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Interview with Mary, D Bo, Joel and Trevor

JM: Did you find it difficult to get along with other inmates? Please give examples to explain why you did or didn't.
Mary: At first I did. At first it was really hard to get anyone to talk to me. usually I got dirty looks, snide comments and rude remarks. I hardly made any friends the first week I was in there. After a while, i got a few people to talk to me and then it was smooth sailing after that in this aspect, because having friends in there is really important. Not only do they help occupy your time and make it go by faster but they also look out for you and will have your back if anything happens.
D Bo: They steal so much in that county. When I first got in there the officers would have the cells on inmate so that means that the inmate can push a button to get out of his or her cell. The down side to that is when your not in your room other people can pick your lock on your door and then push the button and unlock your cell and steal your commissary. That happen to me four times, and each time they took at least $50 worth of commissary.
Joel: I pretty much get along with everyone. But as you know, in life everyone will not agree or be on the same page as you. Let's just say I didnt have to get physical with other inmates.
Trevor: some of the inmates were a little threatening but I never felt unsafe. some of the inmates , it seemed, needed to be in a mental hospital rather than a county jail.

JM: What types of things did you have to do to avoid problems or fights with other inmates?
Mary: I had to watch my mouth mainly. I'm the type of person who wont think twice about opening my mouth and speak my mind but I realized that I could not do that in there or else someone wouldn't think twice about clobbering me.
D Bo: There is no way to avoid something with someone your locked up with. The place is full of ignorant young men who dont have anything to lose. Classification doesn't do a good job with putting the right people with the right people. They put any one any where and they don't care about them slaughtering each other.
Joel: For the most part, you just have to mind your own business. Every inmate wants to be free and fighting is not the way to get there. Most people realize this, but there's always some people who just do not care. I'll say I treated others with the respect that I expected.
Trevor: I just kept away from people who looked like they were itching for a fight. Some inmates would try to intimidate you to give them your food but I would just ignore them. One inmate made some indistinct threatening remarks toward me one day as I was walking away from him but I ignored him.

JM: Were you able to choose an inmate as your cellmate if you knew one? How often would your cellmate(s) change?
Mary: I was not able to choose an inmate. I do not understand what this question is all about.
D Bo: No you cant have any choices in there about anything. They treat you like Dogs in there. They always threaten you with taking away your free time and lock you down over what someone else does in the POD.
Joel: We are all alone in our cells. All except those who have to sleep on the floor due to over crowding. But No, I dont think there's any jail or prison that allows inmates to choose their housing arrangements.
Trevor: No. I was in a dormitory type cell pod. In this unit there were approximately fifty inmates. No one could choose where they slept or on what level they slept.

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