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Interview with Julie, Inmate's Sister, Claire, Jim, DK, Smyth, Ken, Charlene, Greg, GMan, Jamie, Leisha, Toby, Lisa, Consuela, Tom and Houston

JM: How many different blocks were there?
Julie: Alot
Inmate's Sister: dont know
Claire: As far as I knew, there were maybe 9 or 10 floors of pods. Pods were basically dorm type rooms or barracks-type rooms with bunk beds set up (about 10 sets) in it, with two toilets, two sinks, and two showers.
Jim: Three block in each pod.
DK: not sure
Smyth: 12
Ken: Don't know, several
Charlene: I don't know
Greg: two blacks to four thank god.
GMan: I have no idea
Jamie: ------------------
Leisha: a thru f on the 4th floor
Toby: oh they're to many to count
Lisa: I don't remember. On 5th floor there were 5 blocks, 4th Floor had a bunch,2nd was the psychiatric floor.
Consuela: There is alot of different blocks and cells.
Tom: Not sure

JM: Did they have names? If so, what were they?
Julie: They had letter like block A or B or C
Inmate's Sister: na
Claire: Every floor had an "A" pod and a "B" pod.
Jim: no names just numbered depending on the floor you are on.
Smyth: No letters.. A B C D E F G H I J K L
Ken: Don't know
Charlene: The only thing I knew I was on Baker STreet
Greg: None, Called, lonely, and self preservation.
GMan: I have no idea
Jamie: ------------------
Leisha: cell block a,b,c@ and so forth
Toby: but they start at a and go to f i think ..but that's here in the harris county jail.
Lisa: Yeah. Little Baker, and Baby Jail
Consuela: No, they were marked by letters and numbers such as 4k1 or 5d1b

JM: Which types of inmates were housed in the different blocks?
Julie: To my understanding based on the crime you committed less violent was together
Inmate's Sister: na
Houston: I know that the mentally unstable and gang people were kept seperate.
Claire: I am not sure exactly how it was determined which inmates would be put where….
Jim: youngsters, sex offenders, homosexuals, snitches and state witnesses are seperated.
Smyth: According to work assignment.
Ken: My offense was DWI 3rd offense. I was housed with people that had drug and alcohol offenses. Some were there for other things like theft. Not sure why everyone on my block was there, tried to keep to myself.
Charlene: I don't know
Greg: counted diffrent, lockup's for all people who are viloater's of extreme crimes, to the ones less punishibal.
GMan: I have no idea
Jamie: -----------------
Leisha: with agg agg and everybody else just put together. and i guess theh got baby tanks
Toby: well i think they have different jails and floors here in the harris county jail just take a look at the different addresses. Inmates Housed at Mailing Address 701 or 711 N. San Jacinto Harris County Sheriff’s Office 701 N. San Jacinto Houston, Texas 77002 1307 Baker Street Harris County Sheriff’s Office 1307 Baker St. Houston, Texas 77002 1200 Baker Street Harris County Sheriff’s Office 1200 Baker St. Houston, Texas 77002 they have like 11000 inmates here.
Lisa: Well all the inmates 18-21 were in "Baby Jail".
Consuela: Most of the crazy or dangerous inmates are housed in J pod. But if any person with good common knowledge starts to become a problem the sheriffs will not hesitate to put them there for any number of days with no remorse.
Tom: We were housed by risk level which was determined by criminal history, type of crime, length of sentence, gang affiliation, sexual orientation etc

