Have you ever been in prison?

Topper Harley01 · 15-02-2011 06:45PM #1

As a follow on from the 'Executioner' thread yesterday, I started to think about prison and what it means to be locked up.

Has anyone here ever spent time behind bars? I'm curious as to what the structure is like in prison. Is it like the movies where there is a rigid social structure than operates on fear and strength, and you must join a gang to survive?

Or is it more like an average boring day at school, except you are locked in permanently? You hear so many stories these days about how criminals are not afraid of prison, and that it is practically a holiday camp, but how many have actual experience?

Even if you only know someone who has been in prison and would like to offer their story, please do...

Snakeblood · 15-02-2011 06:45PM

Topper Harley01 wrote: »

As a follow on from the 'Executioner' thread yesterday, I started to think about prison and what it means to be locked up.

Has anyone here ever spent time behind bars? I'm curious as to what the structure is like in prison. Is it like the movies where there is a rigid social structure than operates on fear and strength, and you must join a gang to survive?

Or is it more like an average boring day at school, except you are locked in permanently? You hear so many stories these days about how criminals are not afraid of prison, and that it is practically a holiday camp, but how many have actual experience?

Even if you only know someone who has been in prison and would like to offer their story, please do...

They'd buy and sell you for a pack of cigarettes in the big house.

orourkeda · 15-02-2011 07:00PM

Topper Harley01 wrote: »

As a follow on from the 'Executioner' thread yesterday, I started to think about prison and what it means to be locked up.

Has anyone here ever spent time behind bars? I'm curious as to what the structure is like in prison. Is it like the movies where there is a rigid social structure than operates on fear and strength, and you must join a gang to survive?

Or is it more like an average boring day at school, except you are locked in permanently? You hear so many stories these days about how criminals are not afraid of prison, and that it is practically a holiday camp, but how many have actual experience?

Even if you only know someone who has been in prison and would like to offer their story, please do...

I've spent plenty of time inside bars alright

Jesus Wept · 15-02-2011 07:02PM

I'd never done a crazy thing in my life before that night. Why is it, that if a man kills another man in battle it's called heroic; yet if he kills a man in the heat of passion, it's called murder?

Snakeblood · 15-02-2011 07:04PM

The-Rigger wrote: »

I'd never done a crazy thing in my life before that night. Why is it, that if a man kills another man in battle it's called heroic; yet if he kills a man in the heat of passion, it's called murder?

I'm revoking your modship of sunshine lollipops and rainbows.

SEPT 23 1989 · 15-02-2011 07:05PM

A mate of mine did a bit of time and said it was unpleasant to say the least,you have to be real scum to feel at home in there

Oranage2 · 15-02-2011 07:05PM

In the drunk tank a few times and its not pleasant!

Jimmy the Wheel · 15-02-2011 07:06PM

Topper Harley01 wrote: »

Has anyone here ever spent time behind bars?

Yes. A couple of years, on the continent.

Is it like the movies where there is a rigid social structure than operates on fear and strength,

There is a pecking order according to the crime you've committed, how much money you have, how crazy you are etc.

and you must join a gang to survive?

That depends on the prison, but in most Western European places it's not really a necessity. Mountjoy is probably one of the worst in Europe, but, on average, most places are habitable.

Or is it more like an average boring day at school, except you are locked in permanently?

It's long periods of boredom, interspersed with some incident or other, but mostly boredom.

Jesus Wept · 15-02-2011 07:06PM

Snakeblood wrote: »

I'm revoking your modship of sunshine lollipops and rainbows.

At your own peril.

CrazyRabbit · 15-02-2011 07:08PM

I've spent time in Garda station holding cells. First time when I was 11, and the last when I was 19. All minor, stupid stuff. The last time, it was 24 hours, due to being held for questioning.

Not much fun spending 24 hours in a small cold room, with a 'hole in the ground' as a toilet that smelt like an open sewer (it practically was).

In prison, I'd probably go nuts.

iPlop · 15-02-2011 07:10PM

Jimmy the Wheel wrote: »

Yes. A couple of years, on the continent.

Oooh please do tell!

nyarlothothep · 15-02-2011 07:10PM

The-Rigger wrote: »

I'd never done a crazy thing in my life before that night. Why is it, that if a man kills another man in battle it's called heroic; yet if he kills a man in the heat of passion, it's called murder?

Waynesworld?

Jimmy the Wheel · 15-02-2011 07:11PM

Sink The Banana wrote: »

Oooh please do tell!

A statutory, non-common law crime.

Or a crime malum prohibitum, as opposed to malum in se, if you prefer.

