Hernando County Jail

Clothing

Interview with Ron and JM


JM: What types of clothes were most common?
Ron: Sweat shirt and sweat pants were the most common, white tee-shirts and your brown uniform.
JM: Flip flops- grey uniform. White shirt, grey sweatpants or sweatshirt.

JM: Did you have a set uniform? What did it look like?
Ron: Brown pants and brown one pocket tee, uniform was almost like medical scrubs.
JM: One set, changed three times a week. It looked like scrubs.

JM: Were there any assigned clothes in high demand that an inmate should look for when getting clothing assigned?
Ron: gray sweat shirt,white tee-shirt, white boxers.
JM: No. You could order clothes from the commissary. You get the same clothes each week.

JM: Was the clothing different between men and women?
Ron: the females wore orange and the males wore brown.
JM: Yes. Men wore brown, women orange. Youths wear yellow, medical issues and trouble inmates wear red. Working inmates wear green.