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Hopkins County Jail

Hopkins County Jail

The Hopkins county jail of Kentucky is a facility that is dedicated to enriching the lives of the inmates and giving the opportunities to restart their lives, and to create a better path for them and their families. 
The Hopkins county jail is a facility that has all the same goals of other jails; it is a facility for detaining inmates who have been given a sentence shorter than a year, for those awaiting their trials, and transfers who are only there until they can be sent to a detention center. It is a facility to house those who are being tried or have been convicted of criminal acts.
Many of programs offered in the Hopkins county jail are focused around the needs of the individuals. These courses help the inmate to critically think about the choices that they have made, and the consequences of their actions. Thus, giving them indications as to when their thoughts and behaviors are becoming inappropriate and helping them to intervene before they can act on these thoughts/emotions.
Courses like: Criminal Thinking Errors and Rational Behavior Training are programs that were created to help these inmates walk through the actions or emotions that landed them in jail, to think about them, and to find alternate methods of dealing with them, instead of committing criminal acts. 
Another program that is also used on an emotional and critical level is an anger management course; this is yet another program based on the individual and the emotional triggers that caused a serious reaction. This helps provide new methods for channeling anger into a more productive and expressive medium.
Other courses that are used are WorkKeys which is a critical assessment of the inmates’ skills and abilities. This is an assessment tool that is used for job placements and future endeavors. By identifying what an individual is strong in, the Hopkins county jail can help to redirect the individual into an area of work that they will find fulfilling, and hopefully keep them on the non-criminal path. 

Dupage County Jail

Dupage County Jail

The Dupage county jail in Wheaton, Illinois is considered to be one of the best jail/correctional facilities throughout the United States. It has received high ratings from the Illinois Department of Corrections, along with praise from the American Correctional Association. 
The Dupage county jail is used as a detainment center for individuals who are awaiting their trial time, for those who have been sentenced to less than a year of imprisonment, individuals who are serving a periodic imprisonment.
Various types of programs are provided by the Dupage county jail, in order to provide detainees with the option for the betterment of their life. Programs, like G.E.D courses can be found in the Dupage county jail. 
During the year, there are anywhere between 30 and 50 individuals who graduate from a G.E.D program in this jail. These programs help the individual develop marketable skills, to help them acquire jobs and to give them a basis for furthering education. There are also spiritual groups which mean throughout the week; these groups are open to all individuals and are a way for the detainees to reconnect with themselves and their beliefs.
For individuals who have suffered from substance abuse, the Dupage county jail has a number of substance abuse courses and groups that can help the inmates vent their issues with substance abuse, and give them the proper tools to straighten out their addictions. The Dupage county jail boasts a great facility with impeccable programs for helping their detainees to a better life once they are out of the jail. 

Kane County Jail

Kane County Jail

The Kane county jail in Kane county, Illinois is a well-structured facility used for the detainment of those who are awaiting trial dates and those who have already been convicted of a crime. 
For those who are awaiting the trial date, this detainment is meant to keep the individual in the general area, and to make sure that they are ready to go to trial. For those who have already been convicted of a crime, the Kane county jail is a detainment area for them, until arrangements have been made to move them to prison, to carry out the rest of their sentence.
The Kane county jail provides the necessary provisions for inmates staying in the jail. All inmates receive three meals a day, provided by the cooking staff of the facility. There is also a full health plan, which covers: medical, dental, and even emergency health care services. Under this provision, it is required that there is a nurse on the premises 24 hours a day.
Those who are detained in the Kane county jail are given accounts in which their loved ones can place money for them to buy items at the commissary. There are also phone cards and other calling options available, to provide the detainee with the chance to talk to their families. 
However, these calls have to be monitored, in order to track illegal activity. The Kane county jail also provides options for work-details, in order to keep the detainees working and active. There are also spiritual meetings and groups that can be used by the inmates, for their own spiritual needs. 

