I just found out that I am goin gto jail for 2 years for Aggravated Assualt of someone over 65. The Prison that i am going to is notoroius for what Inmates do to each other. I am both Latin and Black i need to pick a side or i will be abused.I could go to the black side or Hispanic both sides has thier advantages and disadvantages. Going to White side is not an option.Please i need help quick i dont want to end up on no1 side and end up being turned out because i have no protection please help  who should i align myself with??\n\nFYI-i dont want to go to P.C because when you get out you have to share you r cell with a large guy named Bubbles--so i heard.
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hmmmm\n\nI know it doesn't help you now, but would have been good to think about bubbles when you assaulted that person over 65, I think.
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what statistics are you refering to? in my city, iv'e done a study on black and white "delinquints" from the ages of 13-18. in many cases we've seen that they white delinquints got their charges dropped, or were offered PTI, (Pre trial Intervention) wherein the cases of the black delinquints were sent to the juvenile correctionall facilities. I'm nopt trying to play a race card, but the study said what we had thought all along. with pti you are excused, nothing goes on your permanent record. With a juvenile facility, it is on your record, and you become a "statistic". I would like to think that you are not being anything but curious with asking this type of question over the internet. hope that this gives you a broader outlook on what the variables are when tallying for statistics. later.
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http://prisontalk.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=294\nYou can post his information for free, lots of people have had really good results...read through some of the other posts to see what kind of information to provide.\nGood luck~! \n\nAnd to those who would consider becoming a penpal... What a lovely thing to do..you'll make someone's day by writing! Be careful though, get a Post Office Box so you don't have to give out your home address to total strangers and don't give out personal information too soon...basically the same rules you follow on the internet to keep safe. And remember that just like on-line, people might not be up-front about who they really are... if it feels like someone is lying or being pushy about a "relationship" drop them.\nWhen you first start writing, don't use any glitter or stickers because many facilities do not allow them.If you're under 18, you might not be allowed to write, some places only let minors write if they are family members(if that's the case writing to an inmate could get HIM in trouble, so don't do it)\nI hope you make a few good friends!
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You sound a lot like my brother...are you?  Seriously ditch town.  My brother didn't and now he is behind bars for a good 4 more years. and that is for the first crime he already served, just for violation of parole....he was out on good behavior. He has problems and issues, but he is my brother and will not judge him, love him.   Since Australia started out as a penal colony I do not see why they wouldn't take you and yes you can permanently leave the United States, but you need to obtain  citizenship, France is where you should go it requires you to give up on your US citizenship and think all other countries do too.  Back to my brother he is telling me all the things he wants to do with his life when he gets out...well saying and doing are two different things and with a criminal record it won't be easy to get on with your life it sucks but that is our society. But I'd leave town and start anew, and just be honest with people close to you so your past doesn't catch up with you.
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What do you do when one of your family member is/was an illegal? I could not allow myself to turn my back to them. Please! I love the USA but family is family.\nP.S: Your posts bother me. http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AjTIu7xafN6ffIFbDrTexa_sy6IX?qid=20060616085947AAQnfzd\n\nWho says that? Do you honestly think that Cubans can't be illegals?  Well they can. I am ashamed for you. Of all people YOU should know how bad it is in other places. Cuba? Yeah, many people have even died trying to escape the horrors like Fidel Castro - dictator of Cuba. Do you feel proud of yourself when saying "Build enough prisons to hold them and incarcerate them. When their time is up: deprt them." "NAH! HANG 'EM HIGH! - Your idea seems the most logