Trip report/ask me about time in maximum (and minimum) security prison

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Very interesting post. I know it wasn't my fault and that it doesn't do you any good, but I'm sorry you went through that.

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awesome post.

Is there any privacy in taking a dump or spanking the monkey?

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nope

spanking does go on under sheets/blankets

no sheet to block a dump....cannot obscure part of the cell...COs get pissed
that image in the OP kind of obscures the toilet which is right behind the bunk.

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I'm curious - what's with the honey bun?

My coworker said that guys who were having sex in prison came into the system with the thought of sex with other men (not why they committed crimes, but that they were interested beforehand) and saw prison as an opportunity to experience it. In your experience, is this accurate?

Did you get any prison tats?

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Does having done time make you more law-abiding now? i.e. don't want to go back?

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absolutely.
Remember the anti-drug commercials, where a teenager would have something like 'basketball' or 'my little brother' as their anti-drug. Well, 'prison' is my anti-drug. It really hurt to let down my family, girlfriend, close friends, etc. I never want to put them through that again. I have never held drugs since.
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Has having been to prison affect your gambling?

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yeah...i don't mind the negatives, such as the people in a casino or the swings so much. It also makes me unlikely to trust people, which I think is a good thing if one spends lots of times in casinos.
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Or was it more of a result of the difficulty finding a job?

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that's a big part too

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How long is the look-back time? My coworker was able to get an internship with Chase recently and his didn't show up.

[/ QUOTE ] 7 to 10 years is pretty standard, some go all the way back

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What would you do differently if you could go back? - with regards to your time spent.

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hmmm....before prison, I would've never held more than a night or two's supply for myself on me no matter the discount for buying in bulk.
As far as time spent, I wish I would've volunteered to work even more hours and been happier to work shoveling [censored] rather than hang out with the population.

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MyTurn,

Thanks for an enlightening read.

Do you think your assignment to Joliet was mostly based on your high test scores?

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absolutely, a prison counselor told me as much and said I should be thankful for the favor. I explained to her the disfavor it really was.

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Would you have ended up in minimum security the whole time if you had scored average on purpose?

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quite likely...not as nice as the one I ended up in, but most likely would've gone to Vandalia--not too bad

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What positives, if any, did your sentence have on your life?

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It's like anything else, you can make the most of it or the worst of it. I value my time an awful lot now. I'll never spend too much at work. I value those close to me and those who stuck by me alot. It becomes apparent who is your friend and who isn't.

It also got me free of drugs. I like to think I had it under control given I got really good grades at a competitive university, worked 25+ hours/week, kept my girlfriend happy enough, and had a decent social life. However, I cannot be sure how long that would've kept up. I was doing alot of drugs (marijuana a few times a week, opium once or twice per month, shrooms once a week, acid every few months, ghb 4 times per week, dxm once a week, and the occassional other drug thrown in). I might not have come out so good in the long run.

I'm also very unaffected by downswings in life in general. I've felt something very close to rock bottom. A bad day at the tables seems pretty minor in comparison.

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Great Report.

You sound like you were good at keeping to yourself and not escalating problems. That to me would be the hardest part of a sentence. I enjoy a good fight and the fear of getting more time versus takin a beatin is a tough call I think.

What happened to guys that were eager to fight and didnt take any shyt?

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they met guys who were bigger, got months added to their sentences, and spent alot of time in isolation. If I were ever to go back, I would get into a fight right away to go into isolation and away from the [censored].

If you want to fight, you better be affiliated with someone. White dudes end up with the arian nation.
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Would they need to worry about gang buds retaliating if you put a beatin on their bud or?

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yep
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Lets say you beat Mister Cali up good. What happens then?

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I get shanked within the next two days.

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Very interesting post. I know it wasn't my fault and that it doesn't do you any good, but I'm sorry you went through that.

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I'm curious - what's with the honey bun?

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I have no idea how that came about. Probably because inmates had access through the commissary store to the snack cakes and the words honey and bun. Whatever, I didn't want to seem to curious to find out.

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My coworker said that guys who were having sex in prison came into the system with the thought of sex with other men (not why they committed crimes, but that they were interested beforehand) and saw prison as an opportunity to experience it. In your experience, is this accurate?

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describes quite a large portion of them....'punks'
get sent to Big Muddy in Illinois.


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Did you get any prison tats?

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nope, although I use my IDOC# as my screenname at a few sites.

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one question...

why did they send you to the max security first, then after you got in a fight you went to the easy one? i dont understand the process.

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When you decided to let him kick your ass(good call), did you curl up in a fetal position?