Ted Bundy and his fellow inmates at Florida State Prison: how they got along
Florida State Prison, at the time Bundy was housed there, didn’t have tiers or yards reserved for the so-called “lowest on death row’s pecking order”: serial killers and child molesters. Serial killers and child molesters weren’t housed together to protect them from the others. In other prisons throughout the U.S., the death row inmates were separated according to their perceived dangerousness. For instance, at San Quentin State Prison, Yard 4 was reserved for serial killers and child molesters. They were free to leave their cells and go into Yard 4 to exercise, play cards and chat with other inmates, convicted of similar crimes. One of San Quentin’s spokespersons once said in the media that the inmates at San Quentin State Prison had their own code, and housing them all together would put them in danger. Death row inmates at Florida State Prison had mixed feelings about Bundy, according to media reports, and although it was no doubt known among the inmates that Bundy was convicted...