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Sentencing

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

JM: How long was your sentencing for?
Julie: Only in for 6 days I had a out-of-county warrant
Inmate's Sister: 20years
Houston: 60 days, 1 for two , so thirty days
Claire: I was sentenced to 60 days incarceration, but since Harris County gives you credit for two days for every 1 day served, I only served 30 days.
Jim: This time it was six years
Inmate's Mom: He has not been sentenced.
DK: still awaiting trial
Smyth: 7 mos.
Ken: Sentencing was very quick. I went before the judge, admited guilt, he reviewed the recommendations from the prosecutor and read my sentence.
Charlene: I spent 6 days in jail cuz I didn't know the system until someone told me I could ask for a court date. I had my hearing the next day.
Greg: 18 day's, Apparently this suck's reading the rest of everyone elses experience this doesnt even matter, serve ur time and shut up and do what can make u get out of there with two arms and two legs.
GMan: 1 year
Jamie: yr - 6mths each ran current
Leisha: 6mounths
Toby: it was for 2 months. but since i already done 17 days when they arrested me a year earlier. and it was under the 12.44a section of the tx penal code i was to get 2 for 1 in actually i was only getting 1 month and i had done 17 days so i had 13 more days to go.
Joseph: i still havent been sentenced. i am out on bond.
Lisa: I didn't get one.
Brandy: Timed served and a $2500.00 fine to be paid within 60 days.
Consuela: I was sentenced to a rehabilitation program for 6 months but I had to wait in jail on tax payers money for 6 months....just dead time that counted for nothing. I could've saved the tax payers by being on house arrest but it was denied.
Tiffany: none, time served.
Tom: 1 year in jail probated for 2 years. I violated my probation and was sentenced to 10 days in jail.

JM: Did you spend time in a holding cell after your sentencing? If so, what was that like? If you didn't where did they they take you instead?
Julie: I was hell I went in That Wednesday about 12 noon and did not get to House till Thuirday morning about 4am
Inmate's Sister: during the process of going to court they had him in harris county for months and months he would write me and tell me how he did'nt deserve to be kept like an animal for something he didn't do.how the guards were being mean picking with him trying to pervoke him because they didn't like him.
Houston: Of course, hours and hours with all kinds of women. Hookers, transexuals, intoxicated people, drugged out people, pregnant woman , you name it.
Claire: It seems like most of the time spent in Harris County Jail is spent in holding cells. You're in holding for the better part of two days when you are first booked in, and then once you are officially booked in, given a uniform, and given a bed, you can spend countless more hours in holding, depending on how long your sentence is and how many times you go to court.
Jim: Yes, about an hour after sentencing you are lead back down to the other holdovers where you eventually make it back to your cell block.
Inmate's Mom: Bond was posted on Friday July the 25th at 4 p.m. He was not released until noon on Saturday.
DK: its dirty, stinks and over crowded
Smyth: Yes.. 44 hours.. Standing room only enforced by Sheriff Deputies
Ken: No
Charlene: no
Greg: 5 to 6 hour's, very long and boring reuten.
GMan: No
Jamie: yes,dirty, smelly, filthy, loud and un comfortable but once again this is not the hilton
Leisha: yes, very crouded and nasty unclean ,and deputies treat you like you're not even human
Toby: no i didn't spend time in a holding cell, after sentencing. because the judge gave a month, to get my things in order. but i did spend time in a holding room. it's not a holding cell, it's real big with alot of inmates stacked in it. it gets real crowdedin there.
Joseph: i am currently out on bond and awaiting sentencing.
Lisa: No
Brandy: The holding cell was overcrowded, filthy and one of the only two toilets were stopped up.
Consuela: It was miserable.When your finished with your case everyone must wait together in the same holding cell...even if its 20 of us. I went to get sentenced 8 different times. Everytime was just as horrifying as the first.
Tiffany: Cold and dirty. After court, I spent about 8 more hours in two different holding cells with approx. 12-15 other women.