Is it possible to get the state to voluntarily put you in prision. I want to stay in prision for 3 days?

Question

I'm essentially a Sociology grad student and want to do some reasearch in the prision system in the US. I want to see what if feels like to go to prision from top to bottom. I was wondeing if the state would allow me to live in a cell with other prisions and talk with them. If possible around 3 to 4 days.

Answer 1

No, they won't let you voluntarily stay, but you can always go visit a prison, and have them give you a tour. You can speak/ visit with select prisoners, but they won't let you stay.

It is a safety factor. For your health and for the health of the prisoners. Sorry.

Answer 2

Probably not. You could try to get one of your professors to help you arrange a tour. I worked for the attorney general in my state and was allowed to take a 3 hour tour of our prison system. But that was only because the attorney general was representing the system in a lawsuit. I had to sign a form saying that I would not hold the prison liable if I was injured. They also let us know that if the prisoners rioted while we were inside, they would not do anything heroic to save us. Basically, it was all at our own risk. I think most state's would fear what you would say about the prison. They may fear that you would expose something going on. I think your best bet is to do extensive interviews with former prisoners and/or maybe get a few pen pals in prison. Also, a good read is "The Hot House," a book about a reporter allowed to enter Leavenworth prison. It is a bit out of date but many of the emotions felt apply to all prisoners. Also, a good way to get a feel of a prison would be to visit an old prison or a new prison in your area. If you speak to someone in charge and explain they may be willing to walk you through the vacant jail. Good Luck!

Answer 3

uh, where to start???

For normal prison visits, each prisoner has to give permission on his side of the fence for any visitor to come see him. Then the warden has to grant that particular visitor an entrance. I honestly don't think there is a prison warden in America that would take the liability risk of letting a grad student live in their joint for a few days to study the population. Think about it? What if you were raped or assaulted? (Actually, more like not if, when you were raped or assaulted). Who's fault would it be that you were there?

Then you have to get permission from each and every prisoner you encounter to interview them for your research. Never happen. Some of those guys are pretty damn anti-social, they don't want to be your monkey. And they cannot let you in as a pretend prisoner. Against federal and state law.

When I go in to work with a prisoner that I have on retainer as a client, I never get past the initial cage, and it usually takes a couple of weeks at a minimum to get into the system even as part of his legal team.

Answer 4

As a prison pastor I can tell you that it is not as romantic as you are imagining. No, there is no state that will let you volunteer to go to prison just to experience the feeling. Of course, you can always commit a major felony and get a genuine experience that will last for several years, which would give you more than enough material to do a Master's thesis and a Doctorate dissertation on, but this does have some draw backs to it, as you might get killed in the process of bugging inmates for their innermost thoughts concerning their incarceration. Prison is a violent place---it is no place to play games.

Answer 5

Probably not.

I know in AZ Sheriff Joe Ariapio (sp?) let some English men stay in there for a reality tv show - but the producers paid for all meals, etc for those persons - and they were segregated from the other prisoners, yet treated the same.

Answer 6

Here in Utah, they let normal Joe's have an overnight stay in a new prison, before they filled it with inmates. Probably not quite what you are looking for, but as the others said, it is quite impossible to stay in a prison with prisoners voluntarily.

You will need to conduct much of your research based on prior work of others who have clinically studied the prison system.

Answer 7

I don't know but if you want some insight on life behind the walls, just ask somone who has been there for any amount of time. I am a reformed ex felon. Ask away! The preacher up there said it best!

Answer 8

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Answer 9

I really don't know. I think it would be a liability issue as they couldn't expend the resources to ensure your safety for that length of time.

Answer 10

No, it is not possible, and No, No, you don't want to go in for no amount of time. I know, because I have worked there.