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Interview with Cyle, Caesar, Liz, Samuel, Nick and Teresa

JM: How many different blocks were there?
Cyle: I don't know.
Caesar: They are called pods. I was in the new jail. Once i became a trustee i was put in the barracks.
Liz: quite a few
Samuel: Pods, barracks , a and b side
Nick: im not sure probably 30 cells, and about 2 big cells for general population
Teresa: I am not sure to give a number but this was a medium sized jail so probably not too many.

JM: Did they have names? If so, what were they?
Cyle: -
Liz: alphabetical
Nick: no names, i guess waiting cells until you get to the big cell with all the other guys
Teresa: From what i remember there were cells labeled as A BLOCK, B BLOCK, etc. They were usually the holding cells, but they do have them divided up in such a way as one section or floor for violent offenders and one for non violent offenders or one section for major crimes and one for minor crimes.

JM: Which types of inmates were housed in the different blocks?
Cyle: -
Liz: it was mixed up
Samuel: Low sercurity is the barracks a and b side for worse offenders
Nick: there was a cell for people who behaved bad and its a very very small room i hear with one hole to use the bathroom in, there is no light
Teresa: In one set of blocks were inmates serving longer sentences more than likely for felony offenses and other sections were for inmates serving shorter sentences perhaps for misdemeanor offenses. There were special cells or blocks for inmates awaiting transfer.

JM: What do you remember being the nicest and worst parts about the different blocks?
Cyle: There were no nice things about them, and the worst being that they were cold as hell and very loud. It was very hard to sleep.
Caesar: I was in one of the new pods. It held 44 inmates. It had 2 tvs. It also had a side room w/ a ps2 in it. 6 toilet, 4 showers. It also had a rec area, to play handball and smoke. Once i was a trustee, i went to the barracks. Held up to 24 ppl. 1 T.v. No rec area, ppl smoked in the building. 3 toilets, 2 showers.
Liz: i was in d block and you get to walk outside on a walkway every time you leave the barracks since its not attached, you have a tv, microwave, smoking, lighter, and there are less bunks in the barracks
Samuel: Barracks have cable xbox and microwave
Nick: there is no nice parts, its all bad and dirty. Very easy to get sick because it is so dirty in every place there is there, there is nothing good to report bad people rude guards, dirty place, share the toilet and share the water fountain with everyone else. it was gross.
Teresa: I remember the nicest part of denton county correctional center was that you were allowed to smoke which I understand since the last time I was there you can no longer do. The worst parts was how dirty the blocks stayed and having to take a shower and use the bathroom in front of other inmates in a dirty shower.

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