Interview with Ricardo, Lori, Carlos, Kirk, Tyler, Tami, Enrique and Anna
JM: How long was your sentencing for? Ricardo: Forty days plus court cost and fines to be
served if unable to pay. Lori: 2,000 restitution fees/1 year probation/100 hours
community service and had to show good faith effort
to complete the full sentence... Carlos: Ive done up to 10.5 months Kirk: Originally I got probation but I violated and took a 2 and a half
year sentence Tyler: 5 years but I only did 1 year in half way house
and two years on the run Tami: dwi drug court probation 1 year Enrique: 160 days time served I had more days than that Anna: six months for one and 160 days on another
JM: Did you spend time in a holding cell after your sentencing? If so, what was that like? If you didn't where did they they take you instead? Ricardo: Yes inside of the county jail a large concrete
room with a metal door. Several inmates go to
court at once. This is a all day event and hot
or cold depending on time of year. Lori: I do not recall. Taken back to the original
cell...nothing like solitary or separate. I
remember being in a cage before i was transported to
the El Paso County jail..I was arrested or kept on
the Eastside Jail close to George Dieter...I think! Carlos: You usually spend time in the tank.
Holding cell is for processing Kirk: Being as El Paso has 2 separate jails you have to wait in the
holding cells downtown until the bus comes its very cold and
crowded the jail is also plagued by mold Tyler: I spend time in a holding cell that holds 8
inmates it was pretty bad because we didn't have
any checkers or cards to play with, we also
didn't have televisions in their like some other
holding cells have. Tami: after sentencing i was not sent to jail. i signed
papers for probation and i was on my way. so they
had let me go home and i wasnt in jail until i got a
probation violation Enrique: I had bailed out in Feb. My final court was not
until June so i was already out of jail by the
time i went to court. I did not go back in to
custody. Anna: Well you sit in a holding cell during court
while everyone else finishes, then they take you
back to the county jail. You remain there untill
your sentence is complete or you are transfered
to another facility.