who's been to prison?

[Captain Equipoise]

well played, Darkness

ROFL!!!! that was the best 5 minutes of chapelle's show..lol darkness, twin darknesses, black magic muthafuckas!

[Captain Equipoise]

They should separate the races in prison....it would cost money but would be worth it...Blacks, whites, hispanics, asians/Polynesians...I'd ensure the never saw each other.

Then they would just find other shit to fight/argue about

anyone doing more then 10 years should just be killed off, or put em all on an island like Australia was originally inteded to be, let those savages run the island to the ground, just make sure it's completely isolated and have gunships circling it, couple of Apache and Comanche helicopters would do

[benchmstr]

i go to jail, and prison all the time...

bench

[claymore]

It's no big deal.

Behave yourself. Hang with the right people/race. If you gamble, pay your debts.

Just like in the real world, drugs lead to a whole lot of trouble.

Do not take shit from anyone for any reason. In the real world there's a time to fight and a time to walk away. In the joint you never walk away.

And as noted- it's boring and repetitive. Find a good daily routine and just stick to it.

Time flies. . . whether you're having fun or not.  

End of thread

[Firemuscle]

 In jail you can just be a loner and it's no problem.

 In jail you can talk to guys of different races and it's no problem.

 Jail and prison are totally different environments. Most of you all know about prison from TV, but you don't know what jail is like. In jail you can just do whatever the fuck you want and if you don't bother anyone they don't care.

[Wiggs]

In all honesty, I'm scared as fuck of prison...I watch every documentary I can, tv series and anything I can get my hands on...I'm fascinated by this way of life.

[flexingtonsteele]

ive been to prison.......

its not a fun place. you dont want to go there.

[Primemuscle]

Never been in prison, thank god! I did spend the night in the Santa Monica City jail a very long time ago when I was just eighteen years old. It was memorable in a bad way, so much so that I'd never want to go back.

My friend and I were arrested on suspicion of grand theft auto. We were so naive that we asked for a cell together. The police laughed at us. I was put in with a fellow they said had stabbed someone. My friend's cellmate was an old drunk. I wore a large silver ring at that time. The damned thing was stuck on my finger. The cop said, "Better keep that thing hidden or your cellmate will cut your finger off to get it." I still have all my fingers. When I told them I wanted to call my lawyer, they laughed at me.

In the next cell the fellow was coming down off heroin. He alternated between being physically sick and freaking out all night. Off in another part of the jail, some ass-wipe kept calling for the jailer all night long. Needless to say my usual tactic of sleeping to avoid unpleasant experiences didn't work this night. Incidentally, the fellow yelling for the jailer was my friend who was a bit drunk himself.
 
The next morning the FBI showed up to talk to me. I was the one driving the supposedly stolen car. Apparently, the fellow who loaned me the car for the night had driven his girlfriend’s car out from the east and across several state borders making the theft a Federal offense. Needless to say, I took the FBI to the apartment where the fellow had asked me to drop him off the night before (he had picked up this gal and was spending the night with her).

My friend and I were released by 10:00 a.m. Feeling a little guilty about ratting out the guy who’d let me drive his girlfriend’s brand new T-Bird home, I took him some reading material. His girlfriend dropped the charges, flew out to California and got her car back. I’m not sure she wanted her boyfriend back although he was released.

Maybe every eighteen year old should spend one night in jail, if only to learn that it is no picnic and to never do anything to get them sent back. Once was all it took for me.

[pellius]

They should separate the races in prison....it would cost money but would be worth it...Blacks, whites, hispanics, asians/Polynesians...I'd ensure the never saw each other.

Do not clump Asians with Polynesians, nukka!

[epic_alien]

Jail is nothing compared to prison.

 I've been to jail too and it's not even that dangerous at all.

jail is easy,

cable tv all day, ping pong table, cards, dominoes, cofee maker, commisary, they give you new clothes ever couple days, free soap, razors every morning, free paper to write letters, except for  sleeping in a bunk bed in a room with 60 other dudes, its pretty much like vacation
except the part where you cant leave

[blinky]

i've been in jail plenty of times - no prison, no convictinos but I still cant get an apartment on my own cause of my 'record' fckn assault charges

anyway I was in lockup in neuvo laredo mexico prob in 99 or 2000 and we got picled up by federalies cause we ran and my friend threw money at them so tey fckd with us and locked us up

now you cant call across to us, no one speaka engles, and they dont give a FCK

one guy was passed out in the middle of the floor, would wake up every 1/2 hour and either throw up blood or scream - at one point before dawn he was screamin so loud one chicano kickd the shit outta him

one guy kept freaki out and sayin shit in spanish and lookn around all crazy, he started to bite the bars and when he got frustrated he went to a corner, pulled his pants down took a shit in his hands and rubbd it in his hair screamin all this spanish shit -

no one would ever go down and cross with me cause we were in high school but this guy went we called buck mike cause he was so crazy -- after that guy took a siht in his hands I looked at buck mike and he was cryin

I knew we would get out but I was worried Id get tuberculosis or hep C - fckn federalies ahd their fun

fuk that made me laugh!! 

[wes]

In jail you can just be a loner and it's no problem.

 In jail you can talk to guys of different races and it's no problem.

 Jail and prison are totally different environments. Most of you all know about prison from TV, but you don't know what jail is like. In jail you can just do whatever the fuck you want and if you don't bother anyone they don't care.

Dude,you said you only did 3 days!! 

[JasonH]

I didn't know that in the US there was a difference between "prison" and "jail"?

In the UK we just say "prison" - end of. There's nothing in between as far as I know.

