Jail stories?

~~Cuthbert~~ · 04-12-2013, 03:10 PM

I've never been actually sentenced to prison but have spent many a night in the cells. When I was about 13-16 I was an absolute bastard and being brought home by the police on a weekly basis, I can't believe some of the stuff I used to do. My parents wanted to kick me out at one point. I'm quite lucky thinking about it because all the stuff I got caught for was just petty crime like shoplifting, if I'd have been caught for the more serious stuff then I would have certainly spent some time in a youth prison.

P A N · 04-12-2013, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Vanilla

I still can't get over that you went to a maximum security jail for smoking weed. That's fecking ridiculous! Over here you would only get community service or a diversion. Where are you living?

i live in ontario, canada. generally speaking, the police here are pretty good about it. if they catch someone or a group of kids they'll basically just let you know that they could do something about it if they were in the mood to be pricks. most people in general are privy to the fact that there is a huge demographic of pot users, and cops who crack down on them are generally looked at as lame-asses. in my case though, the cops and the court were responding both to what the school wanted it to look like and also the fact that the pot laws were not so lax as people were thinking. it was just bad timing. mind you, the principal of my school at the time was also a staunch catholic and a stoic. he had a general air of intolerance to most things considered normal.

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Originally Posted by FETCHER.

I can't believe you guys can get in trouble for being publically intoxicated. I could literally shoot up heroin just now and wander the streets all night and not one cop would bat an eyelid, however if you're in your car pleasantly minding your own business they will ****ing search you. ****s.

i don't know if this is in response to my post or not, but i wasn't charged for being intoxicated. i was charged with possession. i also had a pipe with me and under a half gramme in a little baggy. if i was able to somehow discard this on my way to the principle's office i would have been in the clear. they might have been able to suspend me or something to that effect, but court would have been out of the question.

FETCHER. · 04-12-2013, 03:19 PM

My brother actually had to go to the cells on a friday night so it was pretty busy and they had started doubling people up, so my brother and his mate are laying on their ****ty little mattress when this newcomer dude comes in, my brother gets up to go to the toilet or something and the newcomer rips his mattress off the 'bed' and steals it. So my brother being the way he is tells the guy to put it the fuck back where he got it and the guy didn't so they started fighting.

My brother said they were rolling around fighting and his mate opened his eyes, seen what was happening and turned over haha. I'm pretty sure he said he got a thumb in the eye as well during the fight. His mate told him the next day he was handling himself pretty well so thought he would go back to sleep.

edit: @ P A N it was the phanastasio's post that included public intoxication.

Engine · 04-12-2013, 04:54 PM

The city I lived in during most of the nineties had decided to crack down on graffiti, and two of my friends went to jail for it.

For Trollheart's clarity: In the US, jails are facilities where people are held while they await trial, or serve shorter sentences (as P A N mentioned). Although sometimes jail sentences can be relatively long - a year or more. Cities have jails for people who are accused of crimes within city limits (city jail) and counties have jails for people accused of crimes committed outside city limits (county jail). The size and general condition of the facilities depend on the size, wealth, etc. of the city or county. Prisons are for longer sentences, and convicts may be sent to a prison far away from where the crime was committed depending on many factors (such as security level needed or overcrowding).

Anyway, the two friends I mentioned each served one month in a city jail for their graffiti, which was really quite skillfully done. They were artists, not gangsters.

When they were caught, they received tickets and court summons and were sentenced to their jail time on their court dates. They went to the same jail (different times) in a medium-size city. They were housed in one huge room full of bunk beds with all of the other convicts. And they were let out into a common room to watch TV or whatever for a certain amount of hours each day. Both reported that people were generally friendly but bored, and just whittling away the hours. They didn't need to fight or form strange alliances or anything like that. Both were afraid of what would happen before they went in but ended up considering their terms interesting memories, albeit not good ones. One completely stopped doing graffiti after he got out. The other one continued but acted more carefully.

