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Interview with Tammy, Tiffany, Sarah, Rachel and Betty

JM: How many different blocks were there?
Tammy: Alot, I dont know exactly cause they had males on one side and females on other.
Tiffany: On my floor 4 on the east side
Sarah: There were three different blocks on my level
Rachel: i dont know what blocks mean
Betty: i dont know what blocks are

JM: Did they have names? If so, what were they?
Tammy: well where i was our section was like A, B, C, D etc.so i guess they were named with a letter.
Tiffany: A B C & D . With a main watchguard (usually a civilian) i. The middle of the units.
Sarah: west 3 b , west 3 a , west 3 c
Rachel: i dont remember hearing anything about blocks,i dont even remember what a block it
Betty: i do not know what blocks are but if you are talking about the rooms i think they were numbers or letters

JM: Which types of inmates were housed in the different blocks?
Tammy: they have minimum security, medium security and maximum security. It all depends on the charge, Like minimum would be a mistermeanor or someone who doesnt have a history of being violent or in gangs. Max is for violent or like a murder charge. Or someone who is a risk of excaping or fighting with other inmates or officers
Tiffany: All females on that specific floor. And only females on that floor. They tend to keep the sexes totally seperated. And with good cause. Also female inmates at this facility only are watched over by female guards.
Sarah: There is alot of different inmates housed in the same place. The ones who start fights would just get moved into a different block and if you have a "keep away" you are supposed to tell guards for your safety
Rachel: sorry once again i never heard or anything to do with blocks,im taking a wild guess maybe a block is a different cell room or something but maybe the blocks are people thave have done bad things
Betty: there were all different type of inmates in the jail and they all had different charges i really did not pay attention i just minded my own business and did what i was suposs to do

JM: What do you remember being the nicest and worst parts about the different blocks?
Tammy: theres nothing nice about the blocks but i have to say - palm beach county was better than other jails i been too. each block or cell had a laundry room with washer/dryer in it so we got to do our own laundry on certain days.
Tiffany: I spent time in two of them. Pretty much the same. Except for 2 man cells to open bay dorm with bunkbeds lined up in units. Two man cells are very comfortable. And much more privacy also. If you get along with your bunkie then you got it made i the shade. Yall can share and look out for one another.
Sarah: The nicest thing about my block is the light in my room was blown out so I didnt have a bright light in my face. The worst part is being a bigger person and having to lift myself up on to a metal bunk bed with nothing to help you up on this floating big piece of metal.
Rachel: i dont know what a block is so i could not answer this questions,,all i know is some of the officers were very nice,and the food is just disgusting,the sandwichs the smell of them made me want to throw up the best part was the cooking and going home i hated being there
Betty: the nicest part was evertbody got along and did not fight there really wasnt anything nice about the cell the beds were hard the pillows were thin and the blanket was rough the worst part was it was cold in there and was not very clean it was just dirty and the toilets and sink was very small and did not get any hygene products

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