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I *5 qr J Chapter B: Jail In any demonstration likely to lead to violence and/or arrest, some precautions can be taken which will make life easier. Wear loose clothing in order not to be choked when dragged. Wear decent,tough clothing, but not your best. If you expect to be jailed, wear two sets of tmderclothes so that you can wear one set while washing the other. This is also help- ful padding if you are dragged about by police. An extra pair of socks also helps. Wear a sweater or trenchcoat--cells get cold, and the coat will help cover your legs or serve as a. pillow. Take a bunch of ldeenes; or toilet paper in case that commodity is not available right away. You will probably not be permitted to keep a razor anyhow, but a toothbrush, deodorant soap, cigarettes, pencil stubs, notepaper, ball- point pen refills not as bulky as the pen itself! and small books are snrnvtirrw-' permnn-cl. or can be successfully retained,-especially during IUZ arrests involving a lot of people at a time. Don't forget to ask for a receipt if anything is taken from you. Do not wear loafers or other loose shoes which you may lose if you are dragged. Girls should not wear high heels. Sharp objects such as sharpened pencils, pins, brooches! should not be taken along. Make sure you have been to the toilet shortly before the beginning of any demonstration, Make sure you have several dimes and telephone numbers with you, and that someone on the outside knows you may be going to jail. For those who wear eyeglasses: carry a hard case to protect your glasses when trouble appears imminent. If you absolutely must wear glasses, carry adhesive tape, and fix three strips vertically across your glasses, one in front of each ear, and one down your forehead, across the bridge of your glasses. and down your nose. Varieties of jails It is hard to generalize about where actionists are put--city and county jails, open stockades, and garages are used. The county jail often has 4 grades of accommodations: dormitories minimum security!, unlocked cells opening on a common area or cell block medim security!, locked cells maximum security!, and cells for "solitary," generally without windows, often called the hole. " Wherever you are put you will usually find a rather dull routine, starting early in the morning until early in the evening. In spite of the idleness, there is a good deal of tension where people are locked 103