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Interview with Eric, Dominic and Carlos

JM: How many different blocks were there?
Eric: I really do not care
Dominic: Im not sure because i was there for a short period of time. I can recall at least five different areas though.
Carlos: There are three floors. The second and third floors have four blocks with each block having four cells each.

JM: Did they have names? If so, what were they?
Eric: Like i said i don't know i do not care when was in my cell i was with my eyes most of the time close doing yoga.
Dominic: South Side 2D3 and 2D4, SMU. I imagine there were other areas but i dont know their names or codes.
Carlos: They were named by a letter. A, B, C, and D blocks.

JM: Which types of inmates were housed in the different blocks?
Eric: I am sorry to say but my time in ther was short due t system failure to i never spoke to other people Most of them hated me I don't know.
Dominic: Well for this location you had all types of inmates with various classifications. They house minimun, medium, and maximum security at that facility. They typically try to divide them up by classification, however, there were some that got mixed in due to housing space shortages.
Carlos: I believe they separated by floor as well as blocks. The third floor where I was at was for more serious crimes and people that had holds from other agencies. The second floor was for charges that likely would get jail time and or probation as opposed to state prison. One of the cells on the third floor on D block at the very end was for pedophiles and other sexual crimes that dealt with children.

JM: What do you remember being the nicest and worst parts about the different blocks?
Eric: I do not know was in the same place all th time. All i can think is mybonly friend out side trying to help me. I was i guess in a different zone or something . I did not have a chance for nothing but i never complained. And since i never complained, they keep there.
Dominic: I didnt get to learn much about the different blocks. I was only familiar with my block and there wasnt too much nice about it. It felt dirty and old. It was cramp and there were mice at night so it felt as if there were germs everywhere. It also was very uncomfortable.
Carlos: All of the blocks were similar, they all had way too many inmates per cell, in some cases some cells had up to 120 inmates. The nicer things for being a jail is that it is relatively clean compared to the main jail. There are plenty of phones and shower stalls and toilets.

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