'My ex was in Rikers a few times and also upstate. ... Inmates are often transferred to another prison with no notice, and the guards toss everything in your cell when they do: letters, photos, etc. ...'
"There is NOBODY ON THE PLANET who is craftier than a person who is locked up. I learned so many tricks and tips that I find myself using to this day. Women were making tampons out of pads and making makeup out of the wildest things. There were so many impressive, smart, and just overall great people in my pod, and as much as it sucked to be in there, I wouldn’t take it back for a second because it definitely changed me for the better, and it made me a better person overall.
"The library had maybe 1,000 books, so if you’re in there long enough, you go through them in no time; you end up reading things you don’t even wanna read. I was never a big reader before jail, but it’s one thing I’ve continued to do outside of those jail walls — that and using the coping skills I was forced to learn out of desperation. But if you ever need to get rid of books, go donate them to a county jail.They will go to good use.
"The food sucks, but it didn't really hit me until I was close to coming home — then it all tasted like sand paper., but the biggest myth is to find the biggest guy and hit him; that's so stupid. It just means you'll probably get beat up by the biggest guy, and people will know you're a moron. In a max, most of the people just want to do their time and be left alone.
I was able to make others laugh and be happy just as I do at home. I look at it as a learning experience. It's a life that most people will never understand. But it's part of my life that makes me who I am today.""In prison, you can choose to find trouble if you want, or you can choose to learn something/teach something or waste the time away doing nothing. Even without ideal choices, you still have choices to make that affect your life. It ain’t over.
Also, you pretty much HAVE to fight when you get there unless you know someone, which thankfully, he did.
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