More recently (2010?) a friend of mine went to jail for DWI (driving while intoxicated). At the scene, he refused to take a breathalyzer and was put in jail overnight where a blood test showed that his blood alcohol level was way over the legal limit - he was apparently shitfaced. The next day he was given the option of being bailed out (for I think $1000), or stay in jail until he was sentenced. He decided to stay b/c he didn't want to pay or to notify any of his family members about his situation. Also, if he was sentenced to jail time, the days he spent awaiting trial would probably count towards his sentence. Five days later, his driver's license was revoked for a year, and he was sentenced to sixty days in prison and they did count the five days as time served. Also, they would reduce the sentence by ten days if he volunteered to work while he was inside, so he volunteered.

The guards liked him because he is very unassuming and compliant, also he's nearly seven feet tall and people tend to like friendly giants. Probably for these reasons, he was given a cake job which was to do suicide watch. He was locked in a hallway with, I think, five cells each with one convict that was considered a suicide threat. And he had to do it from 6pm - 6am every night. His job was to check each cell every fifteen minutes or something and call the guard if there was cause for alarm. Nobody tried to kill themselves but the prisoners occasionally cried or screamed. He said the worst part was that it was very cold where he had to stay. But he got a lot of reading done.

He was expecting 45 days of this but got a pleasant surprise after two weeks when a guard told him that he was going to be released the next day. They didn't explain why. So he spent 5 days in a holding cell by himself, then another 15 days either in a room with bunk beds or in his suicide watch chamber. Overall he didn't mind it - the worst part was losing his driver's license for so long. I don't know for sure but he was never an alcoholic and I assume that he doesn't drive drunk anymore.

That's 3 true stories of young, white, middle class men doing time in medium city jails.

Freebase Dali · 04-12-2013, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Vanilla

May I ask why she's in jail? That's great that she is getting a degree, what is it in? What is life like for her in there?

Not something I'm going to post on the internet, out of respect for her. Although I may have done so when I was drunk, but I don't remember.

I think she's getting some theology degree. As for what life is like for her, she's been in 15 years so far, so it's just normal every-day life for her. She went full lesbo, so at least she's getting some ass.

Burning Down · 04-12-2013, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by FETCHER.

I can't believe you guys can get in trouble for being publically intoxicated. I could literally shoot up heroin just now and wander the streets all night and not one cop would bat an eyelid, however if you're in your car pleasantly minding your own business they will ****ing search you. ****s.

If you're publicly intoxicated here, generally the worst thing that happens to you if you get caught is that you'll be cuffed and might have to spend a few hours in a holding cell down at the station. And sometimes you only have to pay a fine.

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Originally Posted by P A N

i live in ontario, canada. generally speaking, the police here are pretty good about it. if they catch someone or a group of kids they'll basically just let you know that they could do something about it if they were in the mood to be pricks. most people in general are privy to the fact that there is a huge demographic of pot users, and cops who crack down on them are generally looked at as lame-asses. in my case though, the cops and the court were responding both to what the school wanted it to look like and also the fact that the pot laws were not so lax as people were thinking. it was just bad timing. mind you, the principal of my school at the time was also a staunch catholic and a stoic. he had a general air of intolerance to most things considered normal.

You obviously don't live in Toronto or Hamilton where the cops crack down on random shit all the time.

My interaction with law enforcement isn't terribly extensive... the biggest thing I've ever had to do was report a collision (that wasn't my fault but you have to report all collisions to the police here).

FETCHER. · 04-12-2013, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Burning Down

My interaction with law enforcement isn't terribly extensive... the biggest thing I've ever had to do was report a collision (that wasn't my fault but you have to report all collisions to the police here).

What? Why?

FRED HALE SR. · 04-12-2013, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by FETCHER.

What? Why?

Yeah you would be screwed in Canada, you're always running into ****.

FETCHER. · 04-12-2013, 06:19 PM

Oh no you didn't.

Burning Down · 04-12-2013, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by FETCHER.

What? Why?

