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Interview with Tom and Barbara

JM: How many different blocks were there?
Tom: There is 9 seperate housing units in the main jail in Martinez
Barbara: There were about 8 blocks on 4 floors

JM: Did they have names? If so, what were they?
Tom: Yes there is A module "ADAM" B module "BAKER" C module "CHARLES" D module "DAVID" E module "EDWARD" F module "FRANK" M module "MARY" Q module "QUEEN" and T module "TOM"
Barbara: There were A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H wards

JM: Which types of inmates were housed in the different blocks?
Tom: A module houses Southern Mexican GANG members also known as 13s or Surenos, whites and blacks. B module houses Northern Mexican gang members aka 14s or Nortenos as well as whites and blacks from South Richmond, CA. C module houses Northern Mexican gang members, North Richmond blacks and whites. D module is administrative segregation for problem inmates and protective custody inmates. E module is all Protective custody. mostly gang drop outs and sex offenders and snitches. F module is seperated in 2 parts half is protective custody and half are inmates with medical problems. M module is for inmates with major mental problems as well as a few female inmates requiring mental health treatment. The rest of this facility is all males. Q module is intake and minor discipline punishment. T module is the trustee module for kitchen workers laundry and intake workers.
Barbara: Different gangs were housed in different blocks, psych and medical inmates were housed together with people there on civil charges, ad seg inmates were housed on different wards as was general population

JM: What do you remember being the nicest and worst parts about the different blocks?
Tom: T module the trustee module is the best. You get to work out of your cell, get better food, less time locked in your room. There is also a pool table ping pong table a really nice as well as big recreation yard with landscaping. The cops who work this module are the coolest. This module has the most privileges. All the other modules pretty much are messed up. a b and c modules are all violent with all the gang stuff. Q and D are 23 hour a day lockdown. F is a bunch of sick people. E is for p.c. inmates. Unless you are on t mod or a trustee in a regular module this jail is max security with little to enjoy.
Barbara: Most of the officers were nice to me (probably due to the nature of my crime-I hid my children from their abusive father)but you could tell some of the officers hated working n the jail and took it out on inmates Jail was old, dirty, no sunlight or yard to go to

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