JM: What do you remember being the nicest and worst parts about the different blocks?
Julie: Nothing at all I was only in one block
Inmate's Sister: na
Houston: Nicest . um they had enough toilet paper? Worst, having to deal with the stench of the street riff raff that came in on the weekends.
Claire: The other inmates were pretty cool. And they were clean. We cleaned about 2 or 3 times per day. Mostly out of boredom, I think. There was nothing that really stood out about my pod that I would consider bad. I mean, being in jail is bad enough, right?
Jim: Nothing nice. The worst was how cold they keep it. In the daytime at 7am you must get out of your bed and you cant get under the covers. Also alot of satph infection. It's also a lengthy process to get medical attention
Smyth: Nicest.. get to go to school during days. Worst.. do not go anywhere and get beat on daily without help from guards.
Ken: The best thing was that the cell block was relatively clean. It was also kept quite cool or cold. I was told that was to prevent disease. It's a bit like a refridgerator. The worst part was the beds were very uncomfortable. Virtually no sheets or blankets to speak of. The showers are nasty, but useable. The toilets are numbered and half are for urine only the other half are full service so to speak. Food was hit or miss, none of it was great. Breakfast tended to be the best meal. Breakfast work detail was the prefered time because the work hours were the shortest and work was easiest.
Charlene: It is despicable that the jail system is set up worse than animals are treated. Having drinking fountains over the toilet. How long do u think any business would opperate with facilities like these. IT IS DOWN RIGHT IN HUMANE!
Greg: Nothing is nice, your going to jail and sitting on ur butt for over 10 day's.s
GMan: There were no nice blocks...it was all horrible.
Jamie: ------------------
Leisha: the whole jail needs to upgrade
Toby: well there's definitely nothing nice about these tanks or blocks.
Consuela: There is no nice parts, so what if you get 1 or 2 minutes extra visitation, it only lasts 15 minutes if your lucky.Worst parts knowing that the sheriffs on the 4th floor beat a woman to death in the shower and made it seem accidental.
Tom: I can only speak for where I was. I was in a trustee tank and the best thing was the tv was on most of the time because groups of us were working different shifts around the clock. The worst thing was the noise from people coming and going and of course the toilet and shower situation was bad.

I would like to know the address of the Baker st jail.

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Charles Taylor
Tuesday, March 15, 2011

my daughter is in harris county jao4 1f241a is all i know does anyone know where that is she had dui and just wondered what area that is like what kind of people r there also when can she call

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lisa
Saturday, November 20, 2010

I have someone who is in jail in Harris County, however..... I am in another state...I am trying to write them a letter as all communication was virtually cut off when he got extradited...I found his SPN number, and Cell Block info...Just have NO idea how to figure out which of the 3 addresses I am supposed to use...Can anyone shed any light on how I can find out? His family is less than cooperative with giving me this information and calling the jail... well that was no help at all!

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leslie
Sunday, September 12, 2010

does anybody know about (ymac) youth man about change how is it in there send me a message lr_trejo@yahoo.com

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laura
Wednesday, August 18, 2010

do they turn off the lights at night to sleep?

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doug
Monday, April 12, 2010

are any of ya'll at the new jail? the big one?

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Doug
Monday, April 12, 2010

why would someone go from 2nd floor, to 3rd, floor and now on 6th floor at 1200 Baker...whats on these floors

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lisa
Sunday, July 5, 2009

is there a 6th floor rehab in the county jail if so what is the name (new day?)

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Cyndi
Friday, October 10, 2008

It's new choices.

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soccermom
Friday, December 12, 2008

where do i find information about the building across the street from 701? I think its called peaton?

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Kristi
Sunday, August 24, 2008

yes its a rehab center

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jay
Tuesday, May 12, 2009

The Jail across the street from 701 San Jacinto Jail is 1200 Baker, or "Big Baker" Jail.

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D.O. Sieck
Sunday, September 7, 2008

Where do you find the cellblock # so you can write to inmates?

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Patricia Jones
Friday, July 11, 2008

once u go in da jail house theres a big book wit all da inmates name look for da person u lookin for n its under t1 it hads a number than letter than number again

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laura
Wednesday, August 18, 2010

WHEN U GO TO LOOK FOR AN INMATE UNDER HARRIS COUNTY INFO IT WILL SAY SOMETHING LIKE JA09/6M89NH ITS LOCATED UNDER THERE NAME

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Shay
Sunday, October 26, 2008

As you walk into the visitors center of the facility, there will be a large book to the right where you can look up your loved ones information, such as their location in the jail, SPN number, etc.

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D.O. Sieck
Sunday, September 7, 2008

what about release times??


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beth
Thursday, May 13, 2010