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Life On The Inside
Often it is the small touches from the outside that mean a lot to an inmate doing time. This is true with photographs. Inmates at the Hernando County Jail are allowed to have up to 10 photographs but these have to conform to the jail's picture policies. Basically, if you could hang this photo up in church you would be in good shape.

Inmates at Hernando County Jail are set up with two TVs with satellite: one that is Spanish and one in English. There are also cards, board games and various workout equipment in the yard. Inmates are granted outdoor rec time provided the jail is not on lockdown. In addition to those activities, there are more productive uses of time such as reading from the library, bible study or other self-improvement classes.

Eating in Hernando County Jail
In terms of the meals, a former inmate summed it up best by saying, "Not to die for but they keep you fed. You are able to identify what you are eating. You get small portions, they serve the same meals all the time." Inmates are also given commissary privileges. Those same privileges can also be taken away as the result of any minor infraction with the staff.

Good Behavior Policy
At Hernando County Jail, inmates are allowed to work towards having good time. An inmate who stays out of trouble can receive up to 5 days per month reduced off their sentence. If they complete work assignments they can get an additional 3 days taken off. Overall, an inmate needs to serve out at least 70% of their original sentence.

Visitor and Telephone Policy
An inmate is allowed to put down 15 names on their potential visitors list but only 3 visitors are allowed per session. All visitors need to sign in 15 minutes before their scheduled time. If they miss that window, the visitation will be cancelled. Visits are conducted by way of video monitors.

Even under those conditions, visitors still need to dress appropriate which means nothing that is tight, revealing or see-through. Inmates are granted one 2 hour visit session a week. However, if the monitor systems are down then the visits will be cancelled.

As for phone calls, there are phones in each cellblock that are turned on during the day for inmates to make outgoing collect calls only. The calls are only 15 minutes.

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