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Interview with Sarah, Sam, Corey, Emma and Jeff

JM: How many different blocks were there?
Sarah: one for the women
Sam: There were 20 floors I think. Each one had 52 cells on floors. Each floor had four cellblocks.
Corey: 4 blocks per floor. mezz
Emma: I want to say there were anywhere from 25-35 cell blocks possibly more at the Downtown facility, and the Henrietta Facility was able to house 475 inmates.
Jeff: well I would say about 20

JM: Did they have names? If so, what were they?
Sarah: no floors and letters
Sam: They went by floor and compass point like 2 North, 2 South and so on.
Corey: I dont remember all the names of the blocks... towers mezz, reception, etc.
Emma: They didn't have names, but the cell blocks were identified by a letter and double digit numbers.
Jeff: yes they were 1 was street plaza were all the jail trustees stayed nd the rest of the floors were labeled by 2d 3d 2a 3a and so on

JM: Which types of inmates were housed in the different blocks?
Sarah: all females on the fourth floor
Sam: As far as I know the more violent people go to the main frame also that's for serious crimes and federal crimes.
Corey: it was a pretty big mix. all different races,,different gangs, Anything from rapist , to murders, to robbers,,and traffic violators.. the only way to get segrigated was if you had beef with another gang and the cops had to move you .
Emma: When I was first sentenced, I was on the C block, and the c block held people from small petty crimes, like larceny, driving while intoxicated, to major crimes like murder. This was the pre- sentencing wing, and I was held there for a week, just to find out that I was being house with a woman who killed her neighbor. I was also held with a girl who committed grand larceny.
Jeff: honestly I have no clue. the only ones I know that where different were the guys going to prison and violent offenders and kids under 19 where housed with kids there age. and thankfully they are because that is were all the problems in the jail occur

JM: What do you remember being the nicest and worst parts about the different blocks?
Sarah: being by a window fro fresh air was the nicest the worst was being by aperson detoxoing
Sam: Nicest part was getting out. The worst was when they first bring you in you go into lock up while they process you. That's 23 hours in and 1 hour out. You could really get close to losing it like that.
Corey: nothing nice...cops that work there have been there to long, so they treat everyone like dirt"..foods bad ,health service sucks, getting your meds if you need them is next to impossable. food is never enough. and the mail that the inmates get , has always been stepped on a few times...or got wet,, or somthings missing like a page from a letter thats 3 parts.
Emma: The nicest parts of the blocks in my opinion, were the beds. In the cells on block C, the beds were actually on a frame, had decent sheets, and pillows. The floors were nasty, and the eating area was extremely too small for all of us. They had TV but in order to hear it, one had to purchase the radios with headphones to tune in. The ONLY shower in the block, was extremely small, and apparently, there was a waiting list to go in. The first night I was there, I needed to shower badly, so one of the inmates said it was okay to hop in. Neither one of us knew, but it was supposed to be the pregnant inmates turn, and she flipped an attitude with me big time. In the Henrietta facility, the floors were carpeted, and there were two floors in the block. The pay phones were relatively private, and the showers were pretty clean, and private with a curtain.
Jeff: the worst parts are booking and reception. why. because there are no tvs no books no phones and nasty showers. the nicest I would say is the floors they call the towers. they are fairly new only 10yrs old. but well accommodated. big tvs washer and dryers and our own rec yard\gym

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