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Interview with Fred, Alfred and Darryl

JM: What types of facilities were available to help pass the time?
Fred: The had a TV and some books. No weights or anything like that.
Alfred: The whole time I was there we did nothing much of anything. I saw in another block I obsereved not much happening there. I saw chess and some sport activity, but not much. Cards, books, a bible study group and tv was there between assignments and other interviews we did.
Darryl: They only had two common TV's that you could watch when they let you. The biggest guy controlled them. You could play cards if you could get a deck. Otherwise you could read or find a way to pass the time. People barely talked to each other out of fear

JM: Did you have regular access to the entertainment or was competition fierce? Give details.
Fred: There was never any trouble like that. Things were pretty calm all the time I was there.
Alfred: The TV was basically controlled by the group. Majority rulled and it was mostly sports if they could get it. Again, sports equiipment was first come, first sereved. Most wher easy enough to share if they felt like it. There was not any problems that I could see of with the sports equipment. Books and reading materialwas a hugh compitition though. There wasn't any books tospeak of except the few bibles. I read most of the New Testement when I was in.
Darryl: The only entertainment was the TV's and it was impossible to get to watch anything but what the big guy put on. Usually they would put on whatever game was being played at the time but they would turn the volume up all the way so it hurt to listen

JM: Did you have a hard time staying in shape while in jail?
Fred: Not really. I would do pushups to keep things going.
Alfred: I wasn not in long enough. I did a lot of walking around when I was in. Around the perimiter of the block
Darryl: No, you could always work out in your cell by yourself. I did a lot of walking around the cell block

JM: How often did you get to go outside? What did you do outside if you were allowed to? If you were not allowed to go outside what could you do for exercise?
Fred: Every day for as long as you want. It was an open yard.
Alfred: We walked around the block, up and down the stairs numeroius times to stay active. We did not go outside the time I was there except in the court yard for some basket ball. It was an enclossed space, but it was still outside in the ait if can consider that.
Darryl: We were allowed to go outside once a day for one hour. They had exersize equipment or you could play basketball with the other inmates

JM: Did the jail offer church services? If so, what were they like and when were they held?
Fred: The services were pretty good. They had them in the a hall right across from the cell block in seperate room.
Alfred: I don't remem ber being offerd church services that Sunday and I did not see a chaplin or such the time I was there.
Darryl: They had no church services. There was a local pastor that came by once a week and gave out free bibles.

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