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Leisure Time
Interview with Girliegirl, Paul and Tyler
JM: What types of facilities were available to help pass the time?
Girliegirl: books were passed around, food, arts and
crafts, you could learn how to do different
things like plant flowers, do nails or stuff like
that.
Paul: books, tv, card games, talking to the gaurd, going
outside in the courtyard.
Tyler: Poor book selection (they need books donated badly)
TVs in the day room
People played cards and dominoes (both available
from the commissary.
JM: Did you have regular access to the entertainment or was competition fierce?
Girliegirl: Entertainment? There was a movie once a month
and it was usually 20 years old.
Paul: had regular access
Tyler: regular access.
JM: Did you have a hard time staying in shape while in jail?
Girliegirl: Yes, the food was all carbs and made us tired and
lazy.
Paul: nope wasnt in there long and i did 100 sit up and
push up a day.
Tyler: No, lots of time to walk around the yard or inside
around the day room. Lot's of time for push ups
and/or sit ups, etc.
JM: How often did you get to go outside?
Girliegirl: one hour a day after lunch.
Paul: whenever the door was unlocked for the courtyard.
Tyler: Everyday the yard was open from around 9am to dark
unless there was bad weather.
JM: Did the jail offer church services? If so, what were they like and when were they held?
Girliegirl: They offered services but I never went.
Paul: they offered them but I didn't attend them.
Tyler: Yes, church service on Sunday morning as well as a
bible study class Sunday afternoon.
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Leisure time is really quite relative ina jail. Technically, all your time is leisure to some extent. As far as going outside goes, it depends on what type of cell, or housing you're placed in. "R" and 10 mans get no outside time, annex get common area access, but I couldn't comment on whether there is an outdoors. Trusty's, I believe do have limited outdoor access. What people don't understand, or fail to undertand about this county jail is that it's not a joke, it's not some minimum security outfit where you'll never know your locked up. This is serious, and you should go into it with that expectation. Just becuase you're a non-violent offender with one misdemeanor doesn't mean you won't spend time in a cell for a week or even months, not seeing daylight with the same 10 people under 24 hour lockdown. You should mentally prepare yourself for some pretty inhuman conditions, some pretty wretched food, and in the worst case, some pretty nasty people. Honestly, the best situation in any case, is to find yourself around people who respect one another, otherwise, think you'll be in a concrete tank with 12-30 other people for your stay, and anything above and beyond is a bonus.
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