We’ve interviewed many women who have reclassed from medium to minimum lately, most from Cruz to Carlos. Here are excerpts from their stories.
“After years in a two-man cell, I was thrust into the bright lights of dorm-style living. I cried. I was so overwhelmed with this loud sensory experience and I was frightened. It never gets dark and you’re never, ever, alone. No privacy whatsoever. Imagine 325 people in a Bay talking all at once. The constant din is enough to drive you crazy right there. How do they expect you to sleep with the lights on? What’s up with that?!
” “The first time I saw dorm-style living I cried my eyes out and plotted a way to get a major ticket. Only a major would give me enough points to get out of Carlos.”
“After 3 weeks in Carlos having come from Cruz, I can tell you it took some getting used to. If it weren’t for air conditioning, NO ONE would stay here….there would be a mass exodus back to Cruz and Lumley. When air comes online on medium yards how will they keep people on the minimum units???”