical issues that could occur. “What first registered to me was the fact that before entering the visiting room, we were being patted down and searched despite there being no one in the visiting room except CDCR guards,” said Brooks. Each video visit can last up to 30 minutes. San Quentin has 10 visiting stations, each equipped with a computer monitor within the prison’s visiting room. And even though she says she doesn’t like it, there’s no doubt in my mind that she will be setting up another visit for next month.” She, like others, wants that physical connection. But right now, anything is better than nothing,” said Edward Brooks, a San Quentin resident who experienced the virtual visit on Thanksgiving weekend. Smiles and air hugs were shared once the visiting connection was made. In these unprecedented times, CDCR began a pilot program offering real-time video visits. Now family and friends can communicate with loved ones from the comfort of their home or office. This is the scene as, in an effort to reestablish visiting, California prisons have instituted a new virtual visiting program. Prisoners sit nervously at a computer screen waiting to see a loved one or a family member they have not seen since March. ![]()
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