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Interview with Seth, Ellen and Isaac

JM: How many different blocks were there?
Seth: there were like 25 different blocks
Ellen: THERE WERE TWO WOMENS DORMS.
Isaac: I do not know. You are confined to your own unit and not allowed to roam.

JM: Did they have names? If so, what were they?
Seth: zoo loo alpha beta gamma charlie delta fox trot hilton golf
Ellen: MAXIMUM SECURITY WAS PAPA THE OTHER STARTED WITH AN O, CAN'T REMEMBER OFFHAND
Isaac: Yankee dorm in the orientation dorm. All of the dorms follow the theme of military lettering - e.g. alpha, bravo, charlie, etc.

JM: Which types of inmates were housed in the different blocks?
Seth: murderers sex offenders drug dealers rape theives car stealers gang members people who would do anything just to get put in jail you would have homeless people who would go to jail to get warm
Ellen: THE VIOLENT OFFENDERS OR WOMEN WHO HAD MULTIPLE CHARGES, MAJOR FELONIES, OR WHAT THEY CALL GENERAL SESSION CHARGES WERE IN PAPA. THE OTHER DORM WAS FOR MINOR CHARGES OR WOMEN WHO HAD 90 DAYS OR LESS.
Isaac: Yankee, the orientation dorm houses all inmates when they first arrive. From there inmates are segregated based on the nature of their crime (violent, non-violent) and the seriousness. There are also special units to house people who cannot behave in general population or are on protective custody.

JM: What do you remember being the nicest and worst parts about the different blocks?
Seth: i did not like the jail at all so how could i describe the feeling? cold lonely no one on the outside to talk to and you always saw fights daily and you would be on lock down all the time meaning you could not come out of your room
Ellen: I WAS ONLY PLACED IN THE PAPA DORM BECAUSE I HAD HIGH FELONIES. I HEARD STORIES ABOUT THE OTHER SAYING THE OFFICERS WERE STRICT BUT THE BEDS WERE BETTER AND A MORE OPEN LAYOUT ONLY ONE BATHROOM AND NO DOORS. THE WORST PART ABOUT MINE WAS IT HAD DOORS AND ALOT OF LOCKDOWNS.
Isaac: There was nothing nice about any of it. The whole place smells. The mattresses are tiny. The Richland County jail was cleaner than other jails I have been to, but that's not saying a lot. It's always cold in the rooms. All of the blocks are virtually the same. After the orientation you allowed a little bit more free time, but that is really the only difference.

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