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Interview with Viktor, Veronica and Paula

JM: What types of facilities were available to help pass the time?
Viktor: Law library, books, cards, TV, church, AA. At Osage and Chase we got some outside time every day, shoot basketball or just exercise, walk, bible study, etc.
Veronica: . the county jail only offered like AA but there are only certain amount of spaces In the class so you feel out a application and if you get excepted and they have a spot available you get in the class if they don't you wait till they have a spot available.
Paula: Not much cause there are so many people there. You could go to Church two times a week. Or you could go to the Law library once or twice a week. YOu can do reck every day but other than that you do nothing at all. No school nothing availably.

JM: Did you have regular access to the entertainment or was competition fierce? Give details.
Viktor: The guards were in charge of what we watched.
Veronica: the only thing you had was a TV set and you had to agree on what to watch or they would just turn it off or if there is a lot of noise they turn it off. if you have money you can buy a headset for music. but it cost
Paula: There was a tv available 2 per pod. And if people didn't agree on what to watch they took the tv away from you turned it off. But usually the first person out there told the guards what they wanted to watch and that was it. Unless you wanted to argue then they just turned it off.

JM: Did you have a hard time staying in shape while in jail?
Viktor: I gained weight, but I needed to. You can always exercise.
Veronica: you could have exercise time 1 hour a day but if it was real early you missed it sometimes so that's all
Paula: You can do reck once a day sometimes it like 8am and the only thing available in a little area with a basketball goal. but you could walk around in circles over and over.

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?
Viktor: Never in Johnson County. Once a day when farmed out.
Veronica: In Johnson county you never went outside. there was just a little wreck one you got to go into where you could walk or play basketball that was all.
Paula: You never actually went outside. You stayed in the building at all times. They would never let you outside. You never see the sunshine until you actually get out of jail.

JM: Did the jail offer church services? If so, what were they like and when were they held?
Viktor: Yes. As I recall they were non-denominational, held at various times.
Veronica: yes every Saturday a preacher would come into the pod during one of the lock downs and invite you to come and join.
Paula: Yes they offered them. 2x a week. But sometimes the church people didn't show up. Or they would be late. It only lasted for 50 minutes. maybe?

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