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Interview with Tim, Peter, Iris, Pat, Elsie, Kathleen, George, Amber and Bob

JM: What clothes could you have brought in to wear in the jail (underwear, socks, etc.)?
Tim: Street clothes. Since we were only there for the night, there was no need to make us change into jumpers or get the body cavity search.
Peter: all the clothes there was free for me. i didnt have to buy any of my clothes.
Iris: I would have brought my own underwear and bras cause that's unsanitary so women would wear pads so we wouldn't have to make skin contact to that stuff.
Pat: nothing at all could be brought in to be worn. everything was provided by the county jail.
Elsie: Not possible at all. I saw a few very busty women get bras sent in but no personal clothing whatsoever.
Kathleen: whatever clothes brought in weren't allowed to be worn inside facility. prescription glasses were permitted as well as some jewelry if unable to remove
George: We could not bring in any of own clothes, we had to change out of them and they store them for us until we were released.
Amber: YOU WORE COUNTY ISSUED CLOTHES THAT WERE WASHED ON A WEEKLY BASIS BY THE TRUSTEES

JM: If you had a set uniform, what did it look like? Please be specific about each piece of clothing issued to you.
Tim: No, there was no set uniform.
Bob: yes. general population = blue canvas shirt and pants with elastic waistband and SD Jail stenciled prominantly on both Flight risk and high power = green Inmate Worker = tans everyone gets white undies, socks and orange rubbery sandals
Peter: we wore blue shirts and blue pants. we had orange type sandals. socks,white undershirt,underwear. and thats about it. i think we had pairs each for each particle of clothing.
Iris: I was issued two blue sweat pants two sweat shirt sweater white socks and orange flip flops white underwear and a white sports bra .
Pat: we were given white tube socks and "tighty whitey" underwear. A plain white undershirt, A blue Overshirt and blue pants, and also sandals that could be worn in the showers were given to each person the shirts and pants all said S.D. Jail on them
Elsie: Blue pants and shirt. Masculine. There was an elastic waistband but you absolutely never knew if it would fit because though there was a Sewing Department, they couldn't get sizes right if their lives depended on it. The clothing was frequently torn or very worn.
Kathleen: blue shirt and blue pants for general population. tans for trustee, green for escapees. also 2 socks, 2 underwear, 2 bras and a yellow nightgown. and gray sweatshirt
George: The uniforms were like navy blue scrubs, with San Diego Jail printed on the back of the tops. They gave us disgusting filthy "tighty whiteys". We also had to wear sandals that were given to us as well as tube socks.
Amber: WE WERE ISSUED 1 PAIR OF DARK BLUE ELASTIC WAIST BAND PANTS THAT HAD SDJAIL WRITEN IN WHITE DOWN 1 LEG, A DARK BLUE SHIRT WITH SDJAIL ACROSS THE BACK ALMOST LIKE SCRUBS

JM: Were there any assigned clothes in high demand that an inmate should look for when getting clothing assigned?
Tim: None that I know of.
Bob: clothes without holes, tears, questionable stains and in the appropriate size are always in high demand but good luck getting them unless you have some juice aka respect
Peter: i guess all clothes were in high demand because the inmates that are they longer would have to either have them washed or just get another pair.
Iris: Depending on behavior they gave different colors to inmates .
Pat: new clothes are in high demand because people like to look good for visits.
Elsie: I found this absurd but if your top and bottom matched in terms of color, it was considered good. New panties or bras were again sought after. Most of the inmates would freak if their clothes had stains on them, though they had been washed. Clothing exchange was so bizarre because of everyone's awful behavior.
Kathleen: anything new or matching. and/or as close as fitting as possible. also non scratchy or thin materials during summer are preferred
George: They gave us a couple pair of each clothing item when being checked in.
Amber: MOST OF THE GIRLS TRIED TO GET A MATCH OF COLORS BECAUSE AS THE CLOTHES GOT WASHED ETHEY FADED

JM: Was the clothing different between men and women?
Tim: I'm sure it was, but I didn't see any women.
Peter: im not sure about women. i think its the same.
Iris: I was in a all women facility
Pat: I never saw any women while I was in custody
Elsie: I understand that men had undershirts but otherwise the clothing was identical.
Kathleen: i am not aware of differences. i think men wear white Ts as well
George: I'm not sure, women are assigned to a separate facility called Las Colinas.
Amber: MENS AND WOMENS CLOTHES WERE THE SAME EXCEPT THE MEN GOT TEE SHIRTS

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