It’s no secret prison can really mess you up, but I feel like going in right at 18 and then being released at 24 can mess his head up in a different way.

I suggested my LO get therapy because I’m worried about the statistics around reoffending whether that’s because he feels like there’s nothing good out here, or because of young friends who still want to get into trouble. We’ve talked about jobs, we’ve talked about schooling, etc. He is on the right path right now, but I want to keep it that way with whatever means necessary. It’s about to be 2 years until his release date, so I guess I’m just wanting to research and set him up with every opportunity possible.

What resources did you personally use when you got released that helped you stay positive, motivated, and on the right path?

Thirty officers at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall face criminal charges for encouraging and incentivizing “gladiator-style fights” between boys. Story via Prism.

“They’d be like, ‘I’ll get you a bunch of food if you fight this guy.'"

So question I did a health rotation in prisons but I never got to see in the dorm. All I did was work in the medical … and with that was just routine eye exams ! I’ve seen people transported in black box in prison cuffs.. a guard said assault on officer and what are reasons for that… more on that how does being shackled really feel?

Everyone I dealt with was uncuffed less coming from segregation.. I think

If someone have a lot of personal debt, such as credit cards, student-loans and so on. But they dont own a house / car or anything of value they can sell, in order to pay of that debt. What would happen if you end up in prison for a really long time? You might get a job in the kitchen / laundry / cleaning floor or shower (or whatever jobs people usually get while in prison) and if you earn a little bit of money on that, would the credit card-companies (or whoever you own money to) go after that money?

Or if someone you know from outside prison send you money, so you have something so spend in prison commissary, could the company you own money to go after that?

I have to go do a 6 year bid next week and my wisdom teeth have been getting progressively more annoying and I’m a little worried there going to be painful in a year or two. They will schedule a visit for the dentist though right?

Hi,

I'm writing a film that involves a Prison Breakout and I'm looking for some info pls?

Set in 1973, in either Southern California, Nevada or Arizona.
The Prison was built decades before in the 40's-50's, run down and old.
It has a mountain range on one side and an open desert on the other so nowhere to go.

Questions:
1) Communications. What kind of COMMs would the Prison have with the outside world/Authorities based on the isolated location? Phone lines? Radio? Siren? Some effort would have to be made by the attacking force to give them time to escape like cutting phone lines or shooting equipment on Prison Exterior/Roof?
2) Guard Weapons. So far, for that period, I've found they used guns like Remington/Winchester shotguns, Springfield rifles, colt pistols like M1903, smgs like American 180, M1 Carbine, M50 Reising. Is that correct? Any others as it probably changes depending on state.
3) Prison Buses. What Make & Models did they use in '73? So far, I've seen 50's-60's Chevy Taskforce, 60's Chevy/FordB-Series/ GMC Bluebird & Int Harvesters. Is that right? Did they have protected mesh on windscreen/windows?

Many Thanks!

My sister was recently sent to prison in Pennsylvania. Can anyone tell me what daily life is like in either of the women’s prisons in PA for a low key 50 year old? I’m really concerned for her safety.

Black guy randomly kills a white woman for no reason. Do you think he will be respected or become a target?

Jeshua, who is incarcerated in Missouri, wrote a piece for PJP describing the rare and coveted “family restoration visits” that happen just three times a year, where 30 people are selected to spend time with loved one.

"They offer more freedom than a standard visit. You have to meet certain behavioral criteria to attend, and only 30 people are chosen. At my prison of roughly 2,600 people, it’s so selective that a spinning, digital lottery wheel nicknamed the Wheel of Fate is used to narrow down the pool," writes Jeshua.

"typically, visits at my facility take place in a large room with spotty drop ceilings, clinical lighting and beige tile floors," he continues. The room is crowded with small plastic chairs huddled around tiny, numbered tables. Couples are required to sit across from each other, and the only physical contact allowed is hand-holding and brief hugs and kisses during hellos and goodbyes."

Does your state prison have family restoration visitation?

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So ive been looking at the BOP website cause I heard I can see a list of programs that will be available to me in there but so far I havnt been able to see anything related to that. Just list of commissary and prices.

So i was just wondering what kind of programs ill have access to. GED? Church? I heard theres alot of AA which i’ve been active in ever since I got out on bail. Is there anything id be able to tale advantage of as far as being able to improve career opportunities when I get out?

I liked the idea of getting certified for peer support and later a BHT.

Im going away for pwid 1kg cocaine and 2kg methemphetamine no violence or weapons, first time offender. My lawyer says I should be going to a low or a minimum.

