Passaic County Jail

Leisure Time

Interview with Brad


JM: What types of facilities were available to help pass the time?
Brad: We were offerred roof-gym where you can go out- side on the roof to play basketball or you was offerred rec-gym were you can go do push-ups or sit-ups on a universal bar set.This was offerred most days for only 1-hour.

JM: Did you have regular access to the entertainment or was competition fierce?
Brad: There was no entertainment except the television and yes competition was fierce....many many fights or what to watch.

JM: Did you have a hard time staying in shape while in jail?
Brad: Personally yes...I gained about 20lbs. during my incarceration because we were confined to such a small area for 23-hours per day.

JM: How often did you get to go outside?
Brad: If we were lucky they would call roof-gym about 2-3 times per week.

JM: Did the jail offer church services? If so, what were they like and when were they held?
Brad: The jail gave everyone this complex schedule of services they offerred including bible-study but when I inquired about the services I never got a response.In the 9 1/2months that I was there, they called catholic services maybe 4 times and they called Muslim services about 5 times.