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Interview with Shawn, Tom, Linda, Margaret and Laura

JM: How many different blocks were there?
Shawn: 17. 1 block has 6 different day rooms.
Tom: There was 4 different dorm rooms with about 180 beds each.
Linda: There were 2 levels of 2 man cells. Where I was housed there.were about 10 cells on each level.
Margaret: I DONT KNOW, AT LEAST NINE.
Laura: I dont know, we are only allowed to go where we are housed in. I never went outside and on my way in or out I didnt care so I didnt pay attention.

JM: Did they have names? If so, what were they?
Shawn: no, they went by numbers
Tom: If I remember right they were just letters. I was in section D.
Linda: No they didn't have names. They had numbers and letters.
Margaret: I DONT KNOW. IF THEY DID, THEY WERE PROBABLY UNIT 1 OR UNIT 2 ETC.
Laura: I dont knowif ou mean like cell A,B,C like thqt but thats how we were housed.

JM: Which types of inmates were housed in the different blocks?
Shawn: They had medical bleci, general population blocks, protective custody blocks, psychiatric blocks and women blocks
Tom: Before you get classified after sentencing, there is a block that the inmates would call the new fish. It was cell block M. It had the same layout. 4 rooms, 180 beds each. We stayed there for approximately 2 weeks until then we are assigned to the general population where you had the different jobs.
Linda: There were general population in certain blocks. Then protected custody in another block segregated from everyone else. Then there were high power blocks for people who were a higher level of security for more serious charges.
Margaret: DIFFERENT BLOCKS HOUSED INMATES BY MOSTLY SECURITY LEVELS. FOR INSTANCE, LOW LEVELS SECURITY INMATES TOGETHER. HIGH LEVEL SECURITY INMATES TOGETHER. MENTALLY UNSTABLE INMATES TOGETHER, AND PERHAPS INMATES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION.
Laura: Im sure there were violent ones, or PC (protective custody) or high profile, but being as though I was in general population I didntget acance to see them. We had inmates who were already sentenced, and workers.

JM: What do you remember being the nicest and worst parts about the different blocks?
Shawn: The general population blocks received more program and priviledges then the protective custody blocks. The PC were spoken to and treated like crap by the cops and staff
Tom: The nicest parts of the blocks would be the recreation areas. Cell Block M (new fish) was more enclosed since they were not classified to the general population. When you got to general population, it was more open. A large park like area to play basketball, touch football and other activities.
Linda: I was glad that we were kept apart from people who were in there for murder and other violent crimes. There isn't really anything nice about certain blocks than other blocks. I think they were all set up the same way in each block. All just the basic.2 man cells.
Margaret: I REMEMBER THERE BEING NOTHING NICE ABOUT ANY OF THE BLOCKS. BUT I GUESS IF I HAD TO ANSWER, THE NICEST THING WAS THE LITTLE BIT OF TIME WE WERE ALLOWED OUTSIDE OF OUR CELLS AND THE WORST THING WOULD BE THE WAY THE CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS TREATED AND SPOKE TO THE INMATES.
Laura: There isnt a nice or a worst part. Its jail and it sucks. The only nice part is outside of the walls when you can go home and be with your family. I remeber wanting to go home. The blocks for the most part all of the same. I wouldntknow though, I havent been to other blocks.

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