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Clothing

Interview with Shawanda Miller, Jeremy and Chuck

JM: What clothes could you have brought in to wear in the jail (underwear, socks, etc.)?
Shawanda Miller: Uniforms - pants, shirt, t-shirt, socks, undies, bra, shorts, sweatshirt. Always had to have uniform on unless going to gym or walking to take shower. Couldn't walk around in your shorts all day.
Jeremy: pinstrips! I think workers wore whites.
Chuck: Regular jumpsuit, onesy, pre-trial was blue, max was orange, sentencing was green and work was yellow.

JM: If you had a set uniform, what did it look like? Please be specific about each piece of clothing issued to you.
Shawanda Miller: Yes. It used to be blue for pre-sentence and green for sentenced. Not sure if they still have it that way, or just 1 color. Orange for different ones from other counties or maybe federal inmates not sure.
Jeremy: Jumpsuits! They were clean and so were the socks and underwears
Chuck: That was it depending on what your status was.

JM: Were there any assigned clothes in high demand that an inmate should look for when getting clothing assigned?
Shawanda Miller: Generally not. Because everything was assigned and pre-folded with your name on it. When you first get booked in, the guard will ask what size you where.
Jeremy: nope
Chuck: No. None at all.

JM: Was the clothing different between men and women?
Shawanda Miller: No all the uniforms same
Jeremy: didnt look
Chuck: They had older green pants and shirt not a onsey.