To Help You! What it's typically like in prison.

[just wanna help]

I hope this helps some of you to know what its like in prison.

I was convicted of SO in 1998.
A typical day is prison is somewhat different than people think.
Yes it can be very boring and monotonous and time stops for you. Everything on the outside keeps going and everything on the inside stays the same.
I did 3 1/2 years and actually stayed very busy in there.
Typical days include counts 4 times and day and at night and chow after counts. But in the mean time you have to go to work or school 6 hours a day. I was fortunate I had my G.E.D. And got an outstanding job while I was in. I was the supply warehouse manager and made a whole whopping 25.00 a month. Which is a lot in prison. And best of all i controlled the toilet paper. Which you could make money on the side by selling wax for floors or bleach which of course meant stealing from the institution but it was means to survive. I was also a store man which meant I would buy stuff from canteen and loan it to people until store day. For example a soda for one week meant either 2for 3 or 1 for 2 depending on how long it took you to pay it back. Sometimes people wouldnt pay and well things werent good then ( not gonna go into detail bout it ) but for the most part people payed. In the mean time I had time to workout or play handball, softball, walk or run track, they even had a flag football season. and soccer. and yes basketball. Theres plenty to do besides just sit in the cell and mope. The first year and the last 6 months suck bc it cant get over quick enough. You can request to have certain cellies which is good, makes time a lil better for most people. Time is what you make it for yourself. Honor and strength are two very important things to have in there. I learned more about honor in there than I ever have on the streets. Holidays were mostly crappy bc you remember your not with your family but you get decent dinners and they do stuff like give you packages and play bingo and give away real soda like mt dew or pepsi instead of RC which was great when you havent had one in a while.
Then you have the library and law library. A lot of times on weekends they would have tournaments like horse shoe or handball or softball. even physical fitness contest which sometimes didnt turn out so good. You dont take a bunch of guys with pent up anger and issues and try and get them to see whos "you know what" is bigger. You can get magazines and clothes from the street as long as it was ordered from eastbay or jcpenney or someplace like that.
Of course you have to deal with scam artist or big bubba as hes referred to on the streets. But typically its what you make it for yourself. You have to watch your back at all times thats when its good to have lots of friends. Theres a lot of racial tension in there but I was fortunate to be liked by all. There were the regular fights mostly over cards or debts. We played a lot of pinochle ( if youve never played you oughtta learn its a fun game ), spades, and bones (dominoes) among other games. Believe it or not you can get drunk off water. Dont ever play hearts with a convict for cups of water. and of course you had your programs that you had to complete which is about the most stress you really have in there besides not being with your family and friends on the outside. You have no bill unless you owe someone. You have 3 hots and a cot and no rent. No bills. And you get movie nights where they play new releases on a certain channel for you. Dont get me wrong prison is not fun by any means. Ive seen some bad crap in my day between stabbing and rapings and punk getting screwed in the bathroom and fags everywhere trying to get them to let you let them suck you off or other things like that. But If you stick to yourself and stand your ground you can make it through anything in there. It all depends on you. There are a lot of stand up people in prison that will be some of the best friends youll ever meet. My best friend to this day I met in prison. Visits are great especially food visits!! Which you get if you have good behavior for 6 months. You have the honor system which means you get put in an "im a good guy house" which sometimes would get you targeted as a weakling but depending on what prison your at depends on the people you deal with. Most people just wanna do their time and go on their way.
Ramen noodle with chili or stuff like that is great. You can be very creative in there with what you make for yourself. Ask your convict to tell you how to make a ramen noodle pizza!! Its Great when your inside.
And you got your typical searches and every once in a while the e-squad would come in tear your stuff up and then you get to spend the next few hours cleaning it up. And being stripped searched and other stuff. And theres the hole which depending on what hole you go to: ad seg or de seg depended on what you got. Ag seg is better. You get magazines and books. and keep most of your clothes. Get to see daylight everyonce in a while. and Phone calls once a week. Deseg Sucked they strip you of pretty much everything. If your lucky youll get a book or magazine. Lot of people Fly kites (pass notes). Youd be amazed at how its done. Just hope never to go to the hole!!
AND THEN..... One day its all over and you cant even believe it happened to you! Its been 7 years since I was in and theres not a day it doesnt come up and not a minute i dont think about it! Thank God its over!
Ok Im gonna quit for now If anyone has any other questions about it let me know ill be more than happy to answer!! I hope this helps with some of you that are worries about your inmate.
Ok so I went a little past a typical day in prison.

[peapie32]

Thank you for your post. I'm sure it was hard to drag up all those things that you want to forget. But it does help put things in perspective for people who don't know what goes on inside and helps ease the crazy feeling you get of not knowing.

I love the part about the ramen noodle pizza! That's one of my sons favorites!!!!

[just wanna help]

I hope this helps some of you to know what its like in prison.

