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Interview with Elise, Jack, Justin and Sean

JM: How many different blocks were there?
Elise: As far as to what I could see, it was just one big facility
Jack: From what I saw, I would guess at least 12.
Justin: 16 felony blocks and 8 misdminor blocks
Sean: a total of 16 blocks on two sides....a and b sides..they were at triple capacity

JM: Did they have names? If so, what were they?
Elise: no
Jack: The dorm everyone goes into when they first come in is called the Observation Dorm. The others are labeled by letter.
Justin: A 1-8, AND B1-8 FOR FELONYS, CB-1-8 FOR MISDOMENOR CRIMES
Sean: yes.....cell blocks a1 through a8....and cell blocks b1 through b8

JM: Which types of inmates were housed in the different blocks?
Elise: I think there were maybe 2 other dorms for the ladies, and men were on the other side. They didn;t let inmates out that I remember.
Jack: Every inmate that comes in for misdemeanors is put into the Observation Dorm. On the felony side, inmates are put with people that have the same general type of crime as them. Ex. Probation violators with Probation violators etc.
Justin: tHEY HAVE SPECIAL BLOCKS FOR TROUBLE MAKERS, MEDICAL, SUICIDE WATCH AND INMATES WITH SEX CRIMES EVERONE ELSE IS HOUSED ONLY BY EITHOR FELONY CRIMES OR MISD CRIMES WITH NO CONSIDERATION FOR AGE, OR MUCH ELSE
Sean: its basically a melting pot of all different criminals from all walks of life..i didnt see much segregation at all, due to it eing so overcrowded...the onlyseperation i seen was for a medical type dorn

JM: What do you remember being the nicest and worst parts about the different blocks?
Elise: The worst part was there was no air conditioning. Just a couple of large loud fans. One wall had windows close to the ceiling and they had plastic it looked like on the outside from when it was cold. The building you could tell was very old.
Jack: There really weren't any nice parts to the cell blocks. They were all old with really drab light blue and white paint. Many of the windows that face the hallway had paper in them so the inmates couldn't see the women going up the hallways. The thin worn mats were the worst part though since they were so thin.
Justin: WORST: iN THE FELONY CELL BLOCKS THEY WAKE U UP AT 4 AM AN LOCK U OUT OF YOUR CELLS ALL DAY WITH NOTHING TO SIT ON EXCEPT THE CONCRETE FLOOR UNTIL 9 PM. BEST IS THE DORMS FOR MISD CRIMES. YOU GET A LOT MORE FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT AND CAN AT LEAST LAY IN YOUR BUNK IF YOU HAVE ONE
Sean: the best thing that i can remember about the expeirience is that you actually do meet a few good people along the way that you can relate to, talk to, and that helps the time to go by a little faster..the worst parts is the filth, the feeling that if you were in trouble or truly sick the guards wouldnt help you, and being shoulder to shoulder with truly disturbed..and violent people

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