unlike prisons that house individuals convicted of crime, jails predominantly contain those accused of crime and awaiting trial. still, almost everyone has their own idea of what kind of person comes to jail. but the reality, rarely fits any one preconceived notion. and the maricopa county jail in phoenix, arizona, is no exception. i m born and raised here in phoenix, arizona been here 24 years, my whole life pretty much. i actually live about seven miles down lower buckeye road. robert miner wound up here after being caught with marijuana and a loaded shotgun. even though his old job only required at most a seltzer
puzzles, an easy one that keeps me up on the words because i started losing my vocabulary after a while. and i don t want to get into it too much of that, you know stuff. as one of the oldest inmates at the maricopa county jail in phoenix, 68-year-old patrick stanwick has found his own way to fit in. i can t say i have got an enemy. i don t feel like i ve got an enemy in maybe 72 guys in here we listen to each other s stories. and a lot of them are really sad. i used to think my dad was hard on me when i was growing up. he used to whip me with a belt. these guys have been whipped with 2 x 4s and worse.
keeping more than 9,000 inmates fed is a herculean task for the staff at the maricopa jail in phoenix. we have close to 100 inmates working each day. some days of the week we may have as little to 60 to 70 inmates. there is never an off day here. we work seven days a week, 365 days a year. each inmate is fed twice daily. on a budget that the jail claims is less than 90 cents a day. the inmates say, it tastes that way. like the dog food we get. straight out of a can. kibbles and bits and beefy bits. i m a big fan of spinach. i am pretty sure that came out of a lawnmower. each of the meals they re
inmates fed is a herculean task for the staff at the maricopa jail in phoenix. we have close to 100 inmates working each day. some days of the week we may have as many as 60, 70 inmates. there is never an off day here. we work seven days a week, 365 days a year. each inmate is fed twice daily. on a budget that the jail claims is less than 90 cents a day. the inmates say, it tastes that way. like the dog food we get. straight out of a can, kit kibble and bits, homey. i m a big fan of spinach. i am pretty sure that came out of a lawnmower. each of the meals they re preparing right now currently has, usually a fruit, a
puzzles, an easy one that keeps me up on the words because i started losing my vocabulary after a while. and i don t want to get into it too much of that, you know stuff. as one of the oldest inmates at the maricopa county jail in phoenix, 68-year-old patrick stanwick has found his own way to fit in. i can t say i have got an enemy. i don t feel like i ve got an enemy in maybe 72 guys in here we listen to each other s stories. and a lot of them are really sad. i used to think my dad was hard on me growing up. he used to whip me with a belt. these guys have been whipped with 2 x 4s and worse. my story is nothing compared to