IF anyone has been to jail or even prison could they share thoughts about it?
Is it like the movies?
is it all that bad?
do u 100% have to join agang?
do ppl get fucked up by other inmates or is that just TV?
TV makes it look so fun
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IF anyone has been to jail or even prison could they share thoughts about it?
Is it like the movies?
is it all that bad?
do u 100% have to join agang?
do ppl get fucked up by other inmates or is that just TV?
TV makes it look so fun
I think this is a good idea for a thread and it'll be pretty interesting to see some answers but i definitely dont think TV makes it look fun.
It's hell... 6 days a week you sit in da same spot... you may come across weed once every 2 weeks... you can't piss in privacy... or shit.... it's hell for real
ok im being very serious here but TV and movies always put a lot of emphasis on the whole shower scene. what goes on there. Do you just shower and get out, or is there some funny business going on?
To answer your questions in order...Quote:
Originally Posted by EternalOverdose
It is sort of like the movies.
Yes.
You don't neccassarily have to join a gang, if you either know enough people or can defend yourself pretty well you will survive. It just depends on what type of hate people have for you. Sometimes, it really is in your best interest to join a gang, but if you can beat alot of peoples asses, you eventually start to get a little respect. Or, if the ass you beat happened to be a high-ranked AB or MM head, you might end up getting killed. It all depends.
Yes, people get fucked there.
You think that sounds fun? Go to prison, come back, and tell us how it went. Guarantee you that if you go in there with the "Let's have fun!" mindset you will most likely end up being beaten by the people that are doing 25 or life. It's not fun at all. You don't really have any freedom, and in some prisons, even the guards rape you. Guard brutality is not uncommon in prisons at all, and since they use nightsticks, pepperspray, tasers, and they even put on SWAT gear, if they want to pick on you you are pretty much fucked and you can't even hit back because hitting that gear would hurt you more than it would them. And forget about thinking a prison-quality shank would go through a SWAT vest. So you are completely defenseless against the guards. But I gotta tell you, I'd rather do a 5 year US sentence than a two month Indian or Afghani sentence. Still, it's not fucking fun (unless you like being beaten and being everybody's personal bitch)
Edit: And about the shower scene, in the showers, alot of jumps happen. That's when you don't have anything to hide, so it's easy for alot of people to rush someone and kill them (especially with a fresh bar of soap) Some common weapons inmates use are a few hard bars of soap inside a sock, and a quick swing across one's head and he's be OUT. Shower rapes aren't actually as common as you'd think...atleast, they aren't that common down here.
ain't no damn funny business! If you drop da soap, it's OVER... that shyt iz real... i said fuck i didn't use soap! i ain't tryin to impress no body... i was seein da same people err day!! ain't no need for bein clean lol... but you have to be scared for your life at nite, in da mornin and pretty much 24/7....
ok well i kno a little about this because my cousin got 2 years in county for possession of marijuana with intent to distribute (lived in a commonwealth VA) and had a lb and some change on him...and my uncle got 26 in state pen for cocaine distribution...county jails arent fun but much more easy to deal with then state...cuz u only go to state pen for large charges so everyone there is doing real time, murderers petafiles rapists gangbangers u name it their there...drugs run the show there, gangs own the drugs so yea tvs right in that sense, typically if u stick to urself ull be ok but u never know if these people were all the way on the rocker to begin with they prolly wouldnt be in the penitentiary
most jails don't suffer from gay sex issues, only in prisons where the long staying gentelman are looking for a soul mate... in fact an average jail is homophobic... you shit infront of other people... and the jail couldn't care about your court case, if your innocent, of if you have pnemonia
I got 3 words of advice...
Dont get caught...
watch alaskas most dangerous prison ( i think thats what its called ) it will give you a good idea. kinda
I spent 7 years in the California Dept of Corrections with the #J-15260 arrested March 3rd 1994 for forgery and convicted of Grand Theft. I dis-charged my parole on January 19th 2000 and in that 7 years that was only supposed to be 16 months with a 3 year parole, I managed to get busted 7 times and found out the hard way how prison sucks ass.
When I was doing my 4th parole violation in Tahachapi prison, I got into a fight with a Nazi Low Rider and beat him down so I could have my jaw broken by another Nazi Low Rider because I did not take the dive and cower to a man that I knew was a homosexual punk on the street and a wannabe tough guy in prison.
