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Sentencing

Interview with Scott, Carrie, John and Sophie

JM: How long was your sentencing for?
Scott: last court appearance i recieved 30 days.
Carrie: my final sentence when I decided to do the time was for 16 months.
John: plead to misdeminor assult and battery in april of 2001 time served 21 days in county jail 3 years probation. In June of 2001 served 10 days in county jail and credit for time served. Re arrested upon relase in late june of 2001 I was transfered to Kern county jail from late june untill end of Aug 2001 when they figured out I was not suppose to be there
Sophie: 120 days of work release (served 47 days in jail and 13 days of work release), 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?
Scott: you are placed in a holding cell before and after court. it could have up to 50 inmates in there at a time and it gets loud at times.
Carrie: I spent almost 12 hours in a holding cell. It sucked. one toilet and probably 10 - 15 girls sitting on a bench with 2 phones and everyone talking at once. It was very exhausting.
John: Yes in the Kern county jail we were put in large long room that used to be visiting room. The one with glass wall and the phone. It was cold damp smelly and wet near the end were a vent was broken. I was then taken to a room with a barbers chair were I was stripped and searched
Sophie: I was placed in a holding cell after being sentenced in court at 10 AM (still handcuffed and shackled)... transported by bus back to Lerdo Pre-trial around 1 PM, placed in holding cell, unhandcuffed and unshackled, placed back in my cell (pod) until being processed for release 8 PM, taken to holding cell, taken to change out and receive property, released to wait for ride 9 PM

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