Do you know anyone who is in prison?

Immaculate Pasta · 16-03-2012 06:12PM

dougieruggie wrote: »

I did some time (well 3 weeks) awaiting trial in the Balkan region. Don't want to give too many details away because I like being anonymous but I was young and seriously injured someone.

The prison was dark, had no windows in the blocks, no air conditioning and no beds. It was literally just yoga mats on the ground. There were 8 of them and 12 people in our cell so a few people had to sleep on the dirty floor. There were loads of cockroaches and what I assumed were fleas. While there were no windows in the block there was a small open barred window in the guard area where mosquitos would fly in and eat you all night long. When I went in there was no sign of food for the first 2 days and then eventually some lad came down from a local takeaway to the prison to take orders from the prisoners (I **** you not). The guards encouraged fights, didn't break them up and beat up a lot of the prisoners. They also got drunk a lot and watched football. A guy did get raped in the block as well, I didnt actually think that **** happened but it did. I heard him crying all night. I was a bit stupid when I arrived and used a communal water bottle. Very easily could have gotten hep and anything else but luckily got the clear.

Are you sure you didn't just accidentally lock yourself in the supply cupboard at the gym? Because you know I've done that before

16-03-2012 06:16PM

Yup. Life in prison for murder, I believe. Wouldn't be surprised if people I knew growing up are also doing time now.

SteoL · 16-03-2012 06:21PM

Sindri wrote: »

Mod note, user banned

I often see this in posts yet the poster never actually seems to be banned. What's the story with that?

To stay on topic I knew people who were in prison, served their time and are actually productive members of society now.

token101 · 16-03-2012 06:25PM

Two murderers, and some general scumbags who would have got a few months for criminal damage/theft and generally scumbaggery. One particularly nice guy who beat a guy over the head with a dumbell and hit his girlfriend (with a frying pan if town rumours are true, they usually aren't!). The joys of growing up in a f*cking sh*thole town. When you say 'know', it'd be more 'know of' through being in the locality, I don't write to them!

suicide_circus · 16-03-2012 06:26PM

Yep, knew a man, now dead, who did time for kiddie porn

Born to Die · 16-03-2012 06:27PM

Yes and they are all innocent.

up for anything · 16-03-2012 06:30PM

dougieruggie wrote: »

A guy did get raped in the block as well, I didnt actually think that **** happened but it did.

If you go by tv programs like CSI, Criminal Minds and Law and Order prison rape seems to be endemic in the the USA. Not one person on those programs ever comes out having not been raped and turned into someone's toy. Makes me wonder is it true.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 16-03-2012 06:35PM

SteoL wrote: »

I often see this in posts yet the poster never actually seems to be banned. What's the story with that?

To stay on topic I knew people who were in prison, served their time and are actually productive members of society now.

I think it's more a case of the user getting a few more posts in before the mod sees the bannable one.

To stay on topic, no.

Foghladh · 16-03-2012 06:44PM

I have a mate who did a few months in prison over in the UK for receiving stolen goods. I think he was nabbed trying to sell some car stereos another mate of his had lifted from somewhere.
He said he went into court fully expecting a community service order and his lawyer had no worries. He got the judge on a bad day though and got sent down for 6 months. As far as I know he was out in less than 2.

What always stuck in my mind was how scared he said he always was inside. This lad is 6'3" and built like a small shed but he spent as much time as possible in his cell to avoid the general population.

I figure I wouldn't last 5 mins. A pretty fella like me would be f***ed. Quite literally I fear

dubbie82 · 16-03-2012 07:02PM

My sisters school mate killed a 7 year old girl back in 89. He was serving a sentence for arson and other crimes in an open prison. He murderd her on a night out without supervision. He was 19 years old then. I was only 8 then and didn't know him myself but I still remember the girls picture on every newpaper. They found her a few weeks later in a cornfield.
He got 20 years for that so I reckon he is out now. Makes me sick.

maiden · 16-03-2012 07:07PM

When I was a teen a lot of my friends spent time in jail, visited Limerick a few times. One close friend did 8 years for a mugging (was murdered himself years ago), his brother did 5 for same crime,(came out killed in a car crash)

Next door neighbour did 3 years for manslaughter, was never the best after it, but was in Cork one day when a guy jumped into the river, my friend jumped in and saved him (took a life, saved a life)

Have 3 friends in Limerick prison at the moment

tallus · 16-03-2012 07:33PM

I have a cousin doing a long stretch in Portlaoise. He's a "political" prisoner, if you get my drift.

canttellyou · 16-03-2012 07:38PM

hondasam wrote: »

If I know someone who is in prison does that makes me a knacker?
You can't help who you are related to, you can choose your friends but you can't choose your family.

