What happens when you first get to prison?

Answer 1

I can tell you what happens in Illinois. You are transported by the Sheriff's deputy to the "processing" prison. In Illinois, that is either Graham, Menard or Statesville. Once there, you are immediately ordered to take off the jail clothes and put this green stuff in your hair to kill lice. then you are ordered to take a quick shower. After the shower, they place you in a cell for the next 2-4 weeks. During this time, you are processed through medical screening, psychological screening and physical screening. You use to be required to take an educational test. If you score below a certain score, you are required to attend school once you get to your placement prison. Where they place you depends on your escape risk, nature of conviction and time to be served. Once the processing is over after the 2-4 weeks at the processing center, then you are placed on a bus and transported to the prison that you will be staying at. However, the processing prison is similar to maximum security in nature. No movement, 2 showers per week, no telephone calls. You are allowed to receive mail and to write. Once you get to your permanant prison site, you are required to work at a job. Usually between .15 cents and .30 cents per hour. This is just enough to pay for the toiletries and personal items at the end of the month. Too many ignorant people sterotype prison as a place where people are raped every day. This is untrue. HOWEVER, inmates do have their own rules and it is definitely a world quite different from the outside. If you break those rules, then you will suffer the consequences. Remember that even if you are there for something petty as a drug conviction, there are murderers even at the minimum facilities. They are there because they have usually less than 5 years to serve on their sentence. It is a transitional period. Do not act as a bad a-s-s because those are the ones that find out the hard way. Do not call anyone a "b-i-t-c-h" or "p-u-n-k". Those two words can get you killed literally. Do not try to stare down another inmate. DO NOT get close to the guards on a friendly basis, otherwise, you will be considered a snitch and considered a danger to the other inmates. This could get you hurt.

Answer 2

They strip you down, search you, remove all your piercings and put you in prison attire. I've never been to prison, but I have been to jail. It sucks.

Answer 3

This is the letter I sent to my brother before his sentencing, and it concerns entering San Quentin.
Hey, there, Brat....,

This is typed in order to spare you trying to decipher actual information copied out in my chicken track writing. I have taken a poll of all my friends who have been in your place and have gone before you down this road and what follows is all their advice... all of them skipped around a bit, so it’s in no particular order:
If you do not already have good sneakers, get some, all white, no red, blue or green trim, those are gang colours and will not be acceptable, also make sure there is no metal in the construction of the shoes...steel toes, arch support, springs, etc.... Immediately after sentencing, write, address and stamp letters to your mom and whomever else should know ASAP that you’ve been transferred so you can drop them in the mailbox as soon as you get word that it’s time to pack it up. Once you arrive at the reception center, it will be anywhere from 1 to 3 weeks before you’ll have your own writing materials available, though I will be as quick on the trigger as I can about sending them, and I’ll continue to advise mom about what can and can’t be sent in reception.

When you get word that it’s time to go....HIT THE JOHN! This will be your last chance for several hours... get a window seat if possible (you already know it’s a beautiful drive, enjoy the scenery.... When you arrive, you’ll be uncuffed and allowed to visit the urinal, then instructed to line up, then they’ll start calling names... when yours is called, you’ll be sent inside strip searched (Yes, in front of God and everyone) issued a jumpsuit and shoes and put you in a holding area with a bunch of other guys where you’ll sit awhile and probably get a sack lunch...after a while they’ll start calling names again and as you’re called (pay attention, listen for your name, they get pissy if you don’t respond quickly) you’ll come out, get photographed for your prison ID, back to the holding area.... then you’ll be called again, this time for a short interview, to determine if you have any special needs, gang affiliations,known enemies,any
medications or have any medical conditions... After that you’ll go to another processing area where you’ll receive the property you brought with you from county and it will be inspected, the officer will remove whatever he deems to be excessive or contraband...when waiting your turn try to see if one of the intake officers has a beard and try to avoid having him process you... he has more stringent ideas of what is contraband than the fella with the mustache.... after that you’ll go to the “bullpen” a fenced area outside to do a little more waiting...1 to 3 hours worth....then your name will be called again, this time you’ll receive your sheets, clothing, etc and your housing assignment..... You will not have access to a phone but will be allowed a “Fish Draw” from the canteen as soon as your money transferred from county clears... DO NOT USE IT FOR STAMPS OR PAPER!!!!!! I will make sure you get those things! You will be very limited in what you’re allowed to spend, I think it’s 45 a month so use it wisely... shampoo, food, coffee, just please take it for granted that you will get all the postal supplies you need from outside so do not purchase them! By the way, keep in mind that shampoo can wash your body, but bar soap sucks for washing your hair... if you need to choose between the two, get the shampoo.


Back to more trivia... I’m sure you are not this dumb, but since three out of three brought it up, DO NOT get any tattoos... Hep C and Staph are pretty rampant, besides that ink is a pretty serious policy violation... just don’t.

Don’t seek out buddies, keep kinda low and let others come to you, and then be slow to befriend them...better to have a rep for being stand offish than for being indiscriminate. Keeping to yourself for the most part is a safe bet.
Do not borrow anything more than the occasional stamp from anyone and do not lend anything more significant than stamps or paper... this does not apply to swapping books or to pooling resources with your cellie, but keep exchanges even.... it’s the only way, without incident, to avoid being labeled a punk or a patsy, and those are hard tags to shake.

Answer 4

You walk through a gate

Answer 5

If you edit your question to tell us which country, it will be easier to giveyou more useful and accurate information

Answer 6

CAVITY SEARCH.

Love Jack

Answer 7

You find out you have a whole bunch of new "friends"!

Answer 8

If you're male, they tattoo a pair of breasts on your back.

Answer 9

u will be lock in a cell

Answer 10

i hope i never find out !