JM: Did you find it difficult to get along with other inmates? Please give examples to explain why you did or didn't. Ben: Im an easy guy to get along with plus Im big so
that made it fairly easy for me to get along
with other inmates in pretty much every
situation I was in. Laura: I actually got along rather well with the other
inmates. They thought that I was very sweet and
didn't think that I belonged in jail. They told me
that if I wound up back in jail they would kick my
ass because I don't need to get in trouble anymore.
JM: What types of things did you have to do to avoid problems or fights with other inmates? Ben: I had a few problems with TV situations when
people had too loud or kept changing the channel
when I watching something. I used words to try
to negotiate the situation but never got into
any serious or physical confortations. Laura: I didn't have to actively avoid fights with the
other inmates. I just had to be myself. I'm not a
volatile person and I don't seek out
confrontation. I made friends with the other
inmates and was even asked to write some of the
other girls when I left jail.
JM: Were you able to choose an inmate as your cellmate if you knew one? How often would your cellmate(s) change? Ben: No, when I had entered the cell, I had to pretty
much take the only empty bunk. Laura: I don't know if that would have been an option
because I didn't know any other inmates going into
this ordeal. I had 3 different cellmates during my
two week stay.