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Sentencing

Interview with Shawanda Miller, Jeremy, Chuck, Charles and Josh

JM: How long was your sentencing for?
Shawanda Miller: My last sentence was for 120 days on one case, then 1 year and a day on the second case, but the judge ran both cases concurrent so I spent 120 days in jail. They don't house the females in Hastings anymore - either they take females to Ramsey County, Carver County, Goodhue County.
Jeremy: not sure for now
Chuck: I was sentenced to 90 days in jail and a year long progam called "Safe Streets First." Which is a program where you have to go to classes and check in your sobriety.
Charles: 18 months. 6 county, 6 prison, 6 good time
Josh: All together I spent about one month. They credited me for time served. I was in jail from June 4th 2014 until July 12th 2014.

JM: Did you spend time in a holding cell after your sentencing? If so, what was that like? If you didn't where did they they take you instead?
Shawanda Miller: Yes I spent time in holding cell after the sentencing. Sometimes you would have 6-8 people in one holding cell, sometimes just by yourself until they are through either releasing people, shift change, or bring inmates back to there unit. Sometimes you would eat dinner in the holding cell also. If the person is being released sometimes it would take 3-4 hours to get released depending on how busy they were.
Jeremy: The holding process was a nightmare! I turned myself in at 4pm...and didnt make it to my 2 man cell until 1am the next day! I sat around for 9 hours to just fingerprint and get booked in. There was probably only 10 of us there! It was amazing it took that long!
Chuck: You're in a pre-trial area where the cells all face one room, you're in there with all kinds of people... mainly innocent people, the poor or mentally ill. You're next to murderers and guys who stole a pack of gum.
Charles: I did. It was small and full of others waiting to see the judge. It was just a small room where I spent the day while I wasn't in court.
Josh: After sentancing they brought us all back to the unit after sitting in the holding cell waiting for all the other inmates that where in court awaiting sentancing. When we got back our lunch was cold.

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