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Pre-sentencing

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

JM: Tell us about the pre-sentencing process:
Cyle: I was arrested for outstanding warrants for unpaid traffic tickets. The officers led me into the jailhouse and insisted that i remove my belt and my wedding ring. I tried lying and saying that I could NOT remove my ring, as it was too small now and surprisingly it worked! They actually let me wear it.
Caesar: I had a probation violation. It was revoked, got a date to turn myself in, and did.
Liz: you go from booking to holding to property where your striped and sprayed with cold bugspray, short shower, and changed out. then more holding (detox) and shackles and transport to the main jail, for more holding and finally to your new home. then look forward to a tb shot.
Samuel: Holding cell for 24-48 hours. Very cold then to main population
Nick: we waited to see the judge and was told to give a plea, i plead guilty and then was immediately sent back to my cell to wait exercise lay sleep or if lucky enough to find a nice person to talk to i would talk to them which was very rare
Teresa: The pre-sentencing process that they come and get you out of your holding cell, put me in hand cuffs, and then they walk me to the court room where i sit and wait the all the other inmates while waiting for the judge to call us up each one by one.

JM: Did you have police stop by your house for questioning? If not please give us details on how you came to be arrested.
Cyle: No, I was brought in from the location that I was pulled over.
Caesar: n/a
Liz: i turned myself in...if you can, turn yourself in...it helps out A LOT when you go to court if the judge knows about it
Samuel: Turned myself in
Nick: yes the police came to my door and explained there was a warrant for my arrest for felony criminal mischief and i gave them no trouble at all, i let them cuff me and walk me to the car and let them transport me to the denton county jail, we talked on the way there
Teresa: The police came to my place of residence and my girlfriend answered the door and they asked her for me. I came to the door and the police told me there was a warrant for my arrest and then they handcuffed me and put me in the back of their car and took me to jail.

JM: What was court like? Please give as many details as you recall.
Cyle: I did not have a court appearance.
Liz: You dont go to court right away, you never know how long its really going to take until its set. Its time consuming and you will be starving after its over with, you go through holding cells and shackles from 5:45a-your court time and are there until noon or so then you go back to the main jail after another sitting in holding
Samuel: Wake up early transport you to the holding cell where u wait about four hours before and after u see the judge
Nick: they brought us all out of our cells, had us watch a video of what was going to happen and the choices we had for when the judge came out to call us one by one to set bail or set sentencing. I had a bail of 5,000.00 and was given a chance to make a collect call
Teresa: The court is located inside of the jail and has its own room with lots of seating for the inmates to come and get their sentencing for their charges. They let you watch a video while you wait explaing what you can tell the judge for example what plead guilty means or no contest.

JM: What were your original charges? What did you end up being convicted of?
Liz: poss(mis B)/dwi
Samuel: Possession of marijuana
Nick: my original charges were felony criminal mischief
Teresa: The orginial charges were for marijuana possesion

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