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.