across the prison campus inmate Jill Nuland is a first timer to the prison
Nuland is a first timer to the prison
Nuland is a first timer to the prison hers is not a typical criminal
hers is not a typical criminal
hers is not a typical criminal background and this place makes her
background and this place makes her
background and this place makes her anxious I just didn’t know what I was
anxious I just didn’t know what I was
anxious I just didn’t know what I was coming into is the unknown it was really
coming into is the unknown it was really
coming into is the unknown it was really scary
scary
scary you’re mixed in with lifers you’re mixed
you’re mixed in with lifers you’re mixed
you’re mixed in with lifers you’re mixed in with all different people the 34 year
in with all different people the 34 year
in with all different people the 34 year old grew up in a middle-class suburb of
old grew up in a middle-class suburb of
old grew up in a middle-class suburb of Baltimore attended college and led a
Baltimore attended college and led a
Baltimore attended college and led a comfortable life until she got hooked on
comfortable life until she got hooked on
comfortable life until she got hooked on painkillers it just escalated I ran out
painkillers it just escalated I ran out
painkillers it just escalated I ran out of prescription medication so I went to
of prescription medication so I went to
of prescription medication so I went to other things I started experimenting
other things I started experimenting
other things I started experimenting with heroin cocaine things like that
with heroin cocaine things like that
with heroin cocaine things like that Jill soon found herself disappearing for
Jill soon found herself disappearing for
Jill soon found herself disappearing for days into Baltimore drug houses
days into Baltimore drug houses
days into Baltimore drug houses people were dealing drugs out of the
people were dealing drugs out of the
people were dealing drugs out of the house constantly people in and out in
house constantly people in and out in
house constantly people in and out in and out probably up to 60 to 70 people
and out probably up to 60 to 70 people
and out probably up to 60 to 70 people in the house at a time
in the house at a time
in the house at a time it’s just crazy where drugs lead to she
it’s just crazy where drugs lead to she
it’s just crazy where drugs lead to she eventually turned to crime to support
eventually turned to crime to support
eventually turned to crime to support her habit convicted of first degree
her habit convicted of first degree
her habit convicted of first degree burglary Jill got an eight-year sentence
burglary Jill got an eight-year sentence
burglary Jill got an eight-year sentence but was put on probation she violated
but was put on probation she violated
but was put on probation she violated her probation and is now doing hard time
her probation and is now doing hard time
her probation and is now doing hard time prison is tough enough for first-timers
prison is tough enough for first-timers
prison is tough enough for first-timers but for Jill it’s proving even harder
but for Jill it’s proving even harder
but for Jill it’s proving even harder she was three months pregnant when
she was three months pregnant when
she was three months pregnant when coming to prison but then found out she
coming to prison but then found out she
coming to prison but then found out she is having twins when she arrived I
is having twins when she arrived I
is having twins when she arrived I didn’t know I was having twins so I got
didn’t know I was having twins so I got
didn’t know I was having twins so I got down here so it was a joyful occasion
down here so it was a joyful occasion
down here so it was a joyful occasion then it was sad I’m a girl we’re gonna
then it was sad I’m a girl we’re gonna
then it was sad I’m a girl we’re gonna name Savannah hoop and the boy is gonna
name Savannah hoop and the boy is gonna
name Savannah hoop and the boy is gonna be Jacob Jill already has a
be Jacob Jill already has a
be Jacob Jill already has a three-year-old daughter and a
three-year-old daughter and a
three-year-old daughter and a one-year-old son both of whom live with
one-year-old son both of whom live with
one-year-old son both of whom live with her husband I two at home I don’t really
her husband I two at home I don’t really
her husband I two at home I don’t really talk about that much like a sore subject
talk about that much like a sore subject
talk about that much like a sore subject sits I sit there and it’s it’s hard to
sits I sit there and it’s it’s hard to
sits I sit there and it’s it’s hard to deal with yeah one day I was there next
deal with yeah one day I was there next
deal with yeah one day I was there next to him gone I really wasn’t being a good
to him gone I really wasn’t being a good
to him gone I really wasn’t being a good mom because a good mom doesn’t get high
mom because a good mom doesn’t get high
mom because a good mom doesn’t get high in this prison pregnant inmates are
in this prison pregnant inmates are
in this prison pregnant inmates are treated like everyone else I can’t like
treated like everyone else I can’t like
treated like everyone else I can’t like they’d have a whole little pregnancy
they’d have a whole little pregnancy
they’d have a whole little pregnancy area and like you know just I thought
area and like you know just I thought
area and like you know just I thought I’d be different not really mixed in
I’d be different not really mixed in
I’d be different not really mixed in with general population I was nervous
with general population I was nervous
with general population I was nervous about that at first because I was
about that at first because I was
about that at first because I was thinking if there was a fight you know
thinking if there was a fight you know
thinking if there was a fight you know it’s very easy for me to you know get
it’s very easy for me to you know get
it’s very easy for me to you know get funked into anything could happen and
funked into anything could happen and
funked into anything could happen and yeah that scared me I mean you have to
yeah that scared me I mean you have to
yeah that scared me I mean you have to watch yourself because she is carrying
watch yourself because she is carrying
watch yourself because she is carrying twins
twins
twins Jill’s pregnancy is considered high-risk
Jill’s pregnancy is considered high-risk
Jill’s pregnancy is considered high-risk twins are offering premature
twins are offering premature
twins are offering premature and her past drug use could compromise
and her past drug use could compromise
and her past drug use could compromise the baby’s health as her due date nears
the baby’s health as her due date nears
the baby’s health as her due date nears the prison has confined Jill to the
the prison has confined Jill to the
the prison has confined Jill to the infirmary
infirmary
infirmary a small wing separate from the main
a small wing separate from the main
a small wing separate from the main housing units security cameras monitor
housing units security cameras monitor
housing units security cameras monitor these women 24/7 in case something goes
these women 24/7 in case something goes
these women 24/7 in case something goes wrong I’m really concerned about their
wrong I’m really concerned about their
wrong I’m really concerned about their house I mean I think their health is
house I mean I think their health is
house I mean I think their health is good but it’s so scary because you don’t
good but it’s so scary because you don’t
good but it’s so scary because you don’t know I mean I won’t know till the babies
know I mean I won’t know till the babies
know I mean I won’t know till the babies are born I was getting closer it’s
are born I was getting closer it’s
are born I was getting closer it’s getting worse but I can’t do anything
getting worse but I can’t do anything
getting worse but I can’t do anything about it so after trying to deal with it
about it so after trying to deal with it
about it so after trying to deal with it I have to take it one day at a time and
I have to take it one day at a time and
I have to take it one day at a time and just hope for the best but Jill will
just hope for the best but Jill will
just hope for the best but Jill will have to deal with far more than she
have to deal with far more than she
have to deal with far more than she expects in the days to come
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