Jefferson County Jail

Jail Layout

Interview with Cami and Tombstone

JM: How many different blocks were there?
Cami: There were four blocks.
Tombstone: There are seven floors,with four pods of cells on each floor,each pod having 20-25 cells each

JM: Did they have names? If so, what were they?
Cami: A B C and D.
Tombstone: no names,they were classified as to your custody classification

JM: Which inmates were housed in the different blocks?
Cami: A was trustee, B was Medium Security, C was Maximum Security, D was minimum Security.
Tombstone: they were placed with the lowest custody ones starting on 3rd.I was on the 5th,where they put the guys with medical problems,the most dangerous ones were on the 7th

JM: What do you remember being the nicest and worst parts about the different blocks?
Cami: The nice part was the ability to be outside of your cell for 20 hours a day, and the worst part of the block was having to go to lock down right after dinner.
Tombstone: Overcrowded,which makes things very tense,you would have to stay in a dayroom from about 6am,until about 6pm,& couldn't go back into your cell