Gwinnett County Jail

Leisure Time

Interview with Jack, Jerry, Sarah and Gary


JM: What types of facilities were available to help pass the time?
Jack: Nothing.....Locked down all except time to eat and a hour for recreation.
Jerry: Books to read
Sarah: just onr big day room that we had "free time" for 2 hours a day.

JM: Did you have regular access to the entertainment or was competition fierce?
Jack: TV was always took up.
Jerry: TV but most of the time it was very crowded and impossible to get close enough to the TV to hear it and the deputies in the cell blocks required the volume to remain at such a low level it made it hard to hear even if you were right up close to the TV.
Sarah: it was too fierce. it was like being caged up with tons of hormonal psycos.

JM: Did you have a hard time staying in shape while in jail?
Jack: No, I lost weight and the food was awful.
Jerry: yes
Sarah: yes. very little time to be our of the very small cell, i did gain weight. all they gave us was some sloppy pasta or froxen peanut butter sandwiches.

JM: How often did you get to go outside?
Jack: Once a day.
Jerry: 3 times per day during free time. 9:00 - 10:30 a.m., 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m., and 7:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. but this was only if you were in the Towers. Those in the old jail only got 1 hour in the morning, 1 hour in the afternoon, and 2 hours at night.
Sarah: omce maybe twice a day
Gary: not at all..

JM: Did the jail offer church services? If so, what were they like and when were they held?
Jack: Yes, did not go cause it was more trouble then it was worth.
Jerry: Yes, volunteers would come in once per week.
Sarah: yes. wed. night and sunday. I attended just for the experience. it was much calmer there.