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Interview with John, Raquel, Colby, Nikki, Lea, Hoyllwood, Woody, Pat, Jeremy, Lekisha, Gary, Ricky and Warren

JM: Did you find it difficult to get along with other inmates? Please give examples to explain why you did or didn't.
John: No. I was not in long enough to make any enemies.
Raquel: No. But I am a social person. Although sometimes it's better to just be quiet and read a book.
Colby: At first, Yes. As the classification process can take up to a week depending on what pods have beds available to put you in an area that you would get along in or depending on what type of crime you have commited...
Nikki: no, I was housed in a trustee unit and the girls were helpful and nice
Lea: No but some try to one up so its best to keep to yourself.
Hoyllwood: I didn't even try to get a long with anyone there. I stayed relatively to myself for my stay.
Woody: some
Pat: Yes, because I'm gay and even guards called me names and picked on me.
Jeremy: Yes, at times I found it difficult to get along with other inmates. It's bound to happen when you put a bunch of criminal strangers with different personalities, mental disorders and different races together in a closed space, fists will start flying sooner or later.
Lekisha: I was in a minimum security so alot of younger girls 18-20 and well they were ery hard to get along with but other then that it was alright very clean pod
Gary: I had a few problems with a couple people that thought they were macho but did like to bget into fights so I would mainly. Stay to myself. I didn't like getting in trouble.
Ricky: its always hard. bexar county has a big gang problem. you just have to be smart about who you socialize with and watch what you say because somebody will always be there to check you on it.
Warren: Yes for the most part we all got along as long as you follow the INMATES RULES. There are some people that had nothing to lose mixed in with us but for the most part stick to yourself but don't show ANY weaknesses. It was especially hard to get along in the heat. Or after a fight it like got everyone ruffed up, and we're on edge like every one wanted to jump in .

JM: What types of things did you have to do to avoid problems or fights with other inmates?
John: I had to slap a guy in the face with a chancla because he wanted to make me his bitch.
Raquel: Nothing really. It's like being at home with your family, sometimes you get mad at those you live with, you can't stop that. Take a step back and ask yourself if what your mad about really matters, if not, let it go.
Colby: I pretty much got along with everybody, as classification officer will place you in the correct pods depending on your attitude, behavior, crime and/or any past difficulties.
Nikki: mind your own business, don't talk bad about anybody, stay in your bunk as much as possible
Lea: all i did was read and sleep.
Hoyllwood: I dunno... I just stayed to myself and if someone asked me a question, I would answer it and go back to my thoughts. You're thoughts are the only things that keep you sane.
Woody: didnt do anything gotta roll gotta roll
Pat: Hide in cell
Jeremy: First thing you have to do to avoid future problems and fights in jail is ironically, FIGHT! In jail you're always being watched even when you think you're not. So when your first confrontation happens and you back down, well you're marked then as a coward. Because people that don't back down are sending a message and that message is: If you try to fuck with me you got another thing comin.
Lekisha: I would maintain to myself on my bunkr the most part didn't really like to interact with people thats how problems and rumors start its a chalenge in there every single day with different obstacles to over come and get through nobody is your friend you must always remember that
Gary: stay to yourself avoid getting into conflicts mind yoyur own business humble yourself you do not have control over anything but yourself don't touch anything that is not belong to you stay in your area if you know somebody is not going to like it don't do it is the best
Ricky: you have to watch your mouth mostly. you can get yourself into more problems than any one else. I was involved in 2 fights because of problems from the outside world. you have to be careful with the guards in bexar county also because instead of messing with you they take it out on the whole unit.
Warren: The best advice is to just keep your eyes out of others eyes and try to stay busy doing thing church GED classes etc stay away from the problems also stick to your kind. I had to stay with the white people . I am from another state and have no friends in this state so I was very venerable.

JM: Were you able to choose an inmate as your cellmate if you knew one? How often would your cellmate(s) change?
John: No.
Colby: No
Nikki: I don't know, I did't ask or know anyone.
Lea: NO that is the dumbest question ever. its not college dorms its jail.
Hoyllwood: nope...
Woody: choose i thought this was jail didnt know we got to choose anything
Pat: Never have a choice, seriously? It's Bexar county!
Jeremy: No, we weren't able to pick and choose our cellies. When they first process us into the jail, they interview us prior to assigning us a cell. That's when they ask if you have a problem with certain people of a certain gang or of a certain race, or if you're homosexual, also the type of crime you're there for also determines where they put you and with who.
Lekisha: No I was in a dorm there was about 20of us in there no privacy what so ever. Amd I think its better not being able to choose because in think thatvwould cause lotsbof troublev
Gary: No you are not allowed to choose Where is assigned to be in with you is the one you will be house with there's usually a race somebody there before you even arrived
Ricky: you dont get to pick and choose your cell mates. it all comes down to classification. you can have a new cell mate everday or have the same one for your duration.
Warren: No they had a cell mate there in the room he was feed to another floor then I was given another cell mate. I had no choice in the matter.

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