There's no one to impress but yourself. There's no "not showering because you're depressed." Someone will fight you. Or, at least, excoriate you mercilessly. You're bullied into good hygiene. You're not allowed to publicly wallow. You have to brush your teeth or be ostracized. In my unit, there are a few guys with shitty breath … Continue reading “Looks aren’t everything, but they’re a lot”
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“Waiting to visit , Waiting to leave , Waiting all the time time pt.3”
was still in there for the 12-2 visits. Not only were we not getting sent out, no visitors were coming in. The whole operation was at a complete standstill. During the ensuing twenty minutes, the inmates waiting for visit became restless. They weren't nearly as patient as the ones before. "Man, where the fuck my … Continue reading “Waiting to visit , Waiting to leave , Waiting all the time time pt.3”
Waiting to Visit, Waiting to Leave, Waiting all the Time pt. 2”
The visit went well. In fact, it was the best one we had had in years. It took us awhile to get over the awkwardness of them visiting me in prison, a scenario we had never envisaged. I ate a chicken sandwich, a bag of muddy buddies, and Payday bar and drank a Pepsi and … Continue reading Waiting to Visit, Waiting to Leave, Waiting all the Time pt. 2”
“Waiting to Visit, Waiting to Leave, Waiting All the Time pt. 1”
A visit is a Dickensian prospect--it's the best of prison, it's the worst of prison, etc. It's the only place you can touch or be touched without weird or menacing undertones. When I saw my friend last year, it was my first hug in years. For two hours, I felt somehwat normal by not putting … Continue reading “Waiting to Visit, Waiting to Leave, Waiting All the Time pt. 1”
“J.A.I.L” (Just another inmate lying)
They say in prison you can be whoever you want to be. I've met more self-proclaimed millionaires than I care to count. When they recall their crimes, inmates pose as kingpins or drug lords. No one admits they were actually doing the drugs. I've met the best meth cooks in the state. Or so they … Continue reading “J.A.I.L” (Just another inmate lying)
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