What's the difference between the two?

[Howard]

Already checked out, not on my record. I wouldn't have the job I have now if it were on my record.

 I just spent a few hours in there and that was like 10 years ago.

Well, they know now...everyone reads GETBIG

[che]

I didn't know that in the US there was a difference between "prison" and "jail"?

In the UK we just say "prison" - end of. There's nothing in between as far as I know.

What's the difference between the two?

Jails are  usually designed to hold people  awaiting trial or serving short sentences ,  prisons are designed to hold people  convicted of crimes (long term).

[outby43]

I didn't know that in the US there was a difference between "prison" and "jail"?

In the UK we just say "prison" - end of. There's nothing in between as far as I know.

What's the difference between the two?

If your sentence is over a year then off to prison you go.  Under and you stay in Jail.  The Jail I was at sucked bad and the guys in transfer to different Prisons wanted to go back to Prison because they said they had it easier.  They have more freedom and softer beds, their own radios, TV, etc..In jail you get the bare minimum because it is short term.

[JasonH]

If your sentence is over a year then off to prison you go.  Under and you stay in Jail.  The Jail I was at sucked bad and the guys in transfer to different Prisons wanted to go back to Prison because they said they had it easier.  They have more freedom and softer beds, their own radios, TV, etc..In jail you get the bare minimum because it is short term.

Ah, I see - didn't know that.

In the UK they have different security classifications of prison - Category A-C which are generally "closed" prisons for the worst offenders who are highly dangerous and likely to escape, and Category D, "open" prisons which allow inmates to go out into society and live relatively "free" lives, mixing with the rest of society with some even having jobs and home leave as long as they're back before a certain time.

I've obviously never been to prison myself and a lot of people in the UK say that prison is an easy life but two guys who train at my gym are prison guards and they've told me stories of the Cat C prison they work at and it sounds like it sucks.

[w8m8]

If your sentence is over a year then off to prison you go.  Under and you stay in Jail.  The Jail I was at sucked bad and the guys in transfer to different Prisons wanted to go back to Prison because they said they had it easier.  They have more freedom and softer beds, their own radios, TV, etc..In jail you get the bare minimum because it is short term.

that's the opposite of what is true that I have seen

county jails are more open and less restrictive .. they have open cells most of the day and can wander around and go outside and talk on the phones ( calling out collect ) anytime they are available .. prisons are more regimented in that prisoners have schedules for everything and can get canteen or phone time with limits ... the prisons are not maintained or updated as much or as well as county buildings are .. so there's rats  , leaking pipes , broken windows behinds wired barriers , and more that are just not a priority .. whereas in jails .. the communities they are in has specific funds assigned to take care of all that and most are close by Sheriffs or State police stations so appearances are more important ... the food is better in jails also .. unless you get canteen in prison you get the bare minimum and some days it's a dry cheese sandwich for lunch with some carrot sticks and applesauce

tv's and radios in jails are free to use in common areas but never in a cell .. in prison if you have one you had to buy it or barter for it from another prisoner ... sometimes not in a very good way ... you're safer in a jail than a prison

[Stavios]

Never been to prison but I am trying to get a job there  
Good salary, and nobody wants to do it

[outby43]

Ah, I see - didn't know that.

In the UK they have different security classifications of prison - Category A-C which are generally "closed" prisons for the worst offenders who are highly dangerous and likely to escape, and Category D, "open" prisons which allow inmates to go out into society and live relatively "free" lives, mixing with the rest of society with some even having jobs and home leave as long as they're back before a certain time.

I've obviously never been to prison myself and a lot of people in the UK say that prison is an easy life but two guys who train at my gym are prison guards and they've told me stories of the Cat C prison they work at and it sounds like it sucks.

Well there are closed prisons but within the closed prison it has different sections and you are right some never get out of their cell.  If you are not a maniac you get general population which isn't so bad unless you are a child molester or fuck with the wrong people.

[newmom]

Well there are closed prisons but within the closed prison it has different sections and you are right some never get out of their cell.  If you are not a maniac you get general population which isn't so bad unless you are a child molester or fuck with the wrong people.

if your're a "tree jumper" or rapist they usually keep them out of general pop

[che]

that's the opposite of what is true that I have seen

For long sentences prison is better than jail  guys doing long time  in county jails beg to go to prison..

[Vince G, CSN MFT]

Worked at a jail and a prison.  Jails are clean but there are a lot more rules.  Prisons are usually run down but a lot more open space.  Prison rape is overhyped, gang affiliations are for real but a lot of times if you mind your own business you're fine.  Most people that get into fights are usually asking for it or talk shit 

[Stavios]

Worked at a jail and a prison.  Jails are clean but there are a lot more rules.  Prisons are usually run down but a lot more open space.  Prison rape is overhyped, gang affiliations are for real but a lot of times if you mind your own business you're fine.  Most people that get into fights are usually asking for it or talk shit 

what were the qualifications needed to work there ?
here in quebec I think they don't ask shit, maybe your high school diploma and that's it

[Spike]

Worked at a jail and a prison.  Jails are clean but there are a lot more rules.  Prisons are usually run down but a lot more open space.  Prison rape is overhyped, gang affiliations are for real but a lot of times if you mind your own business you're fine.  Most people that get into fights are usually asking for it or talk shit 

soft ass - you worked in like cumberland county corrections - that place is soft as hell

fckn nggas up there dont know shit and usually just get arrested for dumb shit like stealing cars or jackin catalytic convertors

what a wank - go work at a federal correctional facility b4 you chime in with your soft, teddy bear jail stories