Cook County Jail

Cook County Jail

The Cook County jail is considered to be one of the largest pre-detention facilities in the United States. At any given time, the Cook County jail houses over 9,000 inmates, there over 3,000 law enforcement officers and approximately 7,000 civilian employees. The area of the jail itself is situated on 96 acres of land.
Primarily Cook County jail inmates are made up of men and women who are awaiting their respective trial times. Within the Cook county jail, the department of corrections is broken down into 11 different units; each one of these units is headed by their own official/superintendent. As for the halls of the jail, there have been several infamous individuals who have been placed there, individuals such as: Al Capone, Jeff Fort, Tony Accardo, and John Wayne Gacy.
Throughout history, the Cook County jail has been known for being one of a few jails within Illinois that has done executions via the electric chair. This practice was done for many years in the Cook County jail, but was put to an end in 1962.
Because it is such a large facility and houses a surplus of inmates, there have been allegations made against the jail and how it functions. Cook County jail inmates have been questioned about the quality of treatment they receive and whether or not it’s fair; the government has stepped in to help re-evaluate the facility and boost the standards.
In popular culture, the Cook County jail has been used as a musical recording venue, and has been depicted in the musical Chicago. 

Gwinnett County Jail

Gwinnett County Jail

Gwinnett County Jail, also referred to as Gwinnett County Detention Center, is located in Lawrenceville, Georgia, and can be found at 2900 University Parkway. The Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Department offers an online service through which concerned or interested parties can find out whom is being currently kept in Gwinnett County Jail, and on what charges. 
Moreover, the Sheriff’s Department also maintains and frequently updates statistical information on the make-up of the Gwinnett County Jail inmate population, measuring such various factors as race and sex, as well as the nature of the inmates’ various reasons for incarceration.
Visitors to Gwinnett County Jail will be admitted in to see inmates, given that all other requirements are adhered to, for every day of the week with the exception of Friday. Visitors under the age of 17 are accepted to Gwinnett County Jail only on Sunday, and visitors may be asked to show proof of age if any question arises about this matter. Gwinnett County Jail authorities will not inform visitors of when they have been approved to visit, a task which is instead left up to the inmates of the jail. 
A government-issued ID must be presented by visitors. Gwinnett County Jail visitors should allow 15 minutes for initial processing. Gwinnett County Jail visitation periods can last for up to only 45 minutes. Visitors may also be turned away based on attire deemed inappropriate, and are subject to electronic or physical searches upon entering Gwinnett County Jail to certify they are not bringing in any prohibited items, such as foodstuffs or a wide array of objects.

Fulton County Jail

Fulton County Jail

Fulton County Jail is a holding facility located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia and can be found at 901 Rice Street Northwest. Fulton County Jail authorities can be contacted at (404) 613-2000, while transit services bringing visitors within walking distance of the jail stop at Bankhead Station. 
Up until 2009, inmates being kept at Fulton County Jail have been allowed to meet with visitors face-to-face, but the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office has disallowed this option, instead providing for meetings between visitors and inmates via Video Visitation devices. According to the Sheriff’s Office, juvenile visitors under 14 years of age are now to be newly allowed to enter Fulton County Jail for visitation sessions, provided that they are properly accompanied by adult guardians.
Fulton County Jail visitors may be approved by the inmates themselves, who are allowed to draw up lists of those who they wish to visit them. Alternately, Fulton County Jail visitors can visit the Sheriff’s Office website or go in person to the Visitation Center at the Fulton County Jail. 
All visitors should arrive with 15 minutes to spare in order to allow for processing by Fulton County Jail authorities. Appointments can be made for Video Visitation at Fulton County Jail at most a week before the specified conference time and at least with 24 hours to spare. Every Fulton County Jail inmate is limited, on a weekly basis, to a single visit, with no more than 3 adult visitors. Visitation is only allowed on week days.a

Dekalb County Jail

Dekalb County Jail

DeKalb County Jail is located in Decatur, Georgia, at 4425 Memorial Drive. This holding facility is used for all arrests made in the county, regardless of the arresting agency involved or whether the offense is at a local, county or state level. 
DeKalb County Jail inmates generally spend their prison sentences in a state prison if convicted of committing felonies, and may otherwise be released from DeKalb County Jail if charges are dropped or a bond is made. DeKalb County Jail inmates can be visited for periods limited to a half hour, and cannot be visited on Friday, with an exception granted to this rule if the visitors in question are religious clergy people or legal representatives.
Visitors to DeKalb County Jail may only use the parking spaces marked as being reserved for “Court and Visitor Parking. DeKalb County Jail visitors can be turned away if their clothing is deemed inappropriate, and must present a legitimate, government-issued ID to DeKalb County Jail authorities. 
While DeKalb County Jail inmates can have financial accounts, the funds kept in these accounts are limited to $75, while regular bank accounts will not be accessible by DeKalb County Jail inmates. If inmates develop a seriously threatening medical condition, they will generally be transferred to Grady Memorial Hospital. Otherwise, DeKalb County Jail will have their basic medical needs met by staff in the facility. The current inmate population of DeKalb County Jail is searchable online, though a function provided by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office, which will give the name and offense of inmates.

