What is county jail like, what do inmates do everyday?

County jail is probably the most boring of the venues to do one's time. The days begins with a wake up, lights one routine. Inmates will then be brought breakfast. After breakfast there is a clean-up period where the inmates will make their bed and mop their cells. There are a couple of inmates that clean the general area. After the morning chores are completed, there is a period of time where inmates are all in one area of the pod, they can play games, watch TV, read, etc. Then comes lunch. After lunch there might be a recreation period where the entire pod goes to the gym or outside to walk a circular track. Some inmates go to the library. After rec, it's shower time. Then comes dinner and more watching TV or playing cards, checkers, chess or reading. Then it's lights out and sleep. This is repeated pretty much everyday with little variation. Once day a week inmates can shop for commissary if they have money on their books. Some inmates are getting visitation from loved ones or attorney. Some inmates go to court. The routines are simple and not very exciting. Boredom is the hardest thing to cope with. When an inmate gets sentenced, they either go to a state prison or a federal prison. It is there that the time will move more quickly as there are more activities, there are jobs and education in some cases. Regardless, none of it is ever fun and time passes slowly.