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The very popular Metro Jail of Salt Lake City, Utah, is located on 3415 S 900 W. If you are interested in touring the Salt Lake County Metro Jail tours are given the first Saturday of every month starting at 8am. Similar to arranging a visit to an inmate you must pre-register. Although the tours can accommodate larger groups, inmate visitation rules at Metro Jail stipulate that only three people can visit an inmate at one time, and inmates can only have visitors twice a week. It must also be kept in mind that a prisoner can refuse a visitor at Metro Jail or be unavailable at the predetermined time of the visit. In this case, or at any point in time you may send your correspondence by mail. Do not try anything tricky or send anything valuable by mail as it will be inspected by Metro Jail personnel. Postal mail may be your only chance at contacting a prisoner as Metro Jail largely controls phone contact as well, only allowing their inmates to place collect calls but not receive calls. When not visiting or making phone calls inmates have a lot of time. There are some programs and educational opportunities to pursue while incarcerated but their availability varies by type of prisoner. Otherwise the Salt Lake County library system does work in connection with the Metro Jail to bring library privileges to the inmates. However, books must be approved and privileges can be taken away for behavioral misconduct.
Housing inside the Metro Jail is divided into four separate pods. A, B and C pods are divided into eight units which can each hold 64 prisoners. D pod has two units that have a maximum capacity of eighty prisoners. These pods do house both male and female prisoners with the most diverse population in B pod. In B pod there are three units for multiple security levels of female offenders, and three units for maximum-security male prisoners. No matter which pod the prisoners are housed in hygiene is strongly enforced with mandated area and self-cleaning. Prisoners are allowed to choose their own style of facial hair and hair, as long as the hair is kept clean and well groomed. With such a large population in an urban area the pod and unit separation helps to maintain order and enforce clean living which keeps the prisoners healthy and active.
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