Ventura County Jail

Sentencing

Interview with Ford, Miss T and Reta


JM: How long was your sentencing for?
Ford: Two years CDC time calculated at half time.
Miss T: I was sentenced 45 days for my second DUI.
Reta: I was given 150 day's the last time of which I served 100 long gloomy day's. I was sentenced that time for warrants I had for not completing prop and getting new drug charges. I turned myself in. this time though was for possession charges and I got prop 36, formal probation. I was on summary before. But this time I got 30 day's just for probation violations

JM: Did you spend time in a holding cell after your sentencing? If so, what was that like?
Ford: Yes. I was in the court holding cell for at least two hours waiting to be returned to the main jail. Lots of irritated inmates and loud and rude guards. The place was fairly clean yet stunk to high heaven. No toilet paper provided and I don't recall a meal be served. I may be mistaken about the meal. Long walk back through the tunnel which involved a search.
Miss T: After sentencing, I was not ordered to report to jail for another two months. I went in on February first, 2006. I did not spend any time in a holding cell. I did not immediately go into the jail though. I spent time by myself in various rooms before getting into the main jail.
Reta: no- always was given a turn in date and time and had to walk in myself. that is the hardest thing to do.