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Interview with Karen

JM: What types of facilities were available to help pass the time?
Karen: Labor detail 5 days a week, church once a week, and recreation twice a week. There were also other classes available for inmates who had longer sentences like career training and substance abuse classes.

JM: Did you have regular access to the entertainment or was competition fierce? Give details.
Karen: Yes. There was one television for the whole dorm to share, which I never watched TV, the noise level was always too loud to hear the TV.

JM: Did you have a hard time staying in shape while in jail?
Karen: Yes, the food was very fattening and recreation was only available twice a week.

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?
Karen: Twice a week, for one hour at a time. Sometimes recreation was called when I would be out working my labor detail. There were a few times depending on which deputy was on duty, that they would let the inmate workers go to recreation after returning back to the cell from work. I thought that was nice of the deputies that did that.

JM: Did the jail offer church services? If so, what were they like and when were they held?
Karen: Yes. They were held once a week, and very helpful and uplifting.

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