Duval County Jail

Duval County Jail

Duval County Jail is located at 500 East Adams Street in Jacksonville, Florida, and is officially referred to as the John E. Goode Pretrial Detention Facility. Duval County Jail authorities can be contacted at (904) 630-5747. The Duval County Jail inmate population is composed of juvenile offenders, suspects charged by the federal government, people charged but not yet tried, offenders sentenced by the State of Florida, and offenders sentenced by Duval County.


People who wish to visit a Duval County Jail inmate are advised to refer to the Sheriff’s Office website, which maintains the official visitation schedule. When visiting the Duval County Jail, moreover, visitors can note that it is located behind the Police Memorial Building, and that the other detention facilities maintained by the Duval County Sheriff’s Department are the James I. Montgomery Center, at 4727 Lannie Road, and the Community Transition Center, at 451 Catherine Street, both of which are also in Jacksonville. 


A single visit to a Duval County Jail inmate can last for up to two hours during the week, and during the week will be reduced to a half hour. Inmates can be visited on one day of the week. The allowable day for visitation is determined according to an alphabetized system, based on inmates’ last names. Visitors to the Duval County Jail under 18 years of age can only enter under adult supervision, and all visitors who are 16 or older must show government-issued ID for admittance. On school days, children cannot visit the Duval County Jail prior to 2:30.

Volusia County Jail

Volusia County Jail

Volusia County Jail is a detention facility located in Daytona Beach, Florida, at 1300 Red John Drive. The Volusia County Division of Corrections has administrative oversight over Volusia County Jail. In addition to the Volusia County Jail, which is also referred to as the Branch Jail, the Division of Corrections also administers and sends inmates to the Volusia County Correctional Facility.
The Volusia County Jail includes a courtroom specifically set aside for First Appearance functions, which are held within 24 hours of that individual first being arrested. People can secure a bond for inmates being kept in Volusia County Jail by referring to the local bail bonds services. In general, the financial burden imposed by bail bonds are set in accordance with the severity of the charge leveled at the inmate. 
After being held in the Volusia County Jail for two weeks, inmates will have received physical examinations to determine if they have any health problems. Family or friends of Volusia County Jail inmates are encouraged to contact the County Sheriff’s Office if they believe that person to be at risk from health problems, other people within the jail, or a suicidal state of mind.
Visitors to Volusia County Jail must be accompanied by adults and in possession of legally acceptable IDs if they are under the age of 18. All visitors to Volusia County Jail inmates must wear appropriate attire. In the first 72 hours of being kept in Volusia County Jail, inmates are only allowed to meet with members of their immediate family.

Lake County Jail

Lake County Jail

Lake County Jail is located in Tavares, Florida and can be located at 551 West Main Street. Lake County Jail authorities can be contacted at (352) 742-4054. Lake County Jail is officially designated as the Lake County Detention Center. The facility has the capacity for keeping 960 inmates for overnight stays, and is maintained by a staff of 300 officers. Among Lake County Jail personnel, 206 are officially sworn in as Detention Deputies, while 95 are considered civilians.
Lake County Jail inmates can receive two visits each week. Each visit to a Lake County Jail inmate can last for up to 1 hour. Past inmates in Lake County Jail are not accorded visitation rights to the facility for the space of a year and 11 days following their release from incarceration. Domestic abuse victims cannot visit the Lake County Jail inmate charged in the offense without court approval. Visitation can occur during any point during the week except on Monday. Prospective visitors to Lake County Jail under 12 years of old will not be admitted to visitation, and visitors between 12 and 17 must be with their parent or adult guardian. 
Casual and inappropriate attire will result in Lake County Jail visitors being turned away. All mail sent to inmates in Lake County Jail is subject to search and based on content felt to be offensive, provocative, or otherwise inappropriate, will instead be sent back. Mail must be sent on postcards between 5”7 by 7” and 3.5” by 4.5”. 
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