I don't know what it's like in other provinces but that's the way it is in Ontario. The police need to know everything so they can determine who is at fault, for insurance purposes but more importantly so they can determine which driver gets demerit points on their license or gets it suspended (if they were driving while intoxicated, or if they've caused several collisions, etc). If you're in a collision, whether you're at fault or not, and you don't report it and you bring your car to a body shop for repairs, they'll generally report it anyways and you can get fined for that (and maybe demerit points but I'm not sure).

04-12-2013, 04:54 PM	#14 (permalink)
Engine air quote Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: pollen & mold Posts: 3,108	The city I lived in during most of the nineties had decided to crack down on graffiti, and two of my friends went to jail for it. For Trollheart's clarity: In the US, jails are facilities where people are held while they await trial, or serve shorter sentences (as P A N mentioned). Although sometimes jail sentences can be relatively long - a year or more. Cities have jails for people who are accused of crimes within city limits (city jail) and counties have jails for people accused of crimes committed outside city limits (county jail). The size and general condition of the facilities depend on the size, wealth, etc. of the city or county. Prisons are for longer sentences, and convicts may be sent to a prison far away from where the crime was committed depending on many factors (such as security level needed or overcrowding). Anyway, the two friends I mentioned each served one month in a city jail for their graffiti, which was really quite skillfully done. They were artists, not gangsters. When they were caught, they received tickets and court summons and were sentenced to their jail time on their court dates. They went to the same jail (different times) in a medium-size city. They were housed in one huge room full of bunk beds with all of the other convicts. And they were let out into a common room to watch TV or whatever for a certain amount of hours each day. Both reported that people were generally friendly but bored, and just whittling away the hours. They didn't need to fight or form strange alliances or anything like that. Both were afraid of what would happen before they went in but ended up considering their terms interesting memories, albeit not good ones. One completely stopped doing graffiti after he got out. The other one continued but acted more carefully. More recently (2010?) a friend of mine went to jail for DWI (driving while intoxicated). At the scene, he refused to take a breathalyzer and was put in jail overnight where a blood test showed that his blood alcohol level was way over the legal limit - he was apparently shitfaced. The next day he was given the option of being bailed out (for I think $1000), or stay in jail until he was sentenced. He decided to stay b/c he didn't want to pay or to notify any of his family members about his situation. Also, if he was sentenced to jail time, the days he spent awaiting trial would probably count towards his sentence. Five days later, his driver's license was revoked for a year, and he was sentenced to sixty days in prison and they did count the five days as time served. Also, they would reduce the sentence by ten days if he volunteered to work while he was inside, so he volunteered. The guards liked him because he is very unassuming and compliant, also he's nearly seven feet tall and people tend to like friendly giants. Probably for these reasons, he was given a cake job which was to do suicide watch. He was locked in a hallway with, I think, five cells each with one convict that was considered a suicide threat. And he had to do it from 6pm - 6am every night. His job was to check each cell every fifteen minutes or something and call the guard if there was cause for alarm. Nobody tried to kill themselves but the prisoners occasionally cried or screamed. He said the worst part was that it was very cold where he had to stay. But he got a lot of reading done. He was expecting 45 days of this but got a pleasant surprise after two weeks when a guard told him that he was going to be released the next day. They didn't explain why. So he spent 5 days in a holding cell by himself, then another 15 days either in a room with bunk beds or in his suicide watch chamber. Overall he didn't mind it - the worst part was losing his driver's license for so long. I don't know for sure but he was never an alcoholic and I assume that he doesn't drive drunk anymore. That's 3 true stories of young, white, middle class men doing time in medium city jails. __________________ Like an arrow, I was only passing through.

04-12-2013, 03:10 PM	#11 (permalink)
~~Cuthbert~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Black Country Posts: 8,827	I've never been actually sentenced to prison but have spent many a night in the cells. When I was about 13-16 I was an absolute bastard and being brought home by the police on a weekly basis, I can't believe some of the stuff I used to do. My parents wanted to kick me out at one point. I'm quite lucky thinking about it because all the stuff I got caught for was just petty crime like shoplifting, if I'd have been caught for the more serious stuff then I would have certainly spent some time in a youth prison.