Clackamas County Jail

Jail Layout

Interview with Lisa


JM: How many different blocks were there?
Lisa: Gosh, I can't remember exactly how many there were. There were men's and women's. Maybe 12? I'm guessing though. The jail can only house so many which is why inmates get matrixed out on Fridays.

JM: Did they have names? If so, what were they?
Lisa: Cell blocks were referred to by their letter if I remember correctly (cell block E, for example)

JM: Which inmates were housed in the different blocks?
Lisa: I have no idea. I was in with women that had possession charges, DUI's, harassment, etc.

JM: What do you remember being the nicest and worst parts about the different blocks?
Lisa: It was by far the most boring place I have ever been in my life. Even though the officers were polite, they all have attitude about their position. Maybe their training makes them wary that someone will go off. I haven't really figured out why a person that wears a gun is so different from one that doesn't. I wonder what the officers would be like if they weren't armed. It is kind of an excuse to do the "power over" thing like in domestic violence. I was a criminal just like anyone else and no one gave a damn. The worst person I encountered in the whole process was a woman at Community Corrections. She was an awful intake person.