JM: How many different blocks were there? Ron: there are fifteen different types of blocks at
the main jail, general population there are ten
fouty man tanks with room in each for up to ten
more inmates with sleeping on the floor in the
dayroom.then theres gangs segragation, which is
a form of protective custody, drop outs & real
protective custodiesthese tyoes of diferent
custody levels adds onther ten blocks to the new
main jail, no windows or veiws of the outside
world, very deppressing Hugh: Each section of the jail probably has 6 or 7.
Stevan: I'm not sure because they called them pods
JM: Did they have names? If so, what were they? Ron: kings county main jail kings county branch jail
kings county workforlugh, kings county teen
detention center kings boot camp & kings road
camp county yard crew/dogpound.. wow you got me
on this one i should have figured so kings
county is small we do however have more prisons
per capita then any other county in
California.. Tiffany: PODS Hugh: The system here is by Hundreds. I believe I was in
200. Some just have actual names like "Trustee Tank". Stevan: Did who have names these questions your asking aren't
clear
JM: Which types of inmates were housed in the different blocks? Ron: it depends on what county your in in kings
county if your in general population housing &
your white not gang related you,ll get locked
housed up with blacks others & northerners..if
your a skin head you,ll get housed with other
skins some american indians &
southernersbulldogs don,t program with other
hispanics in jail only though.as far as
classifacation of inmates paroles ussually go to
there own tank based on your race & criminal
type .. Tiffany: In my pod, I was told by other inmates, we had
life-ers/medical-psych/prison/low security/gang
members. Hugh: Segregation was also done by jumpsuit color. One
gang was one color and a rival gang another.
Violent offenders had a special color as did
people with escape attempt priors. Stevan: Every kind? I'm not sure wut asking? Do you mean racially
height wise weight wise what was there peronality like and
again not sure wut you mean by blocks ?again
JM: What do you remember being the nicest and worst parts about the different blocks? Ron: i was in a christian cell for about 6 months it
was peaceful & very clean in that tank there was
no overcrowding in that tank & everyone got
along pretty good. that was good. every time
that i got locked up i felt like i was losing my
freedom, i even got addicted to being locked up
the whole game hide & seek, but in the long run
it was allways bad!! Tiffany: The worst was the treatment by staff. I
understand I was under arrest, but the officers
treat everyone like trash. I was belittled,
expected to know what to do in jail, made feel
stupid for asking questions and when they release
you, they just close the door behind you. If you
don't know where you are, then you don't know
where you are. Hugh: It was nice to know that you are away from anyone
that can be considered an enemy, but since the
jumpsuits are all different,it is easy to be
picked out of a crowd as different. The main
difference about the blocks is whether it has 2
man cells or it has group "tanks". Stevan: Again with the blocks . Okay maybe you mean the differnt
gangs ? I guess ill amswer ur question like that so the nicest
part ? That ' s a hell of a crazy question I don't know they
kicked down some cofee every now and then I guess !