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Interview with Cami, Tombstone, Strawberry, Tonya, Jay, Fred, Alice and Patrick

JM: Did you find it difficult to get along with other inmates? Please give examples to explain why you did or didn't.
Cami: Yeah, I found that women are very moody and temperamental, especially when their freedom has been taken away because of there own stupidity. I found that staying to myself for the most part kept me away from conflict for the most part. I wasn't there to make any friends, therefore I didn't.
Tombstone: Yes, there are some rough ass people in a County lock-up; you have to be real careful not to disrespect anyone;there were 4 fights in the pod I was in,in a 3-month span.
Strawberry: well that all actually depends on your roommates and your attitude...i kept to myself the first month...then as they got to know me they warmed up and i was accepted into a crew.
Tonya: No
Jay: No it wasn't hard I mean everybody got something that they don't like about somebody else or somebody might do things that's annoying but I mean their wasn't to much you could do about it if u wad to say something they might take offense and wanna fight or say something smart like "If you don't like it make bond this jail" so to avoid confrontations I just didn't put myself in those type of situations
Fred: On the most part no. I mainly tried to stay to myself and not try to get in others peoples business because that is the quickest way to get into a fight.
Alice: YES. because of the overcrowding and the variety of personalities, many women were also not receiving the medication they needed,it made it difficult to get along with many of the other inmates.
Patrick: I kept my mouth shut nothing more nothing left, I did not discuss my case, my affairs, by busines or anything else, I wanted to get out and never be back.

JM: What types of things did you have to do to avoid problems or fights with other inmates?
Cami: I had to set my schedule for the day according to how late the other roommates slept in my pod, if they were up late I would be up late to because of the noise, and if they slept in late I would either sleep in late myself or get out of my pod and go to the dayroom where all the other inmates would watch tv and stuff.
Tombstone: Stick to yourself,you`ll see the troublemakers right off,& try to avoid them unless you want more time added to you; you also have to really watch out for some of the Deputies,they are rougher than some of the Cons,I saw one drag a young guy down a flight of stairs,feet-first,hitting his head on each step.
Strawberry: Watch my mouth and my actions...and just try to stay out of peoples way.
Tonya: Stay to myself
Jay: Like I was saying in the last question I avoided alot of confrontation by not putting myself in a lot of bullshit and by not associating with a lot of people I mean but sometimes you just can't help but to fight cause I mean its just some ignorant people in there who just like drama and you didn't want to make yourself look vulnerable by backing down all the time
Fred: I would mainly just try and stay to myself and watch TV or I would write a letter to my family. Sometimes I would play spades or pluck with the inmates I did associate with. If there was not a card game going I would play chess or play checkers
Alice: it was difficult to avoid the fights, even if i didn't respond it seemed to anger the inmate even more. One inmate with obvious mental problems came at me and pushed me and even spat at me. There was no help from the Co's. over a piece of toilet paper, I had a brush thrown across the room at me.
Patrick: shut up keep your mouth shut and that is the best thing you can do, they have about a fight per month per dorm, which is not really that bad considering all the issues in the jail, and the population within the jail, the close or over population and the fact that most people are violent

JM: Were you able to choose an inmate as your cellmate if you knew one? How often would your cellmate(s) change?
Cami: No, they do not give you any choice in who your roommates at all, you are just stuck with whoever you get, unless there is a conflict between two individuals, than they will move you to a different sector.
Tombstone: No, they place you by whatever space is available,its really over-crowded there,I had to sleep on the floor on a mattress..
Strawberry: NO!
Tonya: No
Jay: No you could not choose your cellmate the county was the only place I went that had cells the prisons had dorms but in the county you change cellmates a lot or not at all I mean it just depends on if they make bond or go down the road something like that you might get somebody who can't make bond and their court date is far off
Fred: No I wasn't able to pick who I wax in the cell with. My cellmates would change when one cellmate got released or if a cellmate went to lockup for bad behavior
Alice: no I had no choice who my cell mates were. there was one that was consistent, but in the two months I was there, we had about 6 other cell mates who came and went
Patrick: I was in 50 man dorm so just have a 2 or 4 man cell was not an issue, I would have rather been in a smaller cell, but that is the way it is.

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