I refused to roll with a gang when I did my time and was respected for it, especially after my incident with the NLR prison gang.
I have been in county jails from here to New York's Suffolk County Jail in Riverhead and can tell you this, being incarcerated sucks more than anything I can imagine and is no place for anyone that has any kind of morales.
Since I quit doing drugs and drinking alcohol, I do not get into trouble with the law and my life is great. All my friends know of my past and do not hold it against me because I was a different person then. If you can consider a useless piece of shit drug addict a person that is.
Prison/jail sucks and you do not want to go there, trust me on that.
If people choose to engage in violent behavior or choose to steal, there will be consequences for it because they are real crimes and they deserve to be in jail with people of their own kind. I don't tolerate that shit myself.
I don't believe people should be in prison for drug use though. Drug "abuse" is a health concern and not a criminal matter. Hold people accountable for their actions and not for what they put into their body. Arrest the people who are killing others over turf so they can sell their crack.
Although prison is crowded with drugs, violent people do not smoke weed. They wouldn't be violent if they did.
When I get into an argument, it is all verbal and never physical. I never resort to violence. The violent ones are the people running and smoking crack and shooting heroin and speed. Happens all the time and its a shame.
If i were a federal judge, drug prohibition laws would be struck down immediately because no one deserves to be in jail simply for using or possessing personal amounts of any drug. But if you're high on crack and your robbing people, than your ass is going to jail.
BTW, you can generally tell people who are of "lesser character" too. Sometimes you really can tell a book by its cover.
it's not like the movies portray it being.... and for those who haven't went they all have this picture in their head of how it's going to be, and it's nothing like that....
it is hell.... it's boring as fuck, and you will have to fight unless you wanna get punk'd the whole way through your stay there.... even if you know you won't win you better fight back, even they beat your ass and they know they can, if you fight, they find someon else, who won't fight... someone they can walk up to and take their tray and they won't say shit....
but DO NOT go up in there like you're some hard ass... as that will draw everyone on you like flies on shit... stay quiet, do your time, fight when you have to, other then that try to stay to yourself... and never EVER snitch for any reason... even if they aren't involved, pretty much everyone in your unit/cell block will hate your ass and take ever oppurtunity to maek your life a living hell if they know you're a snitch...
jail is pretty easy but boring as fuck.
i have never been to prison but from what i heard, you dont want to be in there.
if your soft, cant fight, and or nice you will get punked out or theyll beat your ass.
snitching in jail is worse then snitching some one out on the streets.... about a week befor i got out of jail... i was bunked up with a guy... and he was always pissing me off... well... i called him a fucked up fucking idiot... and he got all but hurt about it... and ran off basicaly crying and told the guard...Quote:
Originally Posted by slipknotpsycho
well latter on, after rec, the guard came and pulled him out of our cell(they rarely pull you out of your cell after rec, during the guards break unless your going down to see the nurse...(it takes 2 minutes to get to the nurses office, and 2 minutes back...) this guy was gone for about 1 minute... and he came back in and said god damn that nurse is fucking stupid... and thats when i was like ok... im flushing all contraband right now.... and so i flushed my pens and penciles... the set of dice i had in my room.... the monoply boat... a few paper clips.... and 2 sets of cards(your only alowed to have one deck of cards in your cell were i was locked up at) and about 30 seconds after flushing the last card... they opend my cell... and serached it.... and i got put on lock down, because i told the kid as i was flushing everything, that if he said something to the guards... and they come in here and question me about anything, im kicking your ass... well he told them i said that... i got serached... they took the phone numbers of a few homies(2 of them back because i said that they were my cusians numbers, and the rest of the numbers i had were of people that were in my unit) but anyways, i knew i was getting out soon... so i didnt do anything about it... but i had 2 friends that were looking at 5 years...(the most i would have done was a year and got out because they droped a charge down to 3rd degree instead of 2nd degree) but anyways... while i was on lock down, my homie, who was looking at 5 years already, just beat the shit out of this kid... for snitchiing on me...
but personaly... im not sure what prison is like... ive only been in jail... wich is way different from prison... but i would have rathered of gone to prison... from what i hear the food is better... you have more free time...in the one i would have went to, you are alowed to have a CD player... they have a school were you can actualy get a GED... or become a certified welder....
