Auto-SummaryThis post offers practical advice for navigating a jail stay, emphasizing the importance of dressing in plain, white clothing to avoid issues with clothing exchanges. It highlights the necessity of wearing multiple pairs of underwear and sturdy socks to combat the cold, bacteria-reducing environment. The author outlines a typical jail structure, noting different security tiers and housing units, with inmates often spending initial days in a pre-housing area. Commendable attention is given to the commissary system, phone services, and mail restrictions, suggesting these factors can significantly impact comfort and communication. The post also warns of potential disrespect from fellow inmates and advises against sharing personal items like coffee. Overall, it provides a comprehensive guide for those facing incarceration, stressing preparation and awareness of jail protocols.
I have a lot of possibly usefull information for this post - I have made an observation that 3/4 people posting on this thread have never spent a day in jail and are going off heresay.
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Wear two, hell even three pairs of underware. Two pairs of very sturdy, dense cotton socks that arent prone to tearing. Two White T-Shirts, and also Long-Johns long underware.
Jails are kept cold primarily for one really good reason - to keep the spread of bacteria down. Make sure everything you're wearing besides your underware is flat-white no logos or anything, around here they will tell you take them off when you arrive for a clothing exchange.
As you enter the jail, you'll be kept in a tank wearing your clothes, asked questions, and than sent to a laundry area where you will be stripped naked, and observed, possibly even asked to bend over and show your rectal region while spreading your cheeks.
The clothes you wear will be put into a bag and you will be given a slip of confirmation for what you are wearing - IE. 1 Sportscoat - 1 Brown Belt - blah blah, but if your shirts have logos, are blue or brwn, you will not be able to wear them and you'll walk out of there with a your underware and a loose fitting uncomfortablly dry two piece county issue clothing on.
Bacteria thrives in warmer enviroments, so just as a hospital they are kept cold. In the beginning weeks you'll want to have these extra pairs, you'll probably be getting laundry service once a week at most, and even than people steal your undies, weird huh.
Each county jail is run by someone different, and has its own characteristics. Your stay in jail is often a direct reflection of your crime and past history.
Most jails in this country are over-populated, so the beginning two - seven days will be spent in a pre-housing situation, as to say that you will be spending your days on a floor, or a crowded gym on " boats " awaiting a bed somewhere else in the jail - if you are a female, this will be a little different. This time is also to observe if you have drugs, or smuggled in cigarettes, are making a fuss with other inmates, ect.
Depending on your crimes there are different types housing units, usually one or two floors housing between 25-100 inmates, two per unit - containting two beds, one sink/toilet, and a small area to stack your valuables - some may even contain a small locker to store your valuables.
Shower areas located one each floor - I'd say a good estimate would be one shower unit per 25 inmates.
In my county, there are tiered levels of security almost like a prison. Four tiers -
gray ( average dui, drug charge, tax evasion... low level of aggression/violence )
Blue ( higher level crimes, violence, felonys )
Orange ( High Levels of Aggression, Home Invsaion, Rape, Felonious Assaults - Violent Crimes )
Orange/White Stripes - ( The highest level, manslaugheter, robbery, murder... things along those lines )
People in gray and sometimes blues will be housed in PODS ( the 25-100 man units I wrote about earlier )
Some Blues will also be put into what they call 10 Mans here - Small Housing units, three per tier, containing one shower, toilet - Eight beds and two boats ( beds on the floor ) A cable television located outside of the bars - and one picnic table in the middle of the room for board games cards.
When I went, I went under a higher level low aggresion crime, but due to the felony status of the crime, I was placed in a ten man with other blues. In 28 Days, I was only allowed to leave the cell once per week for laundry exchange ( a 20 meter walk down the hall and back.) Two times for a visit to my lawyer ( again 20 meter walk down the hall, five meter walk around the corner into a room. ) And one time for an hour to excersize, it was the first time I had seen the sun in just under a month.
Commisary is a gift, and can be taken away. Your friends and family will be allowed to put money onto your account, and normally once a week you can fill out an order form of extremely overpriced items like instant coffee, candy, liquid cheeses, potatochips, pepsi bottles, and things of the like.
Phone cards are expensive, and the pre-setup services abuse your inability to plan ahead, you can set up calling services prior to going to jail that will cost 2-10 cents per minute, rather than a baseline 8 dollars for a ten minute call they had where I was. Good thing to research.
Books and magazines can be ordered off amazon and other services can bemailed to the jail ( softcover only ) but cannot be mailed by family and must be ordered through these allowed organizations.
*NOTE* You'll want to buy the cofee for yourself, it acts as a really, really good digestive regulator.. In a place where everything jams your intestines, the coffee really helped me maintain regular bowell movements. Make sure you're not giving it to anyone, dont be a dick, but dont offer it to just anyone, because once you tell them no... some people will find that as disrespect and probably try and rob you/call you out.
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