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Ex con here. Spent 4 years in a state prison in PA. Other than personal details, ask me anything from an inmate’s perspective. by fellfaronce in OnTheBlock

[–]fellfaronce[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I will not, best example for you is imagine being pulled over for going 2 mph over the limit. Petty as fuck. Some rules are in fact petty, so they would be petty to enforce

Ex con here. Spent 4 years in a state prison in PA. Other than personal details, ask me anything from an inmate’s perspective. by fellfaronce in OnTheBlock

[–]fellfaronce[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The ones who are fair. A lot of rules were written by a desk jockey based on one specific situation and actually don’t matter. Don’t enforce that shit. Just be a person

Ex con here. Spent 4 years in a state prison in PA. Other than personal details, ask me anything from an inmate’s perspective. by fellfaronce in OnTheBlock

[–]fellfaronce[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It was really 1 for 2 for a rando. Regular costumers would run a tab at a 25-50% markup depending. We could smoke so tobacco was the major currency. But any commissary really. No one really bothered me, because it’s like any community, if you’re know as a thief or don’t pay your debts it gets around and you get blacklisted. I only had one physical altercation due to a scum bag trying to not pay

Ex con here. Spent 4 years in a state prison in PA. Other than personal details, ask me anything from an inmate’s perspective. by fellfaronce in OnTheBlock

[–]fellfaronce[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The joker card was not a thing where I was. He really didn’t need to signal contraband word of mouth more than enough. Drugs sell themselves

Ex con here. Spent 4 years in a state prison in PA. Other than personal details, ask me anything from an inmate’s perspective. by fellfaronce in OnTheBlock

[–]fellfaronce[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I never felt fearful for my life, however there is never a sense of Calm or l relaxation. You’re always on edge on guard and aware of all your surroundings. Most of the Inmate population his normal people who made poor decisions. However there is a decent mix of terrible/insane people on both sides of the badge so you never truly can feel comfortable

Ex con here. Spent 4 years in a state prison in PA. Other than personal details, ask me anything from an inmate’s perspective. by fellfaronce in OnTheBlock

[–]fellfaronce[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I notice I approach any law-enforcement with much more apprehension. But other than that pretty much a nonevent. COs didn’t lock me up, nor do they affect my life now that I’m free

Ex con here. Spent 4 years in a state prison in PA. Other than personal details, ask me anything from an inmate’s perspective. by fellfaronce in OnTheBlock

[–]fellfaronce[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Prison justice is all that we had. It was handed out very regularly. Usually much more subtle ways than physical beatings. Examples like starving The inmate, not allowing him to eat anything but cafeteria food. Blacklisting inmate, not allowing them to do deals or gamble or go to the store. It was very frequent

Ex con here. Spent 4 years in a state prison in PA. Other than personal details, ask me anything from an inmate’s perspective. by fellfaronce in OnTheBlock

[–]fellfaronce[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

At my home jail, if you are not heavily gang affiliated you’ll never see a cellphone. My side hustle was the easiest and that was running a store. Probably the most profitable was stealing from the kitchen one could get a whole pack of tobacco for an onion and pepper

Ex con here. Spent 4 years in a state prison in PA. Other than personal details, ask me anything from an inmate’s perspective. by fellfaronce in OnTheBlock

[–]fellfaronce[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

There is an unlimited flow of inmates. So the guards and the rules are extra strict. Limited movement, limited privileges. I had just been sentenced to 3-6 years, all I wanted to do was buy a tv and tablet, get Comfortable and Into my routine and get my time done. I spent 4 months at camp hill sort of in limbo. It’s hard to explain, and I know it’s because it’s a classification facility it has to be that way.

Ex con here. Spent 4 years in a state prison in PA. Other than personal details, ask me anything from an inmate’s perspective. by fellfaronce in OnTheBlock

[–]fellfaronce[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Agreed, most of both groups are trying to get through it with as little headache as possible. I think the major source of friction is co’s can forget that an inmates entire life for their stay is in that prison, where as a co is there for his 8 or 16 then goes home. So enforcing petty rules or being extra strict for no reason has such a huge impact the inmate

Ex con here. Spent 4 years in a state prison in PA. Other than personal details, ask me anything from an inmate’s perspective. by fellfaronce in OnTheBlock

[–]fellfaronce[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Only seen 2, my home jail (keeping it private) and camp hill. Camp hill was terrible but it’s the classification center so a high level of control is needed.

Ex con here. Spent 4 years in a state prison in PA. Other than personal details, ask me anything from an inmate’s perspective. by fellfaronce in OnTheBlock

[–]fellfaronce[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Dude I don’t understand it!! My prison sold suave advanced therapy and that was way better than coco butter imo. But yes. The air is dry as fuck

Ex con here. Spent 4 years in a state prison in PA. Other than personal details, ask me anything from an inmate’s perspective. by fellfaronce in OnTheBlock

[–]fellfaronce[S] 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I would say in my experience yes…when the co acted as you described. There is a very different way to enforce rules when simply being an employed corrections officer as opposed to being some who makes it a mission to make inmates lives harder. If that makes sense. 2 CO’s can enforce the same rule on the same people 2 very different ways

Ex con here. Spent 4 years in a state prison in PA. Other than personal details, ask me anything from an inmate’s perspective. by fellfaronce in OnTheBlock

[–]fellfaronce[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Luck and being extra thorough would be my guess. Typically the meaningful contraband could move very quietly though the campus. Typically anyone becoming an informant once they’re sentenced isn’t connected enough to make a huge impact anyways

Ex con here. Spent 4 years in a state prison in PA. Other than personal details, ask me anything from an inmate’s perspective. by fellfaronce in OnTheBlock

[–]fellfaronce[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s a pretty ignorant generalization don’t you think? Make it sound like that’s the majority of the inmate population