One of my friends got out of prison like a year ago after doing 3 years for robbing a mcdonalds. What he told me was pretty much like stuff off of Lock Up or whatever its called on MSNBC. He always wanted to play speed or card games when we were smoking and had nothing to do, he said he would hustle people for snack cakes playing cards. He never said anything about fighting but he is the kind who wouldnt admit to getting their ass beat. When he was getting out everone punched him in the arms until they were bruised, he said that if he got sent back the that prison that eveyone would do the same thing but on his face.....and he got sent back a few months later....too bad for him, thats why you got to check in with your PO. But I never asked him about any sexual shit that went down cause I didnt want to piss him off, But he said that his cell mate liked this one diet infomercial where the girl had a really big ass in her before picture. Overall it sounded like he had a pretty shitty time. I think it would suck ass to go to prison but I dont think I would be dead either, Im not afriad to fight even if Ill lose as long as I dont look like a bitch.
[quote=partyguy420]about a week befor i got out of jail... i was bunked up with a guy... and he was always pissing me off... well... i called him a fucked up fucking idiot... and he got all but hurt about it... and ran off basicaly crying and told the guard...[QUOTE]
for some reason i dont believe this. this sounds like kindergarden not jail. guards dont give a fuck if some one called you names.
well he never said the gaurd did care.. :p
just that he ran off crying to the guard.
he did not say that they cared but he said he got put on lock down for talking shit to someone elseQuote:
Originally Posted by slipknotpsycho
"they opend my cell... and serached it.... and i got put on lock down, because i told the kid as i was flushing everything, that if he said something to the guards... "
guards over there must have a lot of time
It's not so bad. You get to lift weights, take long showers, write up appeals, lift weights.
Actually I wouldn't know. That was from a Pee Wee Herman movie.
it depends really.... if it's a small jail gaurds usually do take preventative steps to prevent fights... after all, fights mean paper work for them...Quote:
Originally Posted by king of the world
but if it's some huge ass jail, like harris county jail... they don't care... they may prevent one fight, but then there are 50 others that happen reguardless... huge jails pose a problem of preventative measures since there is just so many inmates.
I did an overnight in the slammer once as a Juvenile, I kept pissing off the officers because I kept staring at them and smiling. I wouldn't want to go to prison. Don't act like your tough shit and saying it looks fun. Watching the prison scenes in American History X was more than enough for me because that shit is real.
Ne'r been to prison but been to jail several times. I imagine prison would be worse simply because you're in there for the long haul whereas jail is only 30 days or less in most cases. In jail there's less to do. When I went, we had 30 people in one room. There was 1 TV, plenty of cards, a couple sets of dominoes, pens, paper and a book cart once a week. It was still more boring than watching grass grow. They were the longest weeks of my life. One time I snuck about an ounce of tobacco in with me. I lived like a king in jail then. Got in a fight over it cause some dude thought he could punk me out of it. But I kept my goddamn tobacco. That shit's more valuable than platinum in jail. So fights are common, but not the butt rape, gang violence, and other shit you see in real prison.
Overall, I'd say jail is fairly accurately portrayed, but not prison. I faired alright by keeping to myself. In prison, (i'd imagine) you can count on your folks to help you a little in a bad situation. Once my tobacco ran out, so did my "friends". However fun it is, don't make friends in jail. Don't get numbers from people in jail and call them when they get out. You think they'll keep you out of trouble? You'll wind up right back in there with 'em. But if it's so fun looking, go ahead.
I got the impression that partyguy420 had upset the guy, so he then ran off to tell the guards that partyguy420 had items that were not allowed, or exceeded a quantity that they were limited to. Which is why he flushed all the stuff away because he knew that the search was gonna' happen and he had been breaking the rules.Quote:
Originally Posted by king of the world
I think it would be cool to tell someone that I was in jail/prison even though I've never been there. I mean, it's prison. Prison means that you may be a criminal, and criminal stuff is cool. I mean, people may commit crimes like rape or murder simply because it may be a natural desire for a human being to do so. I never murdered or raped anybody, but I know it would feel natural for me to do that. But at the same time, of course, I would be scared of the possibility of being raped or beat up in a prison.
D'ya think you're bad or summets? crime isn't cool, being a criminal isn't cool and going to prison would not be cool lol and it's def not gonna sound cool saying you've been there once you've grown up and actually want a proper job...you'd end up regretting it.
I'm finally starting to see why other people dont like our country.Quote:
Originally Posted by Oleg
ive been there but i would never brag about it, im kind of embarassed about.
