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Interview with Katrina, Rachel, Graham, Gordon, Marcus, Melissa and Andrea

JM: What types of facilities were available to help pass the time?
Katrina: alcholics annoymous,anger managment job skills g.e.d church, 1hr outside time a day basket ball hoops and volley ball net thats in araphoe in douglas was aa,life skills church read a book for your kids outside tome with basketball and a exercise bike
Rachel: Church,yard,books,magazines,ged,dv classes
Graham: We could play cards, poker, work out, or go to yard. They also had a really nice library that I enjoyed very much. But there was not much else for us to attend. Maybe a couple classes once a week but that's it. They offer free GED courses for inmates tho.
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Marcus: there was a work out machine in the middle of the room but absolutely no free weights. There were tables with chess/checker boards on them. We could buy cards through commisary, or check out a book through the library once a week. There was television, and we got an hour of yard time a day where we could play basketball or handball.
Melissa: 1 hour a day of "Yard Time." The "Yard" is a walled area with basketball hoops and a volleyball net, and balls. The "Open" top is fenced over. Like everything else in here, it's filthy, and there are bugs. You can order books, I heard, but I didn't see where or how.
Andrea: None. No books, games, whatever like that. There was 1 hour of "Yard Time" per day. In the yard was a volleyball net and basketball hoops. The yard also is filthy, and the top is covered in a fence. There were 2 TVs but they were controlled by the guards who are not in the POD so volume and channel where whatever they were on.

JM: Did you have regular access to the entertainment or was competition fierce? Give details.
Katrina: yeah but if you were on disciplinary action you cant go anywhere
Rachel: Yes
Graham: No. The unit I was in there was one old man who would control the tv and decide what we would watch and never ask us. There were some close fights when it came to the tv but not much else. Everything else was pretty easy to get to without problems.
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Marcus: There were 2 televisions and one was always the Spanish chanel no matter what pod I was in. The other television was sometimes pretty agreeable, but I do remember it going to blows once over a a dispute on what to watch between 2 of the other inmates, but usually the majority won without queston.
Melissa: There were 2 TVs, with the sound on low, tuned to whatever they happened to be tuned to. No access to a remote. The guards are NOT in the Pod with the inmates, so the TV doesn't change.
Andrea: Not applicable. The TVs were on whatever they were on. No books or anything like that.

JM: Did you have a hard time staying in shape while in jail?
Katrina: yes
Rachel: No
Graham: Nope. There is really nothing else to do in there so you work out and it actually makes you feel ALOT better about yourself
Gordon: Yes. Nothing but "monkey bars." Yes. Nothing but "monkey bars." Yes. Nothing but "monkey bars." Yes. Nothing but "monkey bars." Yes. Nothing but "monkey bars." Yes. Nothing but "monkey bars." Yes. Nothing but "monkey bars." Yes. Nothing but "monkey bars."
Marcus: No in fact it was the best shape I ever got in with the workout machine and the yard time to run.
Melissa: Was not there long enough. Didn't eat the 3 days that I was there.
Andrea: Was not there long enough to matter, and did not eat except one orange and a cookie the whole time I was there.

JM: How often did you get to go outside? What did you do outside if you were allowed to? If you were not allowed to go outside what could you do for exercise?
Katrina: if you want a hour a day in the summer i went evreyday most of the time in the winter to get fresh air.
Rachel: 1hour a day
Graham: They had a work out station in the units. But web outside we could play handball or basketball. There was never a set schedule for yard try just let us out when try felt like it.
Gordon: If lucky once a week (mostly not in the winter times). The out side was like a dog kennel. You could not even see out side.
Marcus: We were allowed outside for an hour a day where you could run in circles but not in front of the handball game's or the through the Basketball game. Then there was the indoor workout machine.
Melissa: One hour per day, in the concrete yard. There are basketball hoops, a volleyball net, and balls. Other exercise consisted of the inmates "Power Walking" in circles around the chairs in the center of the Pod.
Andrea: 1 hour of Yard Time per day. Volleyball net, basketball hoops. Small triangular 50ft high brick walls topped with fence.

JM: Did the jail offer church services? If so, what were they like and when were they held?
Katrina: yes they did, church was good they had many different type of service for instance prison ministries,jehova witness,muslim,cathlic,house of hope a couple times a week.
Rachel: Yes,never went,but I heard it was good
Graham: They were held once a week for about an hour. They were ok but nothing like the out side world.
Gordon: Yes, services were available. The church volunteers were very nice and informative. They seemed to really care about people. God Bless them all.
Marcus: There were Cathilic and Christian Services and they were held on Sunday's. I went to the Christian one which was held buy a man named Randy Conejos who not only am I still in contact with, but as a very helpful pastor who'd been through tough times and wasn't just there to tell us to do but rather related to us.
Melissa: I was not there on a Sunday, but I did hear Church mentioned, so I assume that they offer services.
Andrea: Yes, but I don't know details.

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