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If you or a loved one will be serving time in Wake County Jail, you may be wondering what life is really like on the inside. Having the right information can help you feel more prepared for the experience.

We have interviewed former inmates of Wake County, who have shared their stories and insight that can help you know what to expect. We have compiled the following information based on these interviews. You can click on the links to the left that will lead you to the full interview questions and answers.

Food
Unfortunately, the food in Wake County Jail doesn't get very good reviews from former inmates. Some felt that the portion sizes weren't enough to satisfy hunger. If you have money on your books, you can order snacks from commissary to supplement or replace the food the jail serves you. If you can do this, it can make your time a little easier.

Former inmates agree that while none of the meals are great, the cornbread is one of the better things the jail serves. Meals are served on an early schedule, starting with breakfast in the very early morning hours, between 4 and 8am, and dinner being served between 3 and 6 in the afternoon.

Telephones
Wake County Jail provides inmates with access to telephones. To make a call, it is necessary to call collect but beware that the prices are higher than a normal collect call. If you try to call someone and an answering machine picks up, the jail will automatically block you from calling that number again, because the system will assume the call was unaccepted. Therefore, if there are people you will be calling regularly, you may want to ask them to stop using their answering machines while you are incarcerated, or you could set up a certain time of day that you will try to call them.

You will have varying levels of access to phones depending on which part of the jail you live in. If you are in general population, you will have access every day. If you are in solitary confinement, you will have access only when you are let out of your cell into an area that has a phone.

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