at the chatham county detention center in savannah, georgia, most of the inmates that end up in the jail s segregation units do not get there by choice. but de andre sanders says his most recent stay is here by design. i did it on purpose. i acted out. officer came in and i cussed him out and told him [ bleep ] off and mind your business. sanders says he had grown tired of the rowdy atmosphere in the former general population unit. the officers wasn t punishing people accordingly and saying like punishing the whole dorm together. you ve been doing time since i was 13. i can t do time in a place like that, so i acted out, insubordination, so i can get away and get somewhere quiet to get myself together. i guess you got to face the consequences.
on any given day there are around 1,500 inmates at the chatham county detention center in savannah, georgia. and the jail relies on a select group of them to help the facility running. nonviolent inmates with good behavior can become trustees who work in a variety of roles. including barbers, cooks and janitors. your days go a lot quicker. you get up so early, it makes you tired at the end of the day. keeps you out of the cell. keeps you from being locked up all day like other guys and stuff. that s the only thing i like about it. while they say they like the work, not all of the jobs are pleasant. you don t look happy. not happy cleaning up somebody else s urine and feces. justin padilla and edward abernathy are here to clean toilet water off the floors in four cells in the section of the jail known as the bubble.
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at the chatham county detention center in savannah, georgia, de andre sanders had been trying to stay out of trouble after spending three months in the administrative segregation unit. ain t going to be no problem with staff. i m going to stay out of their way. everything they ask me to do i will do it. i ain t going back in orange. but now sanders is back in orange. i came over here about two hours ago back in adminseg for the duration of my time. what are you written up for? the small stuff like shower and not being out of shower in time. failure to follow. being on the phone and somebody throwing a themmer it tantrum and i don t get off the phone in time for them. i comply but not fast enough for them so they ll write me up. sanders was written up three times in one month for failure to comply, disorderly conduct and disregard for house rules. after his third write-up, staff decided to put standers back in administrative segregation.
on any given day there are around 1,500 inmates at the chatham county detention center in savannah, georgia. and the jail relies on a select group of them to help the facility running. nonviolent inmates with good behavior can become trustees who work in a variety of roles. including barbers, cooks and janitors. your days go a lot quicker. you get up so early, it makes you tired at the end of the day. keeps you out of the cell. keeps you from being locked up all day like other guys and stuff. that s the only thing i like about it. while they say they like the work, not all of the jobs are pleasant. you don t look happy. not happy cleaning up somebody else s urine and feces. justin padilla and edward abernathy are here to clean toilet water off the floors in four cells in the section of the jail known as the bubble.