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  Took C to see his dad today. Due to the pandemic, it had been about two years since they were last together - which I'd forgotten until his height was remarked upon. They video visit every week or two, but obviously that only captures a limited picture of a person. We hadn't been to a regular "visiting hours" session this entire time outside of the annual picnics that started three years in. Another lady arrived who also had not visited before, she was pretty anxious and mentioned that she wasn't going to get used to this, and that her son better straighten up, several times. The facility itself has a single 2-star review on Google which is generous. Guards were friendly enough but not good communicators, it has always felt a bit like they don't know how to interact with non-inmates and are super awkward. We were forcefully advised to use the restrooms before the visit, which were shocking. And these are the visitor bathrooms. Bathrooms are a big part of a...