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Sentencing

Interview with Ron, Candice and Cliff

JM: How long was your sentencing for?
Ron: 8 years in the Arkansas Dept. of Corrections.
Candice: I received 10 years in the arkansas deprtment of corrections
Cliff: i was given 3 years probation

JM: Did you spend time in a holding cell after your sentencing? If so, what was that like? If you didn't where did they they take you instead?
Ron: At the courthouse I waited a couple hours before I was transferred to the Pulaski County holding cell. At the jail I was in a holding cell for 4-5 hours. There were 2 or 3 other people in the cell. I couldn't get medical attention. For 3-4 days, even after intake, I kept telling the nurses I need insulin and they would tell me I needed to see a doctor and had to wait until Tues (I came in on a Friday). On Sunday I started throwing up blood and I finally got a hold of my dad who called a lawyer, and within an hour I had a nurse checking my blood sugar and giving me insulin. Whenever I tried to file a medical grievance, I was ignored until I got in touch with my dad through the payphone system. The health administrator wrote on my grievances that I refused medical care.
Candice: I was placed in a holding cell after sentencing and that's hard because you have to sit there and think about the amount of time that you are going to be incarcerated
Cliff: yes. boring but i did have time to think about being away from my family and friends for something i didnt do. i was mad at the world for it to

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