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Interview with Kelly, Bill, Katrina, Billy and Cory

JM: What clothes could you have brought in to wear in the jail (underwear, socks, etc.)?
Kelly: We wore uniforms and they were regularly cleaned.
Bill: blue pants, blue sleeveless shirt. one sweatshirt. 2 pairs of oversized underwear.
Katrina: You can not bring in any of your clothes to wear they issue it to you
Billy: The only clothing they let you wear is your socks.You have to purchase the underwear and longjohns from commissary
Cory: no personal clothes are allowed. Your personal clothes are kept until you go home. you are stripped and put on all jail clothes.

JM: If you had a set uniform, what did it look like? Please be specific about each piece of clothing issued to you.
Kelly: Our uniforms were navy. The uniforms were large and did not fit perfectly but you wore them as well as the undergarments. I did borrow a sweatshirt and wore it regularly.
Katrina: It was a blue outfit it was navy blue sometimes it would be a one piece jumpsuit or a two piece shirt and pants uniform
Billy: The set uniform i had was blue,it was like a jumpsuit that you work in. They will issue you one pair of white underwear. The jumpsuit sometimes might be big or small depends on what you get.
Cory: You are issued a blue pullover top and blue pants. a sweatshirt, a pair of socks, underclothes and a tee shirt, a pair of slide in shoes.

JM: Were there any assigned clothes in high demand that an inmate should look for when getting clothing assigned?
Kelly: I would request a sweatshirt if ever I return to prison, which I do not plan to have happen.
Katrina: It was so cold you have to make sure that you get a sweatshirt
Billy: In jail there is no high demand clothes. You have to wear the same color and jumpsuit as everyone else
Cory: the jail was very cold, so we would ask for another blanket or another sweatshirt, but was denied both.

JM: Was the clothing different between men and women?
Kelly: I think the men and women's uniforms are very similar.
Katrina: Everyone wore county blues men and women
Billy: The clothing for men and women are the same. They have two colors. Orange is for felony charges and blue is for no violent charges
Cory: the only thing that the women had different from men was the bras. Everything else was the same.

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