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Interview with Henry

JM: What types of facilities were available to help pass the time?
Henry: Facilities? There are no other facilities. Once you get into a housing unit, your not going to leave that unit unless your going to see the doctor or you have a visit. There is a very small recreation yard which is just a slab of concrete thats fenced in out in the sun that you get to spend one hour in a day if the weather permits. They also have a GED class a few hours a week, but it is a complete joke. Trying to further your education or get your GED in there would be about impossible.

JM: Did you have regular access to the entertainment or was competition fierce? Give details.
Henry: They do not allow volume on any of the televisions and they control what station it is on, so not too many people even watch TV..but its there if you want to. Besides that the only other entertainment is playing cards or chess, which usually stick to certain groups. If you haven't made friends or you know someone that owns some playing cards, then you probably won't be entertaining yourself in that way.

JM: Did you have a hard time staying in shape while in jail?
Henry: Yes its very hard to stay in shape in that facility. The meals are awful and pretty small, so not many people wanna burn off all the calories they have access to. I use to do a few sets of push-ups and sit-ups every night, which is the only option really considering there is no room or equipment for exercise. But I was in pretty awful shape once I got released.

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?
Henry: That all just depends on the weather. You can't go outside if it is raining or storming in any way or it is over ninety degrees. If weather permits though they allow you around an hour outside every day. It is just a fenced in slab of concrete, so the only thing people do out there really is just walk in circles or sit out in the sun and relax. Besides that, you can either walk around the unit or get creative with things to lift to exercise.

JM: Did the jail offer church services? If so, what were they like and when were they held?
Henry: The jail had no official church service. Various volunteers would stop by and do a bible study or small group randomly. It was usually pretty nice when they would have a group though. There was about five or six seperate volunteers that would come do it, so you pretty much had to choose which guys you liked or didn't like and catch them when they come in to lead a group.

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