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Interview with Nicole

JM: What types of facilities were available to help pass the time?
Nicole: at Taconic Correctional Facility i had to jobs one in the mess hall where the inmate at their breakfast, lunch, and dinner. i helped make the meals washed dishes sweep and mopped floors cleaned tables. and i also went to school took a business class. at Bayview Correctional Facility i also worked in the mess hall. went to the gym

JM: Did you have regular access to the entertainment or was competition fierce? Give details.
Nicole: well there you had time for rec meaning going outside and sometimes you had movie night also there was time where you could play cards or watch tv and at Bayview Correctional Facility you also had time to go to rec or go to the gym and go to the beauty shop.

JM: Did you have a hard time staying in shape while in jail?
Nicole: at Taconic Correctional Facility it was easy because you had to walk every ex if you lived in building D and you got called to go to the clinic that was a long walk there and back because the clinic was in building A.at Bayview Correctional Facility was a budling that was stringht up and down there was 7 floors with rec on the roof so if you lived on the 5 floor you and wanted to go to rec on the roof you would have to go up floor flights of stairs then after rec go back down

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?
Nicole: at Taconic Correctional Facility like i said you walked so thats how i stayed in shape but when i was put in Bayview Correctional Facility it was easy that was stairs where ever you went

JM: Did the jail offer church services? If so, what were they like and when were they held?
Nicole: yes you had that option and they offered every serive you can think of and church was held just like the church on the outside

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