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Interview with Jon, Sabrina, Ronchie Boy, Gary, Lance, Seth, Liz, Nate, Duane and Aaron

JM: What types of facilities were available to help pass the time?
Jon: Facilities? well theres a concrete block that you can walk around in. Its kinda outside. we usually play cards, dominoes or watch tv
Sabrina: nothing oh well you could whatch some tv and clip your toenails and shower
Ronchie Boy: the rec area had cards, board games, tv, and a little concrete area where you could walk around in a circle.
Gary: just a tv and a shower they did have some AA and NA groups stop by at times and bible study groups other than that they had church once a week I do remeber seeing a small law library but no one was ever in it I dont think it was ever used just for show mostly
Lance: You could do 3 things only to pass the time.... Sleep, Read, or Watch TV....
Seth: There isnt much to help pass time. some things we could do when we were out of our cells were watch tv, play cards, play dominoes, and they had some board games. they even had chess. we had a library cart and every Tuesday they would bring a new one in.
Liz: there was an open area were you could make phone calls play cards or get a book. there was also a concrete area about 12 by 20 that was enclosed outside that you could walk in.you could also take a shower or get cleaning supplies to clean your cell during rec time
Nate: Well I always wanted to be a trusty to make time go by there are a lot of different jobs I worked in the kitchen cooking inmates food an serving it to uniit to unit there also is, laundry mat , booking cleaners, hallway, ekevater cleanees it made time pass.
Duane: there was a little gym thing, games, tv, and a mobile book cart. I mostly just read books. also, we got the local paper so there was the crossword to do. other than that we cleaned the dorm, the bathroom, and the common room. we looked forward to commissary like Christmas.
Aaron: I worked in the kitchen which REALLY helped pass the time (PM Kitchen 1200-1900 or so). We also had more to eat and a little bit better food, albeit I lost 17 lbs on my 2 month stay.

JM: Did you have regular access to the entertainment or was competition fierce? Give details.
Jon: U have to call winner and when the other person or team losses you get to play.
Sabrina: entertainment?...in jail...um NO!
Ronchie Boy: Everybody pretty much watched the same shit, sports, My name is Earl, Discovery chanel,
Gary: two tv's per block competition was very fierce, they volume was so low no one could hear it because the officer on the floor controled it and wanted to be able to hear what every one was talking about any type of cards had to be bought through a commisarry and they were scarce
Lance: What Entertainment?? There is none... everyone usually just sits around and watches TV
Seth: yes competition was quite fierce. i noticed a lot of people in snohomish county like to watch gold rush and shows like they because they all work outdoors and things of that sort. lets just say i like jerry springer and the court shows cuz thats what i grew up on, it was like no chance in hell at all to be able to watch those for some reason i still dont know. hahaha. usually i try to avoid the tv tho.
Liz: there was a inspection of cells daily and the pod that had the best cells were able to watch a late night movie on Saturday night once a week. and once a month the best pod were given pizza for there movie time.the competition was very fierce for both events,and made harder if there were a lot of people that were short timers that didn't care because they were out of there so fast.
Nate: Only entertainment we had were card tabk e or tv an you can only watch two an a half men so much so I played cards or doninos a lot an got to get to know my innates talk about life guards didn't like us talkin about why were there
Duane: we all had the same access. we were the lowest of the inmates in risk level. the bad guys I can only speculate about. they were locked up 23 hours per day and I do not know what that is. if they could not read they must be very very bored
Aaron: Trustee we had 2 TV downstairs and one TV in the movie room (DVDs & VHS player). Usually general consensus picked the TV channels and Movies.

JM: Did you have a hard time staying in shape while in jail?
Jon: You dont get to eat well.
Sabrina: wasnt there long enough but i did lose a few lbs. from not eating a thing
Ronchie Boy: I actually went from 180lbs to 152lbs. All thanks to the food.
Gary: very hard time no excersize what so ever the most you could walk was 20 ft or so lust in flipflops
Lance: Not at Snohomish County... I actually Lost weight... even though they feed you 3 times... the Portions are small, and the food is horrible.. it would be pretty hard to get out of shape there...
Seth: surprisingly it is very very easy to stay in shape in jail. especially in snohomish county because they give you nice sized portions of food. and you have all the time in the world to work out.
Liz: very, you were made to cell up after every meal,which ment on your bunk until count was cleared,usually an hour or more.
Nate: Yes beacause all the carbs an gross food they gave us nothinghealthy so it was gard to stay in shape
Duane: not really. the jerks who insisted in working out in the dorm were quickly sent away. there was plenty of time for that in the exercise room.
Aaron: No, I walked a lot, ate a moderate amount and didn't sleep to well so I lost weight.

JM: How often did you get to go outside? What did you do outside if you were allowed to? If you were not allowed to go outside what could you do for exercise?
Jon: U dont go out side really, you have a lil concrete block to walk around in
Sabrina: not once i never even knew what time it was
Ronchie Boy: We couldn't go outside outside. We had this concrete area that let fresh air in, but you couldn't really see nothing.
Gary: yes, if you want to call it that it was an enclosed 20 by 20 room with a grate at the top for fresh air no sunlight whatso ever and all windows were fogged inside and out so you never got to see outside the concerete
Lance: Never went outside.. even though There was a small space available for it.. and thats because it was Freezing inside already.. everyone was just trying to stay as warm as possible... we couldn't even use our blankets to stay warm unless we werte laying down...
Seth: We didnt ever get to go outside as far as i can remember. we were within our blocks in our cells or out watching tv and playing cards all the time. if i wasnt allowed to go outside i would do push ups and crunches and leg lifts to excercise. oh and plank too.
Liz: every other day you had access to the "outside" during rec time,were you could walk the perimeter, but you couldn't jog ,or just sit or make any noise or it was locked up and you weren't allowed out for the remainder of the day.
Nate: Well you could go outside every time u got out your xell but of couse it was caged but if couldn't go out side sir ups an push ups in my cell
Duane: there is no outside in snoco. you can see outside through the windows. that's all you get. it is a really ugly big square block building
Aaron: We had an enclosed exercise yard we had access to daily but only cause I was in Trustee land.

JM: Did the jail offer church services? If so, what were they like and when were they held?
Jon: Yes but im neither christion jew or muslim
Sabrina: i think so but no one went
Ronchie Boy: yea they had a priest, or pastor or by request other religious people. They were held in you rec area at your block.
Gary: yes they did they were once a week if you were lucky enough to get your name on the list they only took so many people
Lance: yes they did.. but you gotta sign up for them.. I didn't... so I wouldn't know much about it...
Seth: yes the jail offered church services. they were a really peaceful experience of being in jail. they were usually held wednesdays and saturdays and sundays.
Liz: they had a non denominational priest come into the jail a few days a week that you could go to during rec, and also you could sign up for church services out side your pod that were available at the jail.
Nate: Yes I believe every wensday and Sunday real cool to hear the word of gos an to speak to others out of jaik that woukd cone in an try n helo us
Duane: they do. I don't go because I don't do organized religion. not worth a free beverage. really a pain in the ass to do anything out of the ordinary.
Aaron: Yes, but with my short stay and working in PMK (PM Kitchen) I didn't go. Church was on Saturdays from around 1400-1500.

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