JM: How long was your sentencing for? Ralph: 150 days Rachel: I was sentenced for 45 days, it was part of the plea
agreement so it was already known and agreed to once the
p,ea was signed. Fred: one hundred and fifty days Craig: The original sentence, or the revised one? Joe: I originally accepted an offer to serve 10 days in
jail(6 days with good time, however the laws have
been changed and I believe you have to do the
straight ten now on a DUI)plus 50 days ankle
monitoring at a cost of about 14 dollars a day I
think, probation for 2 years with monitored
sobriety at a cost of $50 a month. I believe 46
weeks of classes at $18 a class. A victim impact
panel at $25. ^0 some hours of community service.
Plus everyday you are required to call into a
number to see whether or not you have to go get a
drug test that day. If you don't you risk
revocation of your probation which will land you
back in jail. You can expect to take a 100 drug
screens over a 2 year period at an average cost of
$15 per test.
JM: Did you spend time in a holding cell after your sentencing? If so, what was that like? If you didn't where did they they take you instead? Ralph: no Rachel: I unfortunately turned myself in on a Friday and was sent to
Denvercity jail. It was awful! I don't drink or do drugs and
shared 3 days in a little cell with 2 crackheads. Fred: yes i did actually, I had to turn myself into city
jail until being released then to get another turn
in date into county jail where the sentencing will
begin. Craig: Yes. It was TERRIBLE. Denver doesn't have
holding cells. They have holding tanks. Rooms
with a bench along the walls, atoilet in the
corner, and anywhere from 1 to standing-room-
only amount of people crammed in them. Joe: Upon remanding myself into custody, I was
transported down to a holding cell for a couple of
hours the taken via a tunnel to the booking area.
You are virtually free to move about the area
until your name is called and watch TV while
waiting to be booked. This process took me 9 hours
when I was there. They will feed you a bagged
bologna sandwich lunch. After you are booked, you
will be taken to change clothes and then taken up
to the 2nd floor where you will stay until you are
assigned a pod. You will be locked down 23 out the
24 hrs, until you get assigned to a pod. My
experience is that I got assigned the next
morning. The mattresses were comfortable in the
2-man cell. There are 32 cells, so their is up to
64 men in a pod. Breakfast is served around
5:30AM, Lunch at 10:30AM, and dinner at around 5-6PM.