El Paso County Jail Visitor Center — Attraction in Colorado Springs

The circumstances that lead most people to visit here cause a miasma of negativity to permeate this place, or perhaps that's just the sewage treatment station down the road. At any rate, there is a long ride, or god forbid, walk,, down a dusty, stinky road, which hopefully will be worth it when you see the smiling face of your incarcerated loved one who is undoubtedly desperate for any distraction, and to know they have not been forgotten and are still loved. You will see this face peering at you from a screen as all visits are video visits and your loved one is being held somewhere within the catacombs of the facility and the public visitation building is the first one on the left as you enter the facility. All visits are only 30 minutes and must be scheduled 48 hours in advance. This can be done by phone, but you must provide a valid driver's license or state ID number and the person whose identification is used to make the appointment must be present for the visit. Besides that person, up to two others may attend, and if they're adults they must have valid ID. Be sure to arrive with plenty of news from the outside because jail is mostly very boring and your loved one is sure to run out of interesting conversation material fairly soon. Always remember, these visits are incredibly valuable to those who find themselves on the wrong side of the screen. If you love them, you will go, again and again, until it becomes a chore, but a chore you are willing to perform because of all the good it does for those who feel...

This is the most inhumane place I have ever had the misfortune of having to interact with. The "medical" staff is inept and uncaring. Leann never returned one call when I was inquiring about my mentally ill loved one and weather or not he was receiving his much needed medicatin. There is a Hobbit sized deputy with short gray hair who told me " the judges don't tell us how to run "our jail" when I went in to let them know that my order of protection had been modified and then he misinterpreted it. I had to go back in and show him exactly what the order read and then he told me to "lose the attitude because his Sheriff..the one accused of bribing people for votes BTW said they could ban me for harassing them. When he misread my modified order I did inappropriately say on my way out the door that I hate you FN people you are so without compassion. When I fetead the order and saw that he misread it I went back in to schedule a visit. I apologized for my outburst and said this has just been very traumatizing..not that you care because it is so infinitely clear that they do not it was a mete statement of fact. He then cancelled my upcoming visit. I'm looking into civil action and medical negligence. This place makes the Erie County Holding Center in Buffalo NY look like a 5 star resort. Utterly unacceptable. Bond your loved one...

This is El Paso County's criminal justice center...Aka jail. The booking in to and out of the facility is tedious and very long, even if you go in bonded beforehand count on it taking 8 hours minimum to do either book out or in. Be prepared to walk thru a major x ray machine that reveals anything internally being brought in to the facility(ide ask for another verification besides that if you are pregnant, it is powerful enough to see pregnancy in very early stages)...the food. I can't believe it's legal to serve. Zero nutrients. Straight slop. This facility also has an adjacent TENT, that is where you will be taken if you need to go to detox. I think the location makes some not go to detox even if they need, to due to being steps away from the jail. This is worse than any prison in Colorado by far ...and in many ways. They are at capacity 365 days a year, prolly need an addition by this point. You can't stack more than 2 ...stay out of here if at all possible. It's cold, the blankets, air, cups and spoons...its just not where you wanna be in 2019! We do appreciate those that serve and protect our community....avoid this trip at all costs. You'll be happy if you never see the inside. FOOD IS THE...