Fulton County Jail

Jail Layout

Interview with Kelly

JM: How many different blocks were there?
Kelly: I do not know how many cells there were but I would think there was 3 or 4 additional cells. You never saw additional inmates except at the doctor, dentist or at the church services.

JM: Did they have names? If so, what were they?
Kelly: There are just named letters.

JM: Which inmates were housed in the different blocks?
Kelly: One block was all members of a New Beginning Class I signed up for but was never allowed to enter. The New Beginning Class is a class which last a week and you work on yourself and try to figure out a way to have a new beginning. I continued to sign up for the class but I think they may first accept people who have drug problems and that was not my situation. I wanted to go as I lost both of my children to death and five days after we buried our son my husband filed for divorce so I need a new beginning. This class allows individuals time to work on themselves and I did hope to be able to attend. The entire cell block were class members. The leader of the class is a social worker and teaches people how to map their life.

JM: What do you remember being the nicest and worst parts about the different blocks?
Kelly: I never saw any of the other blocks so do not know much about the other blocks. I was only allowed into medical and my own cell block. I never saw any other blocks.