Prison is like a big phallice: truly an eye-opener.
I went to jail for the first time 2 days ago,,, and for 12 hours I was locked in a cold ass cell with only a concrete bench to sit on.. the whole time people we slamming on their cell doors, and i can tell you it was not a fun expirience.
no time right now but I'll be back.I served 2 terms in Cali,all drug related,even got a poss in prison,idiot,that was me.First term in 94 last term i paroled in '97 and ran till 2005.Went to college,methadone so I had proof of testing clean and also did something positive.As always,I got caught and sat for 2wks in LA Co.,miserable.Lost 25lbs.I';; telll you the rest,fill in blanks of prison life.Matter fact I just saw an old cellee of mine on "Arrest & Trial".Puppet was her street name.Thinking of her I cried because I know she isn't the same person today.I have some brutal stories from Cali Womens Prison.Ya want to hear some?Let me know,otherwise I will not bore you.
do tellQuote:
Originally Posted by ocbornandrazd
If you like smoking weed don't go to jail unless your willing to drop up to a bill for an eight of schwag
also dont go to jail if you dont like getting your teeth knocked out, shanked, being forced into organized fights for gambling or getting everything you own jacked. If you're going to jail you better know how to fight, and how to keep to your own damn self
going to prison fucked my head up,thats why i have to smoke the shit now
If you are-or act like a bitch on the streets then nine times out of ten you will be treated like a bitch in prison. Hold your own at all times and even gang members will respect you in or out of prison. I've been to prison three times(assault on a peace officer;assault on a peace officer;drug trafficking,having weapons while under disability). I've given the Ohio Department of Corrections seven years of my life and I am constantly vowing to give them no more. I was even locked down during the prison riots of '92. And you could imagine the shit I had to deal with from COs being in prison for harming one of their fellow officers. It's a mental thing 24/7 You gotta stray strong! Peace!
Well jail in the UK is a fuckin joke , and yes unfort i have been there , all for a good cause of course ; GANJA !
If anyone in the uk thinks you get your teeth knocked out, shanked, raped , all that other shit in UK jails, then they obviously have not been.
Anyone been to butlins ?!?!? then you've basically been to a UK jail !!
oh yeah , and gay boys in prison get their fuckin head kicked in !!
Never been to prison and I prey I never have to. Ive been looked in a cell at the local station for the most of a day and of course was let go since I never did anything in the first place. The place stank of piss, was freezing and was very disorientating.
And also in my opinion. You as an individual must set certain principles and standards that will follow you where ever you go-including prison. Yes! Even ex cons have character. It takes you a long way. I don't involve myself with incarcerated individuals' spouses. I don't disrespect elders. I don't play homosexual jokes(because it entices violence)and I'm not homophobic. I don't ridicule and prey on the meek, and my list continues. I'm a Cleveland, oh native(GOTRIBE!). And where I come from the streets represent prisons and vice versa. Hell! You can even establish a covert relationship with female COs and bypass the Gay Scene all together by having the female officer pull strings to have you work(bullshit 15 cents a day)around her for up to 12hrs a day. Sometimes even cleaning the showers just waiting for the opportunity to give her some penal pleasure! I've done it. And trust me there are some BABES working as prison guards nowadays. Homosexuality in prison is optional, being there is not. But overall I choose freedom and family.Because once its said and done that's all that matters the most. Just remember that your manhood is all that you have once you're stripped of everything. And it's definitely worth dying for any place any time! Guards Up! Emotions Down! Peace.
well u dont have to join a gang but u do have to stick to ur kind
dont try and act hard cuz thats just asking for someone to hit u up always watch ur own back never trust no one even ur best friend be cool with ur celly but never trust him
mind ur own business n keep ur mouth shut
the soap part alot of jails have done away with bar soap and use liquid
all showers are different some are inclosed some are wide open theirs no stalls
never make the cook mad ull never know what u get in ur food
never bow down to someone
and if ur one to get raped in their make sure u kill that fool the next day and dont say shit bout it all ur cellys wil know even most of the guards and always stick to self defense
the list goes on its differnet everywhere but the codes are generally the same
and no its not like the movies where it looks all fun and shit u have some good days and some bad but then u remember whats on the otherside girls parties friends then u remember ur stuck inside no woman no privacy and no security no life and u sit their and ponder about what the fuck did i get myself into and it eats u up u get angry easier
but shit u really want to know the get ur self locked up