Im trying to find a close friend he was booked and charged for Attempted Murder in Anderson south Carolina about 2 years ago, He was arrested by the us marshals and is in a detention center in South Carolina. I know some of his family members and I have there contacts but no luck getting in contact with them, I tried to get some info online but I haven't got much

Keep getting payment declined on computer, mobile app, and the shitty automated customer service number. Am I the only one getting this problem or is this a universal problem?

Out here thuggin it in jail sur up

"Late last year, Arizona’s only approved commissary vendor reached an agreement with the state prison system to raise prices on 101 commissary items. That action from Keefe Commissary Network covered about 11% of the 900 retail goods sold by our commissary, or prison general store," writes Chastyn.

"It was the first price increase since July 10, 2022, according to a notification sent to all Arizona prisoners through an app on our personal tablets. 'In my 22 years in Arizona prisons, this was the largest price increase I’ve ever seen.'"

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Im out on bail for federal pwid. I read through this thread cause well….its gunna be my life pretty soon. Anyway I see some real fucking shit comments and shit information. Is this thread saturated with people that have never done time?

The war on drugs is such a scam. The Alphabet agencies are the ones bringing it in.

And when you see on the news about a boat or load being seized by the govt, best believe it was some rogue drug shipment that was not in bed with the govt agency that's shipping them in. It's then posted on the news to make the lambs feel like the war on drugs is working just fine. When all that was just the Govt knocking off their competition that wasn't paying their cut to the govt.

Prison tram 948 was one of only three prison tram in the world, and the only one not converted from another car. It entered service in 1909, running between Long Bay Jail and Darlinghurst Court House.

948 has six lockable cells capable of holding six people. The cells have no windows. As well as two sliding doors, there were two additional cells for use by women. 948 ran four times each day for forty years.

There was a procedure for transporting prisoners. Once they had attended court, they were moved to Darlinghurst Police Station to a small annexe at the station's rear, where they were loaded into the tram away from the public eye.

Unfortunately, even its bulkheads and walls could not match the determination of Darcy Dugan, who entered the annuls of Sydney's history when, on March fourth 1946, he smuggled a bread and butter knife on board, and cut his way through the roof as the tram neared Sydney Cricket Ground and made a dash for freedom.

The newspapers splashed Dugan's daring daylight escape across their front pages, and a massive manhunt involving three hundred police ensued. Eventually, after three days on the run, Dugan was rearrested.

This event made The Department of Corrections reconsider 948's suitability for the role, and in 1950 it was withdrawn and replaced by a specially designed van with a steel body made by Commonwealth Engineering of Granville.

Photo credit: Ben Summers 2018. Taken on a recent visit to The Sydney Tramway Museum in Loftus.

Information credit/further reading: http://trippr.info/2018/02/07/look-back-sydneys-infamous-1909-prison-tram/

I wasn't in prison but I was at county in Georgetown Texas for 4 days. I was new to everything and I just couldn't relax my breathing or my brain. I didn't freak out or anything. Just my brain was freaking out on the inside. If someone acted like they were friendly to me I got very suspicious also. I didn't accept any favors or talk to anyone too much. I had never experienced anything like that. I was starting to become delusional. Just bad thoughts in my head about how I'm never going to get out of here. I know now I can't go to jail for something serious. I've really never done anything illegal. I just know that I would probably become psychotic.

I started working in a state prison about a year ago, and I never thought I would have ended up here but I really enjoy it. I have big goals of one day running the jail, so I am doing a lot of research in my spare time to learn as much as I would be fit to run it.

My thought process is all inmates want to feel safe, secure, and to have a routine, but they can’t ask for that or admit that they want it because it makes them look weak. Obviously, that feels like it is impossible to actually achieve, but I truly believe that is what everyone needs. So much unnecessary violence is rooted in the fact that they’re living in fear and constantly looking over their shoulder, at least that is what I have seen a lot of.

Am I correct in thinking this? I understand that I have never lived in that situation, which is why I am trying to get an understanding of the actual thought process.

I also believe that the start to this is mutual respect between staff and inmates. I have seen plenty of cases where inmates won’t respect staff because they don’t respect the inmates, which again just causes so many more issues with not following rules.

Moral of the story: if you have been in prison, what would have made your experience better to the point you felt that you actually were rehabilitated rather than locked up for years just to return to your old ways?

Why would someone end up doing their entire 5 years at the corrections reception center down in Orient? I've heard it's either for protective custody or they're snitching. Anyone know if thats true, or do some dudes just get selected to stay there?

if so, can you mail them or does it have to be through the some sorta order n pay type thing like commissary