Pinellas County Jail

Clothing

Interview with Toby, J. Friday and Jeremy


JM: What types of clothes were most common?
Toby: 2 piece prison uniform and flip flops. tennis shoes boxers, and white tee shirts
J. Friday: The only clothes you get. State issue pants, shirt, white t-shirt and/or a wife beater shirt.
Jeremy: Everone where the same jail issued uniform.

JM: Did you have a set uniform? What did it look like?
Toby: 2 piece. blue pants and pullover blue shirt
J. Friday: Orange pants, orange shirt. ID card clipped to the front pocket with a whie t underneath. I wore an orange jumpsuit for my job.
Jeremy: Yes. Grey with a red stripe down the sleeves and pant legs.

JM: Were there any assigned clothes in high demand that an inmate should look for when getting clothing assigned?
Toby: the blue sweatshirts were in high demand because a lot of inmates were cold in the high a/c.
J. Friday: The ones with the fresh color. Not the worn out stuff. Normally it doesnt matter what you want any way.
Jeremy: No. You dont have a choice in what you can wear.

JM: Was the clothing different between men and women?
Toby: no, the same
J. Friday: No. Different colors only means different security level and sentenced/non-sentenced.
Jeremy: Its different depending on where you are housed at.