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Interview with Joey

JM: What types of facilities were available to help pass the time?
Joey: Television and cards are the biggest domenoes comes next and u get out side time once a week if you are lucky and they have enough guards to take u but if u can u have basketball and some people choose to walk for exercise but its mostly cards and tv

JM: Did you have regular access to the entertainment or was competition fierce? Give details.
Joey: Yes the competition is deff feirce with African Americans in charge of most things due to there quantity they run all gambling tables usually have the remote and if you are lucky they won't keep the cards in there room unless u buy ur own deck off the commissary like I did

JM: Did you have a hard time staying in shape while in jail?
Joey: Yes the foods they feed u are loaded with carbohydrates so there very fattening and u don't really have the ability to burn the calories

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?
Joey: If u were lucky u were able to go out side once a week and play ball or just walk that's it other ways inside are push ups sit up crunches and of course we always made a water bag which is the equivalent to small waited to do curles

JM: Did the jail offer church services? If so, what were they like and when were they held?
Joey: Yes the jail offered church once a week and they provided a bible and read scriptures and talked about what they had read that day and how applys to there life

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