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Interview with Charlie, Don and Pierce

JM: How many different blocks were there?
Charlie: The jail is made up of 8-person tanks and a number of isolation cells, spread out throughout the facility. There are three main halls; two of the halls which both hold males interconnect while the third hall (the female hall) is physically separated from the others by electronically-operated doors.
Don: 3
Pierce: I don't recall

JM: Did they have names? If so, what were they?
Charlie: “Charles” Hall (a male hall) contains 8 tanks; one of these is the trustee tank. “David” Hall (the other male hall) contains 6 tanks. “Edward” Hall (the female hall) contains 4 tanks. There is no female trustee tank; female trustees are housed with general population.
Don: a,b c,e halls
Pierce: Back Racks, they were the only cells with bars. All others were dorms.

JM: Which types of inmates were housed in the different blocks?
Charlie: When I was there, inmates with known medical conditions tended to be housed in the tank next to the trustee tank. Other than that, inmates are housed according to their classification. If an inmate is a known gang member, he or she is not housed with other gang members. If an inmate has a history of fighting with another inmate, they are not housed together.
Don: all housed together
Pierce: People on suicide watch and with mental disorders was in the back racks

JM: What do you remember being the nicest and worst parts about the different blocks?
Charlie: The air conditioning throughout the jail works very well, sometimes too well. Inmates continually complain about it being too cold. And the isolation cells are the coldest of all; they can become iceboxes since they are first in line to get the cold air coming out of the air handlers. Conversely, when the air handlers aren't working correctly which is often, some tanks can become a steambath while others are freezing cold. The plumbing in the jail is terrible – floor drains and toilets in the tanks regularly back up. There is no set routine to which tanks get meals first, so everybody usually gets their meals reasonably hot. Although state law forbids it and inmates can receive discipline for it if caught, it is possible for inmates in the male tanks to communicate with inmates in the female tanks. To do this, they flush the toilet in their tank and use a towel to drain the piping, then yell through the piping. Since all the sewer piping is interconnected, the female inmates can usually hear them and respond.
Don: nothing all the same
Pierce: no

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