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    Orange County Jail - This is the depiction of shoes and glasses that Jewish people lost

    Orange County Jail

    1.6(17 reviews)
    96.5 miSouth John Young

    My experience with Orange County Jail has been extremely negative. Many of the officers who control…read moreinmate movement and meal times appear to abuse their authority and treat inmates harshly. They often yell at and disrespect inmates instead of handling situations with professionalism. The meal schedule is also very irregular and inhumane. For example, breakfast is served around 6 a.m., but lunch may not be served until 5 p.m., and dinner as late as 8 p.m. This goes against the standard meal schedule that inmates should receive. In addition, I've encountered serious unprofessional behavior from staff, including being hung up on when calling administrative offices and receiving rude or dismissive treatment when trying to ask about inmate services. The people who work here are truly miserable and it'd be nice if there were some people who actually have empathy and patience to work here. There also seems to be a lack of fairness and transparency in how certain processes are handled -- for example, requests related to marriage or paperwork are denied for questionable reasons, such as claims about missing immigration stamps that have nothing to do with the marriage process. On top of that, they are very disorganized and you will get different information depending on who you ask. All the staff is NOT on the same page. Corporal Tinsley is an inconsiderate power hungry individual who is racist and not willing to accommodate or help out certain individuals with unique circumstances. Overall, the system feels broken, unaccountable, and deeply unprofessional. Orange County Jail needs oversight, accountability, and proper staff training to ensure inmates and their loved ones are treated with basic dignity and respect.

    A family member was incarcerated at Orange County Corrections in Orlando, FL. We go to the visitor…read morecenter every two weeks. There are about 100 visitation booths but usually only 15 visitors using them. However, we were seated directly in-between visitors while the remaining visitors were spread out, so we asked to be moved. The person who overseas seating and the guard became very unpleasant when we asked to be moved. Now, every time we visit we always get seated in the same area, sometimes the exact same booth, with other visitors directly next to us while the other visitors are spread out with no one near them. The staff claims the seating is picked randomly by a computer. However, we realize they are purposely seating us this way to be vindictive. We find the visitation staff very unprofessional and petty.

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    Columbia County Jail

    Columbia County Jail

    1.0(1 review)
    39.2 mi

    To schedule a visit one must speak with Melissa or Sharon I think her name is. She is the one that…read moreat 4:48 turns to Melissa to say she is calling at 9 minutes til to get added for a visit which by the way let me explain that process. One must call after you've been added to the list and merely give a dob and drivers license number that takes their system 15 minutes to update to add you. I spoke with Melissa at 8:24 am on my drive in to work and she says I have to update the system not telling me the process. Sharon if that's her name turns to Melissa to find this out and has a 6 minute argument in hopes of not having to do her job. I asked her if her salary was paid by the tax payers for which she response yes and tell her I know my family didn't matter to her but felt she should be the servant she's paid to be. She begrudging got my info added and then hung up on me. At 4:55 PM I call back Melissa answers I guess they got caller ID so Sharon don't want to talk or maybe that was it since it was 12 til and she would have to work 2 minutes over her was logged out and GONE. I ask Melissa if Mark Hunter was still sheriff and go over the fact their job is just like mine customer service and let them know how poor it was. If it weren't so sad it would be pathetic. Columbia county tax dollars wasted on two individuals that don't want to do what they are paid to do their JOB. I look forward to suggesting to the Sheriff that since the phone is automated why don't they get the 2 pieces of info DOB and DL tell the caller to call back I'm 15 minutes to get the visit and we can eliminate one salary all together lay her off or better yet schedule the visit via phone or web site and eliminate both since they don't want to do their JOB.

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    Columbia County Jail - My last calls note the times all if them. Tried before work and after work as I was busy too.

    My last calls note the times all if them. Tried before work and after work as I was busy too.

    Columbia County Jail - My first call 3 minutes not a mention of dl or dob.

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    My first call 3 minutes not a mention of dl or dob.

    Suwanee County Jail

    Suwanee County Jail

    1.0(1 review)
    60.0 mi

    I had my first experience spending time at length in jail at the Suwanee County Jail. I did not…read morerealize how poorly people were being treated in jail. Many of the guards are repugnant. There is black mold covering many of the walls, The water is too hot or too cold, the food is edible but not healthy, it seemed like most of the meat wasn't real, there aren't options for vegetarian, gluten free, or kosher meals, the constant farts at night with no air ventilation in the dorms was disgusting, no Holy books other than the bible were allowed, a man wasn't allowed to practice his Muslim daily prayers in his dorm, originally inmates only got one mat to sleep on which I experienced because they refused to give me a second one for a week but once I got one it was still terrible and I now have lower spinal inflammation that is making it difficult to stand for long periods of time, the law library was not available to the inmates unless they were representing themselves, the reading library was terrible, the food portions were so small that if you didn't get commissary you'd start losing weight, the drinking water tasted disgusting, the food trays had crusted black mold in the scratch marks at the bottom of the sections, I had heard that the cups were dipped in sanitizer to clean them and not scrubbed, the dish washing machine had been broken for weeks, the air conditioning was way too low all the time, the air filters in the ceilings look as if they'd never been cleaned, inmates got 1 hour of recreation outside a week, they sand blasted the windows so you couldn't see out any more, I met one fellow being held illegally without bond, I met another who had double jeopardy committed on him. The phone system needed to be changed too, these days one can get an unlimited long distance phone line for $20 a month, inmates shouldn't have to pay $25 for 4, 15 minute long distance calls. More phones need to be installed and people should be entitled to a few decent length free calls a day. The phones were never sanitized. Apparently these were country club conditions compared to other jails. Our inmates need to be cared for not held, many were in on non violent charges. A wider variety of philosophy books could assist in the development of the people.

    The Alachua County Jail - jailsandprisons - Updated June 2026

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