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Interview with DL.Bliss, Keith, Michelle and Roxy

JM: What types of facilities were available to help pass the time?
DL.Bliss: there is a law library, there are basketball goals, you can play cards, dominoes, chess, checkers..
Keith: Aa class church call movie night outside rec ged class culinary arts sewing cutiing grass fatherhood work detail its alot to do but let me tell you be prepared to raad a book because its jail its for paying back your society to life so you cant do nothing but make best of it
Michelle: not much
Roxy: Gym call movie room outside reck spades tournament domino basketball tournament study for ged culinary arts work in kitchen upholstery its plenty to do thats if you want to try making best of your time its plenty for you to do law library double outside rec sometimed if its beautiful

JM: Did you have regular access to the entertainment or was competition fierce? Give details.
DL.Bliss: regular access
Keith: No acess to nothing especially entertainment unless you mean buying cards or dominoes just to have them taking by guards when they fell empowered over you your basically 23 in 1 all day your lucky if your in a building on compound because thats the only way tou get to play volley ball soft ball football
Michelle: no
Roxy: Yes especially with the spades dominoes basketball hey incarcerated or not its some great players in there lost talent but their there basketball is more fierce of all hard fouls smack talking physical play more talking standing up showing your great also which is what you want to show in competition

JM: Did you have a hard time staying in shape while in jail?
DL.Bliss: no.
Keith: No i didnt you get regular outside gym time some you can burn all that off quick as you get it
Michelle: yes
Roxy: Yes and no hahahaha its hard you sit around go outside run maybe miss an rec call due to visit or anything so you might have to do private workout with chairs and sittups

JM: How often did you get to go outside? What did you do outside if you were allowed to? If you were not allowed to go outside what could you do for exercise?
DL.Bliss: usually 3 times a week.
Keith: We went out everyday twice if it was beautiful outside when we did got outside your could get some sun use chairs as weights everyday
Michelle: never
Roxy: Outside was everyday in winter gym was everyday outside everything exercise wise was homemade or you play volleyball or soccer or badketball inside was basically basketball one sit up equipment

JM: Did the jail offer church services? If so, what were they like and when were they held?
DL.Bliss: no.
Keith: Yes they did offer church muslim 3 times a week regular church call was mostly everyday of the week in jsil
Michelle: no
Roxy: Yes they did Christian church Muslim church Christian church was like Wednesday friday Sunday muslim once a week Tuesday or some fridays

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