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Interview with Stan, Rich and Claudia

JM: What clothes could you have brought in to wear in the jail (underwear, socks, etc.)?
Stan: Normal jail clothing; for me black and white stripes!
Rich: Unless one is assigned to a high-observation area or a mental health unit, you can usually purchase from the commissary, or keep from the street clothing you were booked into the jail with, your undershirt, underpants and socks, if they are of a plain color (black or gray or white for the socks, white or off-white for the underclothes).
Claudia: You cvan bring in only white items so you can bring in thermal pants and shirts, white tshirts, boxer shorts, underwear for women (no thongs), SPorts bras or bras without any under wire in them ( most women would cut the under wire out in the holding cells so they could keep there bras) you can also bring in socks but thats it not tank tops or anything like that again thermals, boxers, white tshirts, underwear, socks, and sports bras.NO hair ties or scrunchies

JM: If you had a set uniform, what did it look like? Please be specific about each piece of clothing issued to you.
Stan: Normal jail clothing; for me black and white stripes!
Rich: You are given a two-piece outfit, which is really a blue jump suit. Pants and a top. If you do not have socks or underwear, and cannot purchase them from commissary, or if booking does not allow you to bring your underclothes/socks into the jail, then you will be wearing only the jumpsuit. You are also given a pair of sandals to wear.
Claudia: THe uniform looks like a set of navy blue srub type pants and shirt, you must have a uniform on at all times when outside your cell. when in your cell you can where just your whites you cna also where any of your white clothing underneathe your county blues. you were also given a pair of very hard rubber type brown sandals

JM: Were there any assigned clothes in high demand that an inmate should look for when getting clothing assigned?
Stan: no
Rich: The jail is currently in the process of replacing all of the uniforms, and I believe a different set of color schemes will be used versus the old ones and the ones that are currently being used. Men currently receive a blue jumpsuit and sandals. These clothes are likely at least 15 years old, and if possible, you should try to request the cleanest pair a deputy or trustee can find for you, as some can have tears or a lot of matted up fibers on them, which isn't a good thing when you need to present your best appearance at future court proceedings. Some of the rubber sandals are also torn or you might get handed a pair of sandals that don't fit your feet properly at all--be vigilant about this. Also, if you are transferred from another facility that provides shoes or allows you to purchase jailhouse/prison shoes that would be allowed within this jail, then make certain to ask for sandals, as they will not always be automatically provided under these circumstance. You need the sandals to shower in properly.
Claudia: You do not get cvlothing assigned to you. not even underwear if you did not have any on when your were arrested your SOL! the only way to get those typed of items would be to buy them on commissary the only items of clothing that are provided to you by the jail are 2 pairs of navy blue scrub type prisoner pants, 2 navy blue scrub type Prisoner tops and 1 pair of county sandals

JM: Was the clothing different between men and women?
Stan: I didn't see any women except for guards
Rich: Women's clothing at the current time is of a different color scheme (gray/tan blue).
Claudia: NO the only inmates that got different uniforms were the trustees insterad of wearing navy blue the trustees wore orange.

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