Interview with Nicole, Toby, Donald, Manuel, Jimmie, Jack, David, Rhonda, Paul, Mike, Leo and Liz
JM: How many different blocks were there? Nicole: men: unsure
females: 3 Toby: All rpsins are different but Jackie Brannon for
instance in McAlister (the high minimum security
yard) has A Unit which was basically like an old
converted house then B unit which was like a
small walmart broken into 4 pods with 75 inmates
in each pod for a total of 300 and then there was
C unit which was a multistory building (almost
dormlike I guess) Donald: Many I guess. I stayed in one pod. Manuel: There are 20 blocks plus a medical Jimmie: there are around 20 different pods in David L Moss Jack: I don't know. 26 maybe David: I do not no how many blocks tulsa county has Rhonda: There is only for quads for women at Tulsa county. Paul: I believe 32 Mike: In Tulsa county, there are at least 22
different "pods". All range from high risk to
minimal supervision. In addition there are two
female pods, one ICE (immigration) and one
juvenile pod. There is also a medical/psych pod. Leo: a lot im not for sure Liz: There were 4 cell blocks.
JM: Did they have names? If so, what were they? Nicole: F-18, F-20, F-17 Toby: Read Above Donald: My pod had a number but I dont remember which
one. Manuel: There is j hall which is the men's units and 2 segregation units
or lockdowns then there is f hall which is the females 1
segregation and usually a trustee tank Jimmie: there are 2 hallways J hall and F hall so the pods
were numbered so they were called J1 and so on or
F19 and so on Jack: Yes. They went from j-1 all the way up to j-whatever David: The cell blocks as far as I no were just numbered Rhonda: The Getto , the hytte , and lock down pod. Paul: They ranged from j-1 to j-24 then the woman's cells. I didn't
see all the blocks Mike: There all have letter designations, eg. J1, J2
etc. J1 and J2 have the high risk more violent
offenders. J4 was housing Federal holds. J5 - J10
were general population. Leo: numbers and letters Liz: The cell blocks were named a, b, c and d.
JM: Which types of inmates were housed in the different blocks? Nicole: unsure. Toby: A unit was for the older people and people on
work profiles or light duty. B unit was for farm
workers and C unit was for inmates that worked on
the outside. Donald: All kinds were housed in my pod. I didnt go
around asking but the inmates all had different
charges. I dont think any of them were murders.
I think they were in a different place. Manuel: High bonds are usually in there own block, segregation in
there own block these guys are in trouble or are threatened in
the main units and locked down 23 hours a day , there is a
medical and trustee tank Jimmie: male inmates and females inmates were housed
separate men in the J hall and women in the F hall
then they had a lock down or they called it
segregation also they had a medical you could be
housed at if you were real sick or hurt Jack: Most of all inmates are inter mixed. They do have
a special housing unit for more severe crimes,
which i was in in my last visit to David. L. Moss.
They were mixed David: Im not sure what type of inmates were housed where but
my cell block was about 90% hispanic im white so I dont no
what was going on their I think deportation Rhonda: it did not matter what you came in for
prostitution or murder, they try to keep you
separated but it doesn't always happen so we
where pretty much together. Paul: They were each a mix of each type of inmates federal, traffic
tickets, violent offenders, robbers, drug deales Mike: Most violent were in J1 and J2. They also were
diffent jump suits. They were made to were the
traditional black and white stripes. J3 wore
orange and white stripes, they were the high bond
inmates. J-4 were Federal holds and wore red.
Juvies wore blue jump suites. Everyone else in
general pop wore orange jump suits. Leo: there were no certain type we all were housed
together Liz: I can not remember which block was which but
there were women, men, trustees and the ones that
were always in trouble in the different cell
blocks of the jail.
JM: What do you remember being the nicest and worst parts about the different blocks? Nicole: F-20: open pod.
F-18 & F-22: more privacy, closed cell. Toby: A unit was nice because it was all old school abd
quiet, laid back. B unit was full of fighters and
hustlers.. It was generally referred to as the
thunderdome (that is where I lived) and C unit
was just too easy to get caught up in some
bullcrap. Drugs coming in all the time and if
they are found in a room with 4 guys you all get
charged even though you had nothing to do with
it. But you cannot snitch. In prison, a snitch is
the only thing worse than a sex offender. Donald: My pod was ok. Everyone else knew the rules but
I didnt. I couldnt understand anything the head
guy watching over us was saying.Iam just glad I
didnt have to stay there too long. I a crappy
way to spend a weekend. I guess thats why I dont
want to go back. Manuel: Trustee tank is open like a dorm and more freedom the seg
tanks are isolated one man cells and lockdown for 23 hours a
day and no freedom at all real lonely no one to talk to medical
is about the same the main units have to man cells that aren't
locked down the whole day with 2 TVs Jimmie: there are a few pods that are dorm style these are
more open and not so locked down you could move
around more freely which is nice but then it was
harder to get away from everyone where as in the
other pods you could just stay in your cell and then
only your cell mate could disturb you Jack: The best part was the cleanliness. I also like the
fact that taht they have a small recreation are.
The bad part is one half is dorm style and the
other half is cell style and you have no choice of
were you get to be housed. The food sucks too. The
Detention officers sucked David: The nicest oart was that they,had to tvs to watch and would
let you out of you cell alot to watch tv again this was a
previous stay my last stay I just slept and left the worst oart
is its jail I hate jail so enough said their it sucks. Rhonda: Some of the guards were nice and some shouldn't
be in this country, worst would have to be the
way some the women smelled when they where there
and would not shower. Paul: The nicest part about the blocks were the windows on the
ceiling allowing for outside light to come in, the outside yard
was also a nice part. The worst part about the block was that
you were a mouse trapped n the block and you could only go
as far as the walls. Mike: The intimidation factor of being around the
violent offenders was overcoming. When they were
marched from place to place, you had to face the
wall as they passed. They are always hand and
foot shackeled. The holding block upon entry to
the system was scary. At that point, with the
exception of violent, or psych inmates, you are
together with all walks of crime life. Leo: nothing nice, mold and dust Liz: There was nothing nice about the different cell
blocks. I did not like it in there at all. The
worst things were that it is very very very very
crowded in the blocks. There is not much room at
all in the blocks. I hope to never go back there.