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Interview with Girliegirl, Paul, Tyler, Tom, Ryan, Zach and Pat

JM: Did you find it difficult to get along with other inmates? Please give examples to explain why you did or didn't.
Girliegirl: Yes, most of the women looked beat up and tired. A few of them didn't take showers, wash their hair or even wash their hands after using the bathroom. The lights were on all night long and they were very bright and one woman would yell all night long to dim the lights and finally they told her to shut the f*** up or they would turn her lights out. Once I asked what time it was and one girl asked "Why you got somewhere to be?" and they laughed about that one for days. The women tried to be tough but at night they would cry and beg to use the phone. We weren't allowed to.
Paul: most of them where easy to get along with.
Tyler: No, everyone seemed to get along. I did not witness any serious conflict.
Tom: no after the whole ordeal i was tired and hungry and tired of everything that has happen and most if not all the other inmates felt the same way i thought.
Ryan: No, I didn't. I was in a cell with 9 other men, that happened to be a little bit older. So they weren't in there trying to cause trouble. for the most part, everyone just wanted to get through their own court processes.
Zach: Negative. Myself with military background, the other inmates were not difficult to get along with so long as I stuck primarily to the more mature crowd. Not age wise, just mentality. If you hang out with idiots, chances are you will encounter some problems.
Pat: Yes, did not trust anyone.

JM: What types of things did you have to do to avoid problems or fights with other inmates?
Girliegirl: Keep to myself and don't look at anyone. Take my shower, brush my teeth and stay as far away as I could to anyone else. I'm a very talkative person but for days and days I didn't say a word to anyone.
Paul: pretty much kept to myself. no one really picked fights in the trustee area, we all got along.
Tyler: Nothing really. Everyone seemed to get along.
Tom: just stayed to myself and pressed my bunk(layed in bed)i read and thought about what got me here and how to avoid this from happening again and i know a few inmates there that i could talk to and they could relate to my problems as well as i theirs.
Ryan: I really didn't have to worry about anything like that. I'm usually just a pretty quiet guy, and try to keep to myself. on top of that, in the beginning of my court process, I was ordered by the judge to be sent into seclusion. and was forced to remain in a single man cell for the remainder of my stay in the facility.
Zach: There isn't really a set list. Some people have bad days.. It's best to have a sense of body language and be able to read what someone is capable of or willing to do to another human being. Avoid those who appear to be angry or volatile.
Pat: Keep to myself

JM: Were you able to choose an inmate as your cellmate if you knew one? How often would your cellmate(s) change?
Girliegirl: No
Paul: No
Tyler: No
Tom: i had no cellmate i was in a room with 256 inmates that came in and out 24 hours aday someone would leave and before the night was over someone else took their place.
Ryan: no, they wouldn't let you just switch out of the housing cell that you were in, unless you were having problems with the other inmates that were in the cell. and I would say that it was an average of an inmate or two a week would leave the cell, for various reasons. to be relocated.
Zach: I had 9 cellmates. Bunks kind of went according to seniority. By the end of my sentence, I was in the best one. Right by the phone, view of the T.V, the sweet spot.
Pat: No, you were not able to choose your cellmate. I was in New Arrest for 8 days then taken to a pod.

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