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Interview with Travis

JM: How many different blocks were there?
Travis: There are three separate houses consisting of twelve Pods.

JM: Did they have names? If so, what were they?
Travis: House 1: Pods A, B, and C, House 2: Pods D, E, F, G, and H, House 3: Pods J, K, L, and M.

JM: Which types of inmates were housed in the different blocks?
Travis: Pod-A houses pre-sentenced men who have just come into the jail for the first time or have problems with someone who is in Pod- C. Also in Pod-A are sentenced men who have no other pod to live in due to past disciplinary actions or stay-away orders. Pod-B houses pre-sentenced men who have high profile cases and will generally be staying at that status for long periods of time. Pod-C houses pre-sentenced men, general population. Pod-D is pre-sentenced women, while Pod-E is sentenced women. Pod-F is 'the hole'. Pod-G is administrative segregation. Pod-H is protective custody, sentenced and pre-sentenced. Pod- J is the worker's unit where sentenced men live who work in the kitchen or do other various jobs around the facility such as clean the floors, collect trash, laundry, etc. Pod-K is sentenced general population where most men go before going to J, M, or L, or having just come out of G or F. Pod L is pre-release where sentenced men tend the grounds around the jail and leave the jail for DPW work. And Pod-M is the SHOCK unit.

JM: What do you remember being the nicest and worst parts about the different blocks?
Travis: I only spent time in Pods A, C, M, G and H. My time in pod-A was very short but basically it's the same as pod=C. They allow 2 recreation periods per day, 90-120 minutes. There is a fairly small indoor/outdoor recreation area which is has a basketball hoop and large garage door like windows to let in air/sun light. Pod-M is basically the same but slightly larger, while pods G and H are both painfully small and overcrowded. All pods have a television or two, controlled mainly by the officer on duty.

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