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Interview with Toby, J. Friday, Jeremy, Keith, Lisa and Jenny

JM: Did you find it difficult to get along with other inmates? Please give examples to explain why you did or didn't.
Toby: yes. this is the most difficult thing about jail. one can easily be bullied and intimidated. lots of racial tension. i was much older than most of the other inmates.
J. Friday: No, not at all.
Jeremy: Not at all.
Keith: Sometimes.
Lisa: No.
Jenny: I seemed to get along with everyone. It was a small dorm that we were in. It held about 15 inmates. There was just a open room. Bed, dinner table, toilets,TV, and shower were all in this room.

JM: What types of things did you have to do to avoid problems or fights with other inmates?
Toby: I stayed out of their way, didnt interact with them. stayed on my bed and read.
J. Friday: Respect other peoples space is probebly the main thing. In jail, you only have so much of it. People like to sit in certain places when they eat, or others dont like any one else on their beds. Dont argue about the tv and understand that people get real loud when they play cards.
Jeremy: Just respected the other inmates.
Keith: Just let it go and they are such babies..
Lisa: Keep to myself and my opinions as well.
Jenny: Nothing really. If you got in a fight they moved the people till they could invesitgate what happened. Usually someone got moved.

JM: Were you able to choose an inmate as your cellmate if you knew one? How often would your cellmate(s) change?
Toby: no, we were placed according to the types of crimes we were charged with.
J. Friday: This question doesnt make sence?
Keith: No.
Lisa: Yes.
Jenny: No. It was all dorms that held a certain amount of people. Kinda like in some prisons.