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Interview with Shawanda Miller
JM: How long was your sentencing for?
Shawanda Miller: My last sentence was for 120 days on one case,
then 1 year and a day on the second case, but
the judge ran both cases concurrent so I spent
120 days in jail. They don't house the females
in Hastings anymore - either they take females
to Ramsey County, Carver County, Goodhue County.
JM: Did you spend time in a holding cell after your sentencing? If so, what was that like?
Shawanda Miller: Yes I spent time in holding cell after the
sentencing. Sometimes you would have 6-8 people
in one holding cell, sometimes just by yourself
until they are through either releasing people,
shift change, or bring inmates back to there
unit. Sometimes you would eat dinner in the
holding cell also. If the person is being
released sometimes it would take 3-4 hours to
get released depending on how busy they were.