I believe this because I'm trying to live here despite the conditions. I am housed in an area designed for nine people. There are nine cells, nine seats, and nine beds. Usually there are 19 to 21 people in here with two to a cell, and the others sleep on the small day-room floor. The second person in the cell sleeps on the floor in a temporary plastic container in which a lousy foam mattress fits.
Similar conditions exist throughout the jail.
They have tried putting three to a cell with the feet of one person fitting under the toilet bowl. Also, the small day area is overcrowded as inmates compete for table space, television programs and seats. Trying to hold a simple conversation is difficult because of all the noise. So now we have a lot of men packed into a small area, living out of a box, sleeping on a lousy foam pad, and sharing a small day area. No surprises here.