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Interview with Jack, Jerry, Sarah, Kristie, Tim, Judith and Gary

JM: What types of facilities were available to help pass the time?
Jack: Nothing.....Locked down all except time to eat and a hour for recreation.
Jerry: Books to read
Sarah: just onr big day room that we had "free time" for 2 hours a day.
Kristie: When we were allowed out of our cells (some days it was for as little as thirty minutes but we were supposed to get four hours out divided over the course of the day) there was a cart of battered books (mostly christian) and bibles. There was a t.v. that pretty much stayed on whatever Jerry Springer type show on that particular hour. Some girls would play basketball. Most of us played card games and smoked cigarettes. Gwinnett is one of the few jails that you can smoke in (they will even let you bring in a new opened pack when you get arrested) so if you don't smoke before going to jail you likely will have a habit upon release.
Tim: None, the libraries were the first thing to go after the first round of budget cuts. I had to buy books and magazines and have them sent it. The niggers control all tv sets and I can not hear that well so I stayed in my cell and read. Besides, if the library was open as soon as a white inmate got to the front of the line the nigger cop walked off on break. White inmates are routinely denied use of the library
Judith: Not much.They had books to read,and televisions when we had free time. They also had a volleyball and basketball courts. Other than the telephones and talking to other inmates, there wasn't much else to do but do time. They kept you locked down most of the time you were there.

JM: Did you have regular access to the entertainment or was competition fierce? Give details.
Jack: TV was always took up.
Jerry: TV but most of the time it was very crowded and impossible to get close enough to the TV to hear it and the deputies in the cell blocks required the volume to remain at such a low level it made it hard to hear even if you were right up close to the TV.
Sarah: it was too fierce. it was like being caged up with tons of hormonal psycos.
Kristie: There was a lot of competition for the television. Honestly it was really the only time I saw race as a factor in the jail. Usually a group of Spanish girls would commandeer one of the televisions for telemundo and the black girls would commandeer the other one and watch the CW. The majority of white girls would either smoke, create art or sit in their cells. There was a lot of competition for the good books too but you could usually just ask whoever was reading a particular book to let you have it when they were done.. some of the better books and waiting lists 5-6 people deep.
Tim: None, the libraries were the first thing to go after the first round of budget cuts. I had to buy books and magazines and have them sent it. The niggers control all tv sets and I can not hear that well so I stayed in my cell and read. Besides, if the library was open as soon as a white inmate got to the front of the line the nigger cop walked off on break. White inmates are routinely denied use of the library
Judith: We had regular access to things like t.v., books and magazines. They also had basketballs to use, but there was definitely a competition for everything.I don't think anyone argued or fought over anything except the telephones.They also had movies on the weekends but no one ever fought about what to watch.

JM: Did you have a hard time staying in shape while in jail?
Jack: No, I lost weight and the food was awful.
Jerry: yes
Sarah: yes. very little time to be our of the very small cell, i did gain weight. all they gave us was some sloppy pasta or froxen peanut butter sandwiches.
Kristie: No honestly I got in terrific shape while in jail. The food sucks and I mostly didn't have canteen money. Also you get really, really bored being locked down so I found myself creating a workout routine every morning. I was pretty ripped when I got out.
Tim: I did not bother. I went from 150 to over 300 pounds in prison. The yard was run and controlled by niggers and most whites avoided it. I am not social so I stayed to myself. I now have diabetes because of the way the prison system treats white people.
Judith: Yes. It's very hard to keep fit when your locked up in a 5x7 cell with another person for about 22 hours a day.

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?
Jack: Once a day.
Jerry: 3 times per day during free time. 9:00 - 10:30 a.m., 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m., and 7:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. but this was only if you were in the Towers. Those in the old jail only got 1 hour in the morning, 1 hour in the afternoon, and 2 hours at night.
Sarah: omce maybe twice a day
Gary: not at all..
Kristie: We were allowed outside (a giant cage) anytime we had free period. Sometimes as much as four times a day but usually only twice. Mostly I just smoked outside and got some sun on my skin would I could.
Tim: I did not bother. I went from 150 to over 300 pounds in prison. The yard was run and controlled by niggers and most whites avoided it. I am not social so I stayed to myself. I now have diabetes because of the way the prison system treats white people.
Judith: We got to go outside twice a day for anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour. We could smoke, or walk around the court. We also could play volleyball or basketball if enoughpeople wanted to play.

JM: Did the jail offer church services? If so, what were they like and when were they held?
Jack: Yes, did not go cause it was more trouble then it was worth.
Jerry: Yes, volunteers would come in once per week.
Sarah: yes. wed. night and sunday. I attended just for the experience. it was much calmer there.
Kristie: Yep, church services are pretty much the only thing you can get out of the cell for. They were held a few times a week. It was a group of inmates and a local church volunteer. The would usually hand out pamphlets, speak about Jesus and we would sing and then pray. They were held in a small conference room located inside the pod - they were usually packed full.
Tim: Yeah, right. That will happen when pigs fly. They had some seriously screwed up religious fanatics in the prison but actual services, forget it.
Judith: They offered church services twice a week.On Sunday morning and weds. evening. It was a non- denominational service and most of the time we just sang hymns.

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