Define knacker.?
Whats so bad about a knacker?

soundbyte · 16-03-2012 07:45PM

A guy that was in a few of my classes in Leaving Cert raped an 83 year old woman. Thing is, he did it BEFORE he started the school year. The judge allowed him do the school year before serving his seven year sentence. He was a bit of a laugh, but a wee bit odd. Sick bastard.

tallus · 16-03-2012 07:48PM

canttellyou wrote: »

Define knacker.?
Whats so bad about a knacker?

She wasn't using the word herself, she was quoting it from a poster who got banned.

canttellyou · 16-03-2012 07:55PM

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dirtyden · 16-03-2012 08:15PM

maiden wrote: »

When I was a teen a lot of my friends spent time in jail, visited Limerick a few times. One close friend did 8 years for a mugging (was murdered himself years ago), his brother did 5 for same crime,(came out killed in a car crash)

Next door neighbour did 3 years for manslaughter, was never the best after it, but was in Cork one day when a guy jumped into the river, my friend jumped in and saved him (took a life, saved a life)

Have 3 friends in Limerick prison at the moment

Were you from Ennis then (ie, when you were a teen)? I just see Ennis in as your location. I never would have thought Ennis was a particularly rough town, but you make it sound so?

cynder · 16-03-2012 08:25PM

dubbie82 wrote: »

My sisters school mate killed a 7 year old girl back in 89. He was serving a sentence for arson and other crimes in an open prison. He murderd her on a night out without supervision. He was 19 years old then. I was only 8 then and didn't know him myself but I still remember the girls picture on every newpaper. They found her a few weeks later in a cornfield.
He got 20 years for that so I reckon he is out now. Makes me sick.

That wasn't in co cork was is? I remember around that time in youghal a kid was missing and later found dead, a teen did it and was related somehow to the child. While the search was going on we were walked to school instead of being let walk on our own.

cynder · 16-03-2012 08:31PM

dirtyden wrote: »

Were you from Ennis then (ie, when you were a teen)? I just see Ennis in as your location. I never would have thought Ennis was a particularly rough town, but you make it sound so?

I don't see Ennis as a rough town but it has it's famous villains, lying eyes being one of them ( due out soon too). the youth centre there brewed a few criminals, from drug dealers to rapists (Adam Keane )one that stabbed a guy ( got 8 years) David o loughlin, then the taxi driver was murdered a few years back and also a guard's kid stabbed someone in the main street. Emer o loughlin was murdered in co Clare too, still haven't got the scumbag who did it, I knew emer.

Sounds like a really rough place but these incidents are far apart

I knew people who have been in prison. My own dad did time before I was born, I am not close friends with anyone in prison or who has been in prison.

FueledByAisling · 16-03-2012 08:33PM

soundbyte wrote: »

The judge allowed him do the school year before serving his seven year sentence.

That's actually a very nice thing for the judge to do. Pushing the fact that your ex classmate is a sick prick, the judge ensured he'd have proper education when he left prision instead of going off living on the dole once released so instead of him living for the rest of his life off the government it'd only be seven years.

maiden · 16-03-2012 09:39PM

dirtyden wrote: »

Were you from Ennis then (ie, when you were a teen)? I just see Ennis in as your location. I never would have thought Ennis was a particularly rough town, but you make it sound so?

Yes Ennis, cant say that it is rough, just every village and every town have their own few that end up in prison

maiden · 16-03-2012 09:44PM

grindelwald wrote: »

the youth centre there brewed a few criminals, from drug dealers to rapists

Ah now thats not entirely fair, I don't think the youth centre brewed criminals in fact I would go as far as saying they saved quiet a few from the 'wrong road'

Rabidlamb · 16-03-2012 09:48PM

One of my best golfing & drinking buddies got 9 months before, ended up in the open prison in Shelton Abbey.
We visited him & brought in Club Orange bottles that were 50% vodka.
They had Sky Sports & a Pitch n'Putt course, was a bloody holiday camp.
He was annoyed he didn't get 12 months as the state would have covered expensive dental work once your incarcerated over a year.
He was let out for the weekend after 6 months & released 10 minutes after returning.

cynder · 17-03-2012 06:49AM

maiden wrote: »

Ah now thats not entirely fair, I don't think the youth centre brewed criminals in fact I would go as far as saying they saved quiet a few from the 'wrong road'

Not entirely fair, just my opinion. Some are already troubled when they go there, others leave worse. Some who want to be helped are.

Do you know anyone who is in prison?

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