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Interview with Patrick

JM: What types of facilities were available to help pass the time?
Patrick: You were given an opportunity to attend G.E.D classes where I myself was a tutor. Other than that you have the option of church. Due to over crowding and under staffing the opportunities for anything for " passing the time " was purely creative. The way you passed the time was really up to your creativity.

JM: Did you have regular access to the entertainment or was competition fierce? Give details.
Patrick: The only entertainment besides the occasional fight or disruptive inmate was a crappy television in an extremely small Television room. Competition was fierce as far as getting a seat in the room was concerned. Some peolpe played cards and gambled on most anything, or either read alot of books. I myself elected to read.

JM: Did you have a hard time staying in shape while in jail?
Patrick: You do have an opportunity to stay in shape. You could do aerobic type exercises and they would fill large garbage bags with water and use them as weights.

JM: How often did you get to go outside? What did you do outside if you were allowed to? If you were not allowed to go outside what could you do for exercise?
Patrick: Going outside was few and far between. If you were by chance allowed to go outside you had the option of playing basket ball, basking in the sun or just walking around in circles kind of like an animal you might see at the Zoo.

JM: Did the jail offer church services? If so, what were they like and when were they held?
Patrick: You were allowed to attend church services if you liked. You could attend 3 times a week. I did not go to that very often.

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