Sedgwick County Jail

Sentencing

Interview with Roderick


JM: How long was your sentencing for?
Roderick: My sentence was for 9 months probation with an underlying 1 year sentence on my felony charge and 6 months probation with a one year underlying sentence on my misdemeanor charge which ran concurrent with the felony. When cases are ran concurrent instead of consecutive then you serve both sentences at the same time instead of having to complete one sentence and then begin the other.

JM: Did you spend time in a holding cell after your sentencing? If so, what was that like?
Roderick: Yes I spent alot of time in the holding cell. I violated probation 4 times before my underlying sentence was executed and was booked into jail each time for probation revocation hearings. The holding cell in Sedgwick County is ALWAYS icy cold as this helps the spreading of germs and it also keeps the inmates from moving around too much. It constantly smells of unwashed bodies and vomit and the guards ignore you when you try to get their attention. You are placed in a cell with anywhere from 5 to 25 other inmates and only 2 concrete slabs, one toilet and one sink. It takes forever to process you and it took 9 days to get me into a pod on this case.