This was the hardest time i have ever done in my life. I am no stranger to jail from a few offenses in different states. Two hot "meals" a day and a sack lunch at that time. I was brought to trusty to be a, for lack of better terms, a janitor.
The max amount of time off you get credited toward
Your time is 2-1 days.. i was thrown into situations unto which i had no formal training, and if i refused i was dismissed from the trusty program. Biological clean up such as spilled blood and vomit, to feces being smeared on walls to create the most thoughtful pictures. I showed up before the corona virus outbreak and when that hit i had to start sanitizing cells that had such been exposed to the virus.
I had run a low grade fever for two days and i was forced into isolation, for a temperature that never exceeded the limit unto which they had promised me, 7 different deputies and nurses, some of considerable rank, said would not affect my release date. They moved my release day back because of a sickness I acquired doing the job i was assigned.
The deputies, or ~95 percent of them are on impressive power trips, going to extreme lengths to demean those incarcerated. I was called bitch and otherwise and several occasions. I was refused showers on at least a half weekly basis directly after corona-virus clean up, forced to sit in filth in my Cell until deputy miles seemed it fit for me to take proper precautions against spreading disease. It was rather extraordinary the amount of public neglect, a sheriff's deputy can display.
As a cleaner for the jail i was in all areas of the jail. The kitchen, run by aramark, wouldn't of passed a state health inspection by a bribed and crooked official. Mold and the smell of rotting food was ungodly. The juice bins were tossed on the unclean floor and refilled for the next meal. With nothing but a quick rinse..
All of this being said, i am the one that put myself in jail, but this is a crime of indecency against our fellow human beings.
Out of all these glaring reasons for this jail to be at the very least, "walked through", there was a few people that made my experience tolerable, and treated me with the respect a human being deserves.
First is crew leader raymundo. I was there while she went through training and saw/worked with her for a few weeks before my release. She is super cool and while she learning the ropes still, the amount of respect she has for inmates makes all of the difference and her calm demeanor makes her easy to work with.
Next is crew leader sap. After corona hit she was removed as well as the trustees from the warehouse position that she was posted to. She became a general crew leader monday through friday, filling in for unexpected absences from other crew leaders or doing special projects. She is totally chill and also a pretty awesome human being. Again, treating inmates like people actually working for you goes a long way.
But the best crew leader by an absolute mile is crew leader bradbury. She was the most badass, gangster crewleader of them all. Not only was she kind to all of us, the amount of trust and respect for her fellow human beings was above reproach. She was by the book, in every way, but she was totally cool about just having to do what she did because she had to. She helped us pull trash and do other minimal things that others just simply did not do. She had a good attitude every single day and i looked forward to another day in hell accompanied by at the very least a person who wouldnt treat me like shit. She needs a promotion or an award or something. I saw not a soul do more for the well-being of her inmates and the overall good for the jail than crew leader bradbury.
BUT!!! This jail was the hardest time i ever did. Come with money if possible, get into trusty to get out as soon as possible, and read. Alot.
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