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Interview with Travis and Grant

JM: How many different blocks were there?
Travis: I think there were 35 blocks.
Grant: not sure atleast mahybe 15

JM: Did they have names? If so, what were they?
Travis: There are Medium (blues), Medium Max (yellows), Max (yellows), Administrative Segregation (reds), and I forgot what the greens are called, they're the mentally disordered.
Grant: min 31,32,34 was all I knew and a couple maximum cell blocks

JM: Which types of inmates were housed in the different blocks?
Travis: There were medium, the safest and who did not have to be in cells. They got more pod time and got to go outside I think. The medium max and max were practically the same, one had one large pod and the other had the same pod divided into three. Neither got to go outside. There was a tiny basketball court some units could go to maybe once a week. The mentally disordered were almost the same as medium max. There was the administrative segregation which had only one hour pod time and by yourself so you couldn't socialize at all (no cellmates either, although this by itself might be preferable).
Grant: min. sec where general population is at to maximum security where violent criminals and life sentenced inmates were housed... females are also in these two types of cell and dorm housing

JM: What do you remember being the nicest and worst parts about the different blocks?
Travis: The blues had the most pod time and got to go outside I think. The reds could not socialize at all. I think it would look bad in court if you were transferred to reds. The rest were all practically the same. Some people tried to get into a unit such as the kitchen, but I think it is a lot of work.
Grant: it was honestly the same to me accept the dorms in min security allowed a lil more freedom.you could go to an actual class for school and socialize with other inmates from different dorms at yard time.maximum security activities were restricted to your cell bock or cell pod only period.

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