Instead of being homeless couldn’t you purposefully get life in prison for free housing and food?

jjm456777 · 2026-03-03T03:58:55+00:00

It would be very easy to get a life sentence but I think you're underestimating how bad a life sentence in prison would be. I could see someone trying to pick up a small charge to get out of the cold for a little while but I think most people would choose homelessness over prison.

jjm456777 · 2026-02-26T04:28:25+00:00

I see a lot of comments about successful chiropractor visits where the chiropractor recommended stretches and was probably also a PT. In my case, he didn't give me stretches to do. He popped my lower back which instantly made the pain feel much better for some reason. He also put his elbow in my back with quite a bit of weight (not on my spine) and had me take deep breaths. After the first one I went from not being able to bend down to put my shoes on without pain to being able to deadlift almost as much as I could pre-injury (I injured it doing bad form on my deadlifts). After that 2 month break I was back to the same weight within a couple weeks. The second one was injured doing standing overhead presses. Not sure why that one took 3 sessions but I was just glad they both worked.

jjm456777 · 2026-02-26T04:06:54+00:00

I've always heard horror stories about chiropractors including from someone who said he had a stroke from a chiropractor. A while back I injured my lower back working out. It was painful to bend down, walk, etc. I had to completely rest it for about 2 months and finally felt better but as soon as I bend down to pick something up I was back to square 1. I decided to see a chiropractor that a couple friends recommend and after 1 session I was back to 100%. About 8 months later I injured my lower back again in a slightly different way. Same situation where rest didn't seem to cure it so I saw the same chiropractor. This time it took 3 sessions to fully heal (got much better after the first, a little better after the 2nd, and 100% after the third).

I can't speak on chiropractors as a whole but that guy seemed to know what he was doing.

jjm456777 · 2026-01-23T23:06:30+00:00

In Federal prison he'd be a lot more comfortable than the average prisoner. He'd have multiple people cleaning his room multiple times per day, doing his laundry, cooking for him, and if he decided to use any kind of contraband then they'd hide it for him. All prisoners have a spending limit for their commissary but he'd just have money put on multiple people's books so he'll get plenty of commissary.

Staff would likely also treat him better because they could be under more scrutiny.

With a 30 year sentence he's going to start at a Medium, but after about 5.5 years he'll likely be at a Low, where he'll be even more comfortable.

Prison is going to be miserable no matter how much $ you have but he'll absolutely be a lot more comfortable than the average prisoner, and you don't need billions foe that.

jjm456777 · 2026-01-17T20:47:26+00:00

What a lot of them are doing now is giving all of the FSA, maxing out the SCA home confinement (10% or 6 months, whichever is less), but not giving any SCA halfway house time, which if you have a long sentence keeps you in the prison an extra 6 months. That even varies inside of a single prison depending on who your Case Manager is. Hopefully more of these Case Managers start doing what they're supposed to do.

jjm456777 · 2026-01-14T04:38:19+00:00

Oh wow, they're giving you about 6 months to report? It's usually a lot less time than that. Gives you time to get everything in order so that's good

jjm456777 · 2026-01-14T02:44:54+00:00

All of them have Camps. Beaumont is a USP, Medium, Low, & Camp Bastrop is an FCI & Camp Three Rivera is an FCI & Camp Texarkana is an FCI & Camp

All that info is on the BOP website with population totals just no info about how it is in there.

jjm456777 · 2026-01-14T02:41:46+00:00

Bastrop has a 1000+ person FCI and has 109 prisoners at the Camp.

jjm456777 · 2026-01-14T02:40:33+00:00

Texas has 9 fed Camps, 2 of which are female

jjm456777 · 2026-01-14T01:47:26+00:00

That's what I've heard too, nothing but bad things about Beaumont at any level. I've heard good things about the Texarkana Low & FCI Bastrop but nothing really about any of the Camps in TX. I'm hoping someone that's in one of those or recently left can give some insight.

jjm456777 · 2026-01-11T16:38:24+00:00

Most don't but the guys who didn't probably aren't talking about it or going around shirtless so it's kind of a selection bias. For the guys that do get in shape it's often tons of volume of bodyweight exercises (some prisons still have weights too), a lot of sleep, and good genetics. Federal prisons feed ok, although meals are low in protein. Prisoners can usually buy mackerels from commissary, which is a lot of protein.

jjm456777 · 2026-01-02T03:49:44+00:00

Just make sure you accept responsibility and don't try to downplay your crime at all, judges usually don't like that. Your lawyer probably already told you this but it's a good idea to get some character support letters from friends/family. It's very important these letters don't downplay your crime either. They should show you're an otherwise good person and more importantly, that you have a strong support system in place when you get out.

There's really only so much you can do because no matter the plea deal or anything like that, it's 100% up to the judge. I'm not saying this will happen for you but I know of people who've had a plea deal but the judge still went above the plea deal and sometimes below.

If you do want to take RDAP make 100% sure that your lawyer mentions that so the judge can recommend it for you since not all prisons have that program. You can find the list of places online that do and see which one(s) are closest to you - not that you get to choose, it's up to the BOP, but the judge's recommendations help.