I was convicted of SO in 1998.
A typical day is prison is somewhat different than people think.
Yes it can be very boring and monotonous and time stops for you. Everything on the outside keeps going and everything on the inside stays the same.
I did 3 1/2 years and actually stayed very busy in there.
Typical days include counts 4 times and day and at night and chow after counts. But in the mean time you have to go to work or school 6 hours a day. I was fortunate I had my G.E.D. And got an outstanding job while I was in. I was the supply warehouse manager and made a whole whopping 25.00 a month. Which is a lot in prison. And best of all i controlled the toilet paper. Which you could make money on the side by selling wax for floors or bleach which of course meant stealing from the institution but it was means to survive. I was also a store man which meant I would buy stuff from canteen and loan it to people until store day. For example a soda for one week meant either 2for 3 or 1 for 2 depending on how long it took you to pay it back. Sometimes people wouldnt pay and well things werent good then ( not gonna go into detail bout it ) but for the most part people payed. In the mean time I had time to workout or play handball, softball, walk or run track, they even had a flag football season. and soccer. and yes basketball. Theres plenty to do besides just sit in the cell and mope. The first year and the last 6 months suck bc it cant get over quick enough. You can request to have certain cellies which is good, makes time a lil better for most people. Time is what you make it for yourself. Honor and strength are two very important things to have in there. I learned more about honor in there than I ever have on the streets. Holidays were mostly crappy bc you remember your not with your family but you get decent dinners and they do stuff like give you packages and play bingo and give away real soda like mt dew or pepsi instead of RC which was great when you havent had one in a while.
Then you have the library and law library. A lot of times on weekends they would have tournaments like horse shoe or handball or softball. even physical fitness contest which sometimes didnt turn out so good. You dont take a bunch of guys with pent up anger and issues and try and get them to see whos "you know what" is bigger. You can get magazines and clothes from the street as long as it was ordered from eastbay or jcpenney or someplace like that.
Of course you have to deal with scam artist or big bubba as hes referred to on the streets. But typically its what you make it for yourself. You have to watch your back at all times thats when its good to have lots of friends. Theres a lot of racial tension in there but I was fortunate to be liked by all. There were the regular fights mostly over cards or debts. We played a lot of pinochle ( if youve never played you oughtta learn its a fun game ), spades, and bones (dominoes) among other games. Believe it or not you can get drunk off water. Dont ever play hearts with a convict for cups of water. and of course you had your programs that you had to complete which is about the most stress you really have in there besides not being with your family and friends on the outside. You have no bill unless you owe someone. You have 3 hots and a cot and no rent. No bills. And you get movie nights where they play new releases on a certain channel for you. Dont get me wrong prison is not fun by any means. Ive seen some bad crap in my day between stabbing and rapings and punk getting screwed in the bathroom and fags everywhere trying to get them to let you let them suck you off or other things like that. But If you stick to yourself and stand your ground you can make it through anything in there. It all depends on you. There are a lot of stand up people in prison that will be some of the best friends youll ever meet. My best friend to this day I met in prison. Visits are great especially food visits!! Which you get if you have good behavior for 6 months. You have the honor system which means you get put in an "im a good guy house" which sometimes would get you targeted as a weakling but depending on what prison your at depends on the people you deal with. Most people just wanna do their time and go on their way.
Ramen noodle with chili or stuff like that is great. You can be very creative in there with what you make for yourself. Ask your convict to tell you how to make a ramen noodle pizza!! Its Great when your inside.
And you got your typical searches and every once in a while the e-squad would come in tear your stuff up and then you get to spend the next few hours cleaning it up. And being stripped searched and other stuff. And theres the hole which depending on what hole you go to: ad seg or de seg depended on what you got. Ag seg is better. You get magazines and books. and keep most of your clothes. Get to see daylight everyonce in a while. and Phone calls once a week. Deseg Sucked they strip you of pretty much everything. If your lucky youll get a book or magazine. Lot of people Fly kites (pass notes). Youd be amazed at how its done. Just hope never to go to the hole!!
AND THEN..... One day its all over and you cant even believe it happened to you! Its been 7 years since I was in and theres not a day it doesnt come up and not a minute i dont think about it! Thank God its over!
Ok Im gonna quit for now If anyone has any other questions about it let me know ill be more than happy to answer!! I hope this helps with some of you that are worries about your inmate.
Ok so I went a little past a typical day in prison.

[The Fox]

Thanks for the post. I am forever asking my hubba about the prison pizza's, he says once he's home he never wants to see a bag of ramen noodles again!

[just wanna help]

I was the same way when I got out it took me up to this year to finally eat one and low and behold I still love chilli and tuna in them!! It sucks in there bc thats all you have to eat most of the time bc their the cheapest thing on canteen!!!

[Infinityandbeyond]

Very interesting, thanks for the insight. Did you have to complete MOSOP? If so, what was that like?

[luvmyman91]

so how long can an inmate be in the hole my man went in, mid sept and is still in last week he got to call me for 10 min, he said him and 13 others are all under criminal investigation what is that? and what could happen thanks for any info, also all his stuff is boxed up does that mean he is leaving that prison for another one or is that standard procedure going to the hole??

[pinkkrazr]

My personal fav is jailhouse rock....I no longer allow ramen noodles in my house lol!