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Leisure Time

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

JM: What types of facilities were available to help pass the time?
Toby: tv, books, cards, games, puzzles.
J. Friday: Basketball, tv, cards, dominoes, magazines, books and food is how you pass the time.
Jeremy: In Central there is a TV room and basketball court.
Lisa: Drug programs and self-betterment programs such as pasrenting, AA, NA, and HIV awareness.
Jenny: They had people come from outside for church group, or the rec yard

JM: Did you have regular access to the entertainment or was competition fierce? Give details.
Toby: only the tv. fighting over what channel to play.
J. Friday: I had what I needed. You get things and trade those for other stuff. You'd be suprised how much stuff you accumulate in jail.
Jeremy: The rule among us inmates was that one TV was to be used for sports and news and the other was to be used for tv shows and movies.
Lisa: T.V. and games.
Jenny: There was TV and a few games to play. But we worked it out to where who cleaned up got to rule the remote!

JM: Did you have a hard time staying in shape while in jail?
Toby: no, there was rec daily, and we could exercise in the cells.
J. Friday: I worked on the road crew. I was walking for miles every day.
Jeremy: No. You can play basketball if you want.
Lisa: Yes.
Jenny: Yes. There was not enough room to do any kind of exercising. And even if you got to go outside, there just wasn't anything to do except walk around in a circle.

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?
Toby: usually one hour per day
J. Friday: 5 days a week, 8 hours a day for work. rec is 1 hour a day.
Jeremy: Once. To walk to medical to take my TB test.
Keith: None.
Lisa: Once a day for an hour.
Jenny: It depended on the weather. But usually 2-3 days a week

JM: Did the jail offer church services? If so, what were they like and when were they held?
Toby: services were available and well attended and good.
J. Friday: They did, and I declined.
Jeremy: Yes. But I didnt attend any.
Lisa: Yes. To me it was awful. They always talked about people and their sexual preference. Depending on the building it was either in the dayroom or library.
Jenny: Some. They weren't really all that good. It was more like a bible study class, and it was only maybe once or twice a week.