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Interview with Travis

JM: Did you find it difficult to get along with other inmates? Please give examples to explain why you did or didn't.
Travis: Not at first, especially during pre-sentencing when everyone is still allegedly innocent of all charges. But after being convicted, especially of a sex crime, the other inmates generally don't even try to understand or help in any way. But there were a few people I had gotten along with who were in similar situations that I was in. Or just generally didn't care about why someone was there. But there came a time when someone found out something about me and, since I didn't have proof to back up my own story, they could just say anything about me to make me out to be a terrible person.

JM: What types of things did you have to do to avoid problems or fights with other inmates?
Travis: I didn't have many problems with other inmates, but if someone was really being difficult to live with I would avoid them or if unable to do that, have to give them something like food. Generally though most of the inmates are just looking out for themselves. Also I spent the latter half of my sentence in the protective custody unit, where the space was minimal and the other inmates had some serious secrets.

JM: Were you able to choose an inmate as your cellmate if you knew one? How often would your cellmate(s) change?
Travis: I had no say whatsoever in who would be my cellmate. During the first six months of my sentencing, I was in the SHOCK program, an addiction recovery program with a military style discipline aspect. The first two months of SHOCK are 'prep', where you basically learn how to follow the extensive and strict rule set. During that time my cell mates changed three or four times. Then after graduating 'prep' and becoming a full SHOCK member, I was moved to a cell without a cellmate for the remainder of my time there. After moving to the PC unit, I had only one cellmate for nearly 6 months.

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