It's bad prison etiquette to ask, by the way.

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Mr. Manager · 15-02-2011 07:11PM

Spent a night in Store St. Garda station, that's about the height of my criminal activity.

It was boring to say the least. Had nothing but a €2 coin to play with. They took my belt, phone, wallet, bag, shoe laces and even my glasses!

Etched my initials on the wall along with about 60 other people who had shared that cell previously.

Jesus Wept · 15-02-2011 07:14PM

Yet they left you with a €2 coin which you could have swallowed.

Pauleta · 15-02-2011 07:18PM

Was in Kilmainham Jail before. It wasnt as bad as people make it out to be. We had a lot of freedom to roam and they let us out when we wanted.

-Corkie- · 15-02-2011 07:23PM

I was in it for a month...

Zaph left me out then. It was for sending an abusive pm.....

Mr. Manager · 15-02-2011 07:28PM

The-Rigger wrote: »

Yet they left you with a €2 coin which you could have swallowed.

They actually left me with a €2 coin and a Micro SD card from my camera, not on purpose obviously.

I was wearing a Spitfire hoody and any old skater will back me up here, they had a "stash" pocket in the sleeve. I was out painting in town and was planning on taking photos, hence the Micro SD card. Didn't want them finding that. Was bad enough my sketch pad was in my bag...

15-02-2011 07:29PM

Cereal Rapist wrote: »

They actually left me with a €2 coin and a Micro SD card from my camera, not on purpose obviously.

I was wearing a Spitfire hoody and any old skater will back me up here, they had a "stash" pocket in the sleeve. I was out painting in town and was planning on taking photos, hence the Micro SD card. Didn't want them finding that. Was bad enough my sketch pad was in my bag...

What did you get arrested for?

Teangalad · 15-02-2011 07:31PM

Hamza Hissing Gnu wrote: »

What did you get arrested for?

Grafitti??

HooterSnout · 15-02-2011 07:36PM

I was before but I escaped Catwoman style by squeezing my body through the bars.

Seriously I was once though. Voluntarily mind you. I was langerated and asked to sleep in a cell for the night.

bonerm · 15-02-2011 07:37PM

When I was younger I hung out with the wrong crowd, made the wrong move and ended up in jail for a time.

Fortunately on my next turn I got a useful card that pardoned me completely. I'm now a successful hotelier.

Mr. Manager · 15-02-2011 07:38PM

Hamza Hissing Gnu wrote: »

What did you get arrested for?

Figured it was a bit obvious when I said I was out painting in town... Was hardly talking about doing some interior design.

It was actually my mates fault. Useless turd. I was on to keep sketch while he painted first and then he'd keep look for me. Just before he started I needed to take a leak and told him to hang on a sec but no, he went ahead anyways. The smell of fresh paint at the Abbey Street bus stop on Good Friday was a bit of an alarm for the 2 Garda walking by.

Solnskaya · 15-02-2011 07:39PM

Only been in visiting, I'd say it depends on what you are in for and how high up the pecking order you are as to wether its cushy or not. Lad I was visiting was the man in there, pretty much called the shots - for the guards too, as far as I could see. Would be ****ty if you were just a pleb in there though.

Asphyxia · 15-02-2011 07:39PM

Nope.. I'm a good girl :rolleyes:

cml387 · 15-02-2011 07:41PM

Prison doesn't seem too bad.You get to chat to the moderators.

Oh.Sorry.

HooterSnout · 15-02-2011 07:46PM

bonerm wrote: »

When I was younger I hung out with the wrong crowd, made the wrong move and ended up in jail for a time. Fortunately on my next turn I got a useful card that pardoned me completely. I'm now a successful hotelier.

Very good.

suicide_circus · 15-02-2011 07:47PM

In AH, it's shank or be shanked.

Ricardo G · 15-02-2011 07:48PM

1 nite in a cell was enough for me !!
Caught urinating on a wall in Amsterdam due to too much alcohol...
What made it worse was the wall i was p!ssing on was the front of the royal palace in Dam Square

LETHAL LADY · 15-02-2011 07:52PM

Never for I am the great houdini.

twowheelsonly · 15-02-2011 07:54PM

Solnskaya wrote: »

Only been in visiting, I'd say it depends on what you are in for and how high up the pecking order you are as to wether its cushy or not. Lad I was visiting was the man in there, pretty much called the shots - for the guards too, as far as I could see. Would be ****ty if you were just a pleb in there though.

They all like to give that impression... Not true (un)fortunately

In there every working day BTW...

Have you ever been in prison?

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