St. Lucie County Jail

Jail Layout

Interview with Henry and Bob


JM: How many different blocks were there?
Henry: There were 4 different "pod-blocks" that each had 4 to 5 pods and 4 or more dorms.
Bob: I think there are 4 - I am not quite sure but I think there is A, B, C, D. I was in D (Or "Delta").

JM: Did they have names? If so, what were they?
Henry: Each pod block had a letter and each pod had a number followed by the dorm number. For example, Pod A-2, Dorm 2.
Bob: Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta.

JM: Which inmates were housed in the different blocks?
Henry: Inmates as far as I could tell weren't separated in any particular order. It wasn't uncommon to have a child predator to be bunked with an inmate of a lesser charge such as a D.U.I. .
Bob: I believe Alpha and Bravo were for pre-sentenced inmates and Charlie / Delta were for inmates that were sentenced or were awaiting trial on serious felonies.

JM: What do you remember being the nicest and worst parts about the different blocks?
Henry: All of the blocks were terribly filthy. Rusty, moldy, clogged air-vents; Chipped concrete steps; dirty water pipes and moldy showers were a normality everywhere throughout the jail, except for the newly built "D-Pod".
Bob: I liked that I was in the drug/alcohol program. Everyone was very respectful of each other and very supportive. I liked that we were given an opportunity to work on our additive behaviors and make something productive out of our stays there.