I never joined a gang. I was only doing 25 months and did not want to do more.
Gangs in prison have their role. They are a sort of twisted equilibrium to eachother and the cops. Most prisoners seperate themselves by color and race, with the latinos also going sereno and norteno, and the blacks with their gang from the street.
Gangs can get you things. Drugs, protection and other stuff. They also make you do things for that help. You hold guns and drugs. You hurt people. You extort. You rape. Things that besides being repugnant, will also get you more time than some weed would. So, unless you are doing real time, stay away.
I was able to walk a very narrow line inside, because I was an educated white boy that knew the rules and didnt play games. I was there to do my own time and not anyone elses. I also didnt look or talk at the other races or even the total backwoods crackers as if I was any better then them.

so it's either join a gang or ..... what? would you just baracade yourself in your cell or what.

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my eyes always look like so if you dont like it! NOT GREED PEOPLE!

so what, you just stayed away from everyone? never made eye contact? I don't think I'll have to worry about going to jail, but it would be nice to know what types of things I can do to keep myself independent and get the fuck out of there asap.

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my eyes always look like so if you dont like it! NOT GREED PEOPLE!

find the biggest, baddest, meanest, motherfucker and walk right up and bite off his nose. you should be all good after that.

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i'm the guy i've always wanted to be

Jail is jail man, You just keep your head down and do your time ,Do not get involved in any 1s bizz ,
Its not a picnic any think but that and its a rude awaking to young men that normally dont get involved in crime just like smoking some herbs

that always seems to be what people suggest, but is it really the best idea? i mean, seems to me that if you walk in there and fuck up the biggest dude in the joint, there is going to be somebody connected to him, and now your fucked. am I right?

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my eyes always look like so if you dont like it! NOT GREED PEOPLE!

I'm not sure if its the same for state/federal prison as for county jail, but, if you can be a trustee, get a job in the kitchen and stay well fed....preferably the ODR, officers dining room, they eat rather well, at least they did where I was at.

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Some say the end is near. Some say we'll see armageddon soon. I certainly hope we will. I sure could use a vacation from this bullshit three ring circus sideshow of Freaks... Learn to swim. Cuz I'm praying for rain and I'm praying for tidal waves I wanna see the ground give way. I wanna watch it all go down. Mom please flush it all away. I wanna watch it go right in and down. I wanna watch it go right in. Watch you flush it all away. Time to bring it down again. Don't just call me pessimist. Try and read between the lines. I can't imagine why you wouldn't Welcome any change, my friend. I wanna see it all come down. suck it down. flush it down....TOOL

i agree you can get "dry ass raped" in a gang or alone in prison do your time and try to educate yourself todays correction system is not made to correct but to punish. i belive that most of us here are normal people and would be totally out of our elemnt in prison if you can read people you can survive in any enviornment. Stay true to yourself and always try to benifit from any situation that is thrown at you...
in other words be the overwatered half dead plant that rises from all bullshit the man can throw at you

trustees are generally labeled as snitches. Don't talk to co's unless you are getting something from them.
and no, you don't walk with your head down and you do make eye contact, just not overextended skull fucking eye contact.I talked to alot of people and had alot of acquaintances. Not friends. if i didnt know them from the streets, and they couldn't do something for me on the outside, what are we suppossed to do, send eachother birthday cards and shit. these people are in prison for a reason. At least a felony reason. I was in places with killers and gangbangers, and armed robbers.

They have to charge you with a crime or release you with in 48 hrs. There is a good chance that they will have to release you in 48 hrs if they do not have enough evidence as long as you keep your mouth shut and not incriminate yourself. The more questions you answer the more evidence you give them to build a case against you. There have been many people that they know have committed a crime such as murder and because the suspect did not talk they had to release them due to lack of evidence and the case goes cold and remains open for years. Just watch the show the First 48 if you want insight into police interrogation techniques. Just remember that anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law.

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