d.c. department of corrections explaining what this is all about the department of corrections video visitation center is housed within the d.c. general hospital complex adjacent to the d.c. jail in southeast washington d.c. those wishing to visit inmates housed at the jail are no longer required to stand in long lines undergo extensive security check or be subject to pat down searches to enter the facility instead with video visitation with family members friends and other visitors simply set a visitation appointment by telephone or through the internet. so the deal for this technology was reached between the d.c. city council and a company called global tel link global telling installed it for free and according to the department of corrections the calls are also free and the purpose is to quote make the jail run more efficiently i guess now is ivy fake and stan a staff attorney with the d.c. prisoners project idea welcome to the show i know the prisoners d.c. prisoners project has spoken out against this technology what are your concerns i just want to say it's a d.c. prisoners project of th