This story was told by a person incarcerated at Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility.
UCI: Alright, and what has the COVID situation been like at your facility?
Caller: Well, I’ve been here almost 20 months now. I was here right at the height of the COVID. They had us on a 23 hour lockdown where we’re only allowed out of our cells for about 35 minutes a day to shower and make phone calls and drop letters. They tried to separate people that were getting sick as best as possible.
There were actually a few that did pass in the jail. They never released it. And as of now they never told us how many. But, they tried to separate people that were infected.
It was – It’s kind of rough in the jail. Conditions were just, you know, were horrible. They were just horrible because we just weren’t allowed out of our cells for very much. I did get sick once but I never actually tested positive for COVID. I have been vaccinated. Finally I was vaccinated.
UCI: Good.
Caller: I got both shots. I hadn’t had much contact with my family members. Are you still there, miss?
UCI: Yeah, I’m still here. I’m listening.
Caller: Okay, I hadn’t had much contact with my family members for canteen or just their regular visits. They had the jail on a lockdown where you weren’t allowed to have visits.
