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Interview with Karl, Lisa, Zach, Kelly, Jeff, Maurice, Jose and Ken

JM: How many different blocks were there?
Karl: 12 beds per room 8 rooms per unit
Lisa: several
Zach: there where eight blocks to a unit.
Kelly: I really don't remember all the blocks but it was a rather large area
Jeff: I am not sure on he number of blocks but I know there is a lot.
Maurice: 4 but there was 10 men to each one
Jose: at least seven blocks and 8
Kelly: Im not sure exact number but there a a quite of few.
Ken: FCDC is a very large detention center. I believe it can hold up to like 1600 inmates but Im not sure that is correct though. Just know its big and split up in to maybe twenty different units.

JM: Did they have names? If so, what were they?
Karl: a thru l then repeated aa - ll
Lisa: E, EE, DD
Zach: it would be like unit kk hh ii jj and then 12345678 cells
Kelly: it was named ee, bb,dd aa,a,b,c,d,e,f they were just letters of the alphabet
Jeff: The blocks did not have names they had initials like DD.
Maurice: They might have names, but I didn't know them.
Jose: A AA B BB C CC D DD E EE G GG HH II JJ KK LL
Kelly: They were not named. They were lettered and numbered, for example (HH1).
Ken: Usually they use the alphabet or number them so its easier for the officers and inmates to move around and actually know where they are going.

JM: Which types of inmates were housed in the different blocks?
Karl: depending on your crime is based on where you were housed
Lisa: inmates were housed in accordance to their crime....
Zach: there where different units som housed vilont crimes and some housed mental health and then some housed non vilont people I have been in both vilont and non vilont .
Kelly: I know that there was a classification process that you would go through and that is how the jail would determine which block to put you in it was a level
Jeff: It depends on whether you are male or female and the classification of your crime. The classification is based on the degree of your crime and how violent it was.
Maurice: Any where from misdermenors to fellons and sex afenders and child molesters they didnt do a very good job keeping the people away from gp that deff shouldnt be out in gp
Jose: mostly gp people in units jj kk ll short term was aa pc was e and b medical was a which is like a mental ward then u had cc for trustees and bb for cooks
Kelly: They had a classification block which also housed violent offenders, people that were what I consider crazy with behavioral problems and possibly suicidal. From there you went to general population blocks or to the work release block. The work release block housed people that went out to work, trustees and people in the Substance Abuse Program.
Ken: Different custody levels are placed in different areas of the jail or prison. A lot of the times they try to go by that but every now and then they will just have to put people where ever a bed is open.

JM: What do you remember being the nicest and worst parts about the different blocks?
Karl: there ant nothing good about it.
Lisa: cleanliness
Zach: well there is general population it is for your baisic non vilont offenders there is a lot of privalages you can be let out of your cell to play basket ball and walk around you can also get cantenn but in restricted custoid you cant have any of that stuff
Kelly: there really were no activities in the blocks it was just like dead time you did not do much of anything the only thing there to really do was to watch the tv or play cards. the donly good thing about the blocks in that they were very clean and neat
Jeff: I cannot comment on different blocks because I stayed in the same one for the whole duration of my time there after I was classified. What I liked most about the block I was in was that you had a higher degree of privacy because it consisted of single cells and I believe that made my time there a little easier.
Maurice: I didnt pay much attention
Jose: the nicest part of the jail was probably the trustee pod because it was relaxed no one usually got in fights or caused troubles for others plus you got rec all day long which means time when by quicker for most people but it was bad cuz of so many shakedowns
Kelly: The classification block was horrible. It had single cells and one dorm cell. The women in there were very disruptive, there was always something crazy happening. The work release block had vending machines and it was a lot more peaceful in there. Everybody was on good behavior so they didnt have to move to another block.
Ken: They actually had a ping pong table and board games in some of the wings or blocks as you call them. The worst is Segregation, your only allowed out of your 8x10 cell one hour a day and usually thats the time you have to shower , write letters, and use the phone. Plus its hard to get visits due to your only allowed small windows of time that your friends and family can come see you. So more or less if they have to work at that time your not getting a visit as often as you like.

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