Pima County Jail

Jail Layout

Interview with Guero 1 and Jim


JM: How many different blocks were there?
Guero 1: well there are many but i was only in two different ones so i dont know all the other names except the ones i was in.
Jim: 4 floors X 4 approx.

JM: Did they have names? If so, what were they?
Guero 1: the 2 i was ion were 2 fun and games, and 2 charlie the tower
Jim: like 1a, b, c, d....2a, b, c, d, etc.

JM: Which inmates were housed in the different blocks?
Guero 1: well there are special blocks for sex offenders, snitches, people on trial that are still in prison, and people who are being charged with murder go to lockdown for one week to show they can be civil, then are transferred to general population
Jim: the differently classified inmates

JM: What do you remember being the nicest and worst parts about the different blocks?
Guero 1: the nicest thing was going outside to the yard once a week for a little while, the worst is security override, because no matter what you gotta do the jail locksdown, like a fight can cause that and your family might wanna know what happened in court and you cant cuz they wanted to fight, or you have to take a shower, not happening.
Jim: smelly and noisey.........nothing nice