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Interview with Lola, Eve, Pat, Peter, Al, Trevor and Camille

JM: What clothes could you have brought in to wear in the jail (underwear, socks, etc.)?
Lola: Blue chino pants, and blue workshirt
Eve: You get 2 sets; usually one jump suit and then a 2-piece with shirt and pants. You also got 2 white t-shirts to wear underneath.
Pat: sweats sweat shirts thermals socks bras boxers and ur carrot clothes
Peter: All clothing had to be purchased from commissary ( sock underwear tshirts thermal tops and bottoms) Inmates were not permitted to have family bring in clothing items at York County Prison
Al: you could bring nothing in,all stuff must be bought off the commisary from the jail
Trevor: nothing but your underwear. they provided whites like boxers tshirt and socks. but only a limited amout and only once do theyt give them to you.
Camille: You can only wear your own clothes into the jail which they take when you are issued your dehumanizing orange jump suit that tells the guards you aren't worth an ounce of respect.

JM: If you had a set uniform, what did it look like? Please be specific about each piece of clothing issued to you.
Lola: Blue chino pants and blue workshirt
Eve: Orange uniforms.
Pat: orange suit
Peter: Clothing issued was two jumpsuits that buttoned in the front from neck to crotch areas. They were the normal orange color with YCP on the back. The prison also issued flip flop style shower shoes, no underwear or socks ( inmate was permitted to keep what was worn in as far as socks and underwear and tennis shoes or such with no metal on the lace holes etc etc)
Al: you were issued 2 jumpsuits and they were on peice uniforms, they would be washed 2 times a week and sometimes you were issued on that didnt fit you
Trevor: 1 piece jumpsuit button up or Velcro up the front. very used and recycled over and over. but we kept our own shoes and if you had none a pair of shower sandals and a pair of cheap slip ons was provided.
Camille: Orange jump suit. That is the set uniform. You get to keep your own shoes. You might get a pair of flip flops for the shower (which is shared by 97 other women). I was issued two pair of underwear, two bras, two pair of socks and two orange jump suits.

JM: Were there any assigned clothes in high demand that an inmate should look for when getting clothing assigned?
Lola: No, we just needed to check our sizes
Eve: Usually no one wants the jumpsuits, but you don't get a choice unless you switch with someone else.
Pat: ?
Peter: the clothing was a normal style demand in YCP every one issued the same amounts of each.....the condition (new torn etc) was the factor to look for as well as proper size......most inmates end up with a size bigger than they wore due to constant turn overs
Al: no all jumpsuits are one piece and everyone got 2 of them
Trevor: yes t shirts and socks are big and boxers are next. also you can trade a t shirt pair of socks and pair of boxers for a pack of oodles and noodles or a soup as they are called in jail.
Camille: I can't say. I liked the two piece jumpsuit, but some women liked the one piece. What was in demand were the newer ones because their sizing was more accurate.

JM: Was the clothing different between men and women?
Lola: No
Eve: No.
Pat: no
Peter: Different Colors.....men wore orange women wore blue workers wore white or red
Al: no there was no difference
Trevor: they are the same oranges but they get a lot of 2 piece verses the coverall 1 piece suit.
Camille: No, the clothing was the same for each gender.

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