DuPage County Jail

Inmates

Interview with Sam and Ron


JM: Did you find it difficult to get along with other inmates?
Sam: No I got along with inmates. If you mind your own business no one bothers you.
Ron: Not for the most part. One guy in particular liked to run his mouth a lot and sound like a bigshot but everyone pretty much ignored him. I told him to piss off and he later dropped a kite (anonymous notice to the guards) saying I had threatened him and because of that I was placed in solitary which is probably the worst experience of my life. Other than that asshole it was pretty chill.

JM: What types of things did you have to do to avoid problems or fights with other inmates?
Sam: Mind your own business.
Ron: Nothing really. Mind your own business and keep your ego in check is pretty much all. Dupage is not as overrun by gangs as Cook is so violence is pretty low. Just dont go running your mouth thinking your something special cause somebody else might decide to take you down a peg.

JM: Were you able to choose an inmate if you knew one?
Sam: No, not at first but when you are on the pod you can switch cells.
Ron: I was on R pod (psych unit) so for safety sake everyone was single celled (no cell mates). This was great in retrospect compared to Cook cause I had my own personal space to keep how I wanted it. I consider myself lucky to have been placed on R pod.