JM: What else would you want a friend or family member to know if they have a loved one going to this jail? Randy: Time will pass and if u have the right attitude and can get into
a good block or get a good cellee it's not so bad. Will: Get them out as soon as you can. It is a
depressing and very empty environment. Imagine
spending the day locked inside your bathroom and
you will have an idea approaching the reality of
the experience. Cynthia: that their family member WILL NOT get a free
phone call to call them when they get booked
into the jail.some phone numbers allow a free 60
second call but not all so they may or may not be
able to contact you.you will have to call 1-800-
PAY-TELL or go to www.paytel.com and set up
an account on your phone or put money on their
books so that they can put it on the phone and
call you.also you get charged a booking fee of
$10 so you have to put atleast more than that on
their books for them to have money to use.and
they get commissary on Thursday but you have
to put the order in by sunday night.so you would
have to have the money on there for them by
sunday night if they are going to be able to order
anything.but if you can't put any money on for
them they will get 3 stamped envelops,a pad of
paper,a pencil,a small bottle of shampoo,and a
bottle of roll on deodorant from being indigent.
JM: If somebody knows they will be serving time in this jail what is your advice to them? Randy: If at all possible get into the work release unit. Either get ur
lawyer to set it up or work in the kitchen. Work release was
actually kinda fun minus the food, bed, and non smoking. Oh
and if u see a pillow snag it. It's totally worth the
consequences if u get caught when u font have pillow
privileges and u can sell ur pillow for lots of commissary.
Indigent packets sell real good too. Most importantly bring an
extra $10 cash cuz u get charged a "booking fee" any other
money goes straight on ur books. Will: Try to get work release if you are sentenced to
County time, if not and you have a weak case
then plead guilty and wavie everything possible
to try and get out of there as quickly as
possible. Sad to say but prison is actually a
better alternative if you can't avoid it. If
your bail is reasonable (not likely in this day
and age of assigning 25,000.00 for a sholifting
offense) then pay it and get out as soon as you
can. Cynthia: just try and do the best you can and make it
through.don't be antisocial because havin friends
is what makes the time go by so fast and makes
it bearable.i laughed my ass off on a daily basis
even though I was in jail and the reason for that
is the friends I made with people in there
JM: Please list any other jail or rehab facilities you have been to. Will: Jackson County Jail, Jackson, Michigan
Preble County Jail, Ohio
Cynthia: Florissant,hazelwood,st.peters,lincoln
county,st.louis
city,chesterfield,bridgeton,manchester,marion
county