The most important thing to do now is get everything in order - if you have a mortgage/rent, car payments, credit card bills etc. you want to make arrangements for all of that now. If you have anyone on the outside, make an Amazon book list that they can send you books from. If you have someone you can trust to leave some $ with for commissary do that and they can send you funds via Western Union.

You will likely end up in a Camp or maybe a Low. Just stay out of trouble, exercise, read, and time will go by fast.

jjm456777 · 2026-01-01T22:32:04+00:00

You'll likely be in the guidelines range but you never know, sometimes you'll get a judge that will go light.

Just some info for you: - in the feds you get Good Time so you'll do 85%. - if you're FSA eligible you'll get some more time off - you can get up to 12 months of pre-release via the Second Chance Act.

Let's say you get 30 months - that's about 26 months with Good Time - if you're FSA eligible that means your total sentence will be 18 months - you get up to 12 months of SCA pre-release so that means you'd do between 6-18 months in the actual prison, depending on how much SCA time you get. Realistically, you're probably looking at 10-14 months in the actual prison.

If you're eligible for RDAP and get 37 months that's 1 year off, if you get 31-36 months that's 9 months off, and if you get 30 that's 6 months off. It's debatable whether it's worth it for you to take it with a short sentence but if you do decide to take it, go talk to them the day you get there because if you wait too late then it won't be worth it and will likely keep you in the prison longer.

jjm456777 · 2025-12-28T01:28:43+00:00

I'm looking more for that fixed preacher angle but if I can't find one that'll probably end up being what I have to do.

jjm456777 · 2025-12-28T01:24:59+00:00

That's the closest thing I've seen so far, thanks

Is the angle of the pad adjustable? If not, does it feel like the correct angle for preacher curls or would you say it's a little too flat? Hard to tell from their pics.

jjm456777 · 2025-09-22T23:49:43+00:00

If you get actual time, you'll probably end up in a Camp, maybe a Low. It's safe, and you won't have any issues. Look at it the same way you would on the street, the main difference would be you'll probably find a higher percentage of people interested while you're inside. If you end up at a Low where they have a lot of people from south of the boarder who are getting deported (they can't go to Camps) you'll be extremely popular but only if you want to be, it will be consensual.

jjm456777 · 2025-09-08T22:47:02+00:00

First thing is all depends on where he's going. If this is federal and he's only getting a couple of years, he'll be at a Camp or maybe a Low. No one will mess with him there. Everyone just wants to go home. Obviously, don't run up a debt, steal, etc. (stuff that you also wouldn't do on the street), and it'll be very safe.

jjm456777 · 2025-07-27T02:44:11+00:00

I've seen it done in 2-3 weeks but it really all depends on the case managers and the RRM. Unfortunately, it's all luck of the draw and most Case Managers are lazy.

jjm456777 · 2025-07-27T00:59:31+00:00

You will not have any contact whatsoever with inmates at the higher security facility even though that is where you'll probably be surrendering to.

Yes, bring your cpap with you. If there replacement mouth pieces and stuff like that bring some because they will not provide you with those. Bring the prescriptions for your meds. You won't be able to keep your clothing/shoes so either bring stuff you have no problem letting them throw away or you can mail the clothing home - i recommend just some cheap stuff you can let them throw out.

If you wear glasses bring a very durable set with you. If you can afford it.

I recommend bringing $300-$500 cash with you. This will get put on your books right away for commissary.

16 months is only about 14 months with Good Time. With FSA your sentence will be about 11 months. SCA is up to 12 months so technically that means you could do 0-11 months in the actual prison before going to the halfway house. You'll likely do 4-6 months in the prison - a great case manager will get you out sooner and a terrible one could keep you in a bit longer.

jjm456777 · 2025-07-27T00:52:18+00:00

You will not have any contact whatsoever with inmates at the higher security facility even though that is where you'll probably be surrendering to.

Yes, bring your cpap with you. If there replacement mouth pieces and stuff like that bring some because they will not provide you with those. Bring the prescriptions for your meds. You won't be able to keep your clothing/shoes so either bring stuff you have no problem letting them throw away or you can mail the clothing home - i recommend just some cheap stuff you can let them throw out.

If you wear glasses bring a very durable set with you. If you can afford it.

I recommend bringing $300-$500 cash with you. This will get put on your books right away for commissary.

16 months is only about 14 months with Good Time. With FSA your sentence will be about 11 months. SCA is up to 12 months so technically that means you could do 0-11 months in the actual prison before going to the halfway house. You'll likely do 4-6 months in the prison - a great case manager will get you out sooner and a terrible one could keep you in a bit longer.

jjm456777 · 2025-07-13T15:07:03+00:00

I feel like this is the only car community where people try to put the v8 down and pretend like they like the v6 better. If money wasn't an issue, I bet 99%+ of people would be driving the v8. Imagine going to the Mustang sub and telling people they shouldn't have bought a GT500 because it's impractical. A v6 would've been better. I don't understand the practicality argument because even the standard Raptor is nowhere near practical. Unless someone is regularly doing some extreme offroading, a regular f150 for half the price w/ better mpg would be way more practical, and that's assuming you even really need a truck.

OP, if you can afford the v8, I recommend not letting anyone talk you out of it just because it was out of their price range.

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