Harris County Jail

Clothing

Interview with Julie, Inmate's Sister, Houston, Claire, Smyth, Ken, Charlene, Greg, GMan, Jamie, Leisha and Jim


JM: What types of clothes were most common?
Julie: orange jumpsuits
Inmate's Sister: slippers and top and bottom
Houston: Orange shirt and pants.
Claire: Jumpsuits. Street clothes were not allowed past booking.
Smyth: Whites
Ken: Orange Jump Suit at all times.
Charlene: one uniform we had to wear almost a week
Greg: regular stuff./
GMan: What you wore that night
Jamie: jumpers
Leisha: ORANGE COUNTY JUMPSUITS

JM: Did you have a set uniform? What did it look like?
Julie: Yes i had one they were alright but i hated wearing them for the women we would get some were the previous person may have had their cyle and stained the suit then we had to wear it thats very unsanitized
Inmate's Sister: all white black slippers thick socks
Houston: Same as above
Claire: Two-piece orange jumpsuits. That was it.
Smyth: Yes.. White Shirt White Pants
Ken: Orange Jump Suit
Charlene: yes, orange
Greg: yes I whent halloween shopping all I could afford is my jumpsuite.
GMan: No
Jamie: white/black jump suite
Leisha: YES,UGLY

JM: Were there any assigned clothes in high demand that an inmate should look for when getting clothing assigned?
Julie: no all was the same
Inmate's Sister: na
Houston: Yes the CLEAN, non tattered ones.
Claire: The most popular commissary items were thermal shirts and undershirts, as well as boxer shorts, which were prohibited for females, but some of us got away with it. They were much more comfortable than the commissary underwear.
Jim: You are issued an orange jumpsuit and shower shoes. You must get your own underwear.
Smyth: You could buy a shirt if you has money otherwise no.
Ken: Shoes
Charlene: yes, they were running out of uniforms
Greg: stated this was it.
GMan: Not applicable
Jamie: yes
Leisha: NO

JM: Was the clothing different between men and women?
Julie: nope not from what i seen
Inmate's Sister: defintily
Houston: NO
Claire: Nope, we all wore the same thing.
Jim: Im not sure but the jumpsuits are the same
Smyth: No women so wouldn't know.
Charlene: no
Greg: no.
GMan: Not applicable
Jamie: no
Leisha: NO

my brother is being released on the 28th, and he has no civialion clothing. due to them being is such a poor state when he was arrested. how do remedy this? is there somewhere to leave a set or does the city provide meager options for the inmates? thank you so much for your help in the matter.

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hosanna
Tuesday, January 19, 2010

what can i wear when i turn myself in what do i need to bring with me?

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crystal
Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Can you wear thermal underwear in when you turn yourself in to jail and keep them on?

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Glenda
Thursday, October 30, 2008

Can you wear thermal underwear in when you turn yourself in to jail and keep them on?

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Glenda
Thursday, October 30, 2008

i have heard that you can bring your own white thermal, sports bra, underwear and socks. can you bring your own slippers? can i wear more than one set of socks, bras, etc?

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sylvia
Sunday, July 6, 2008

it depends on who is booking you in. If the deputy didnt get any the nite before then rest assure he or she wont let you go in with anything.

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Jim
Saturday, July 12, 2008

Obviously this is old info. The women now get two pairs of boxers, and are told to wear both...cuts down on theft. Scary. The basic orange scrubs, with a lovely matching orange t-shirt. A pair of orange socks, and slippers. Walking into a room of that was like a napalm explosion of orange...hard on the eyes.

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Courtney
Friday, May 30, 2008

thanks for the update on clothing, courtney

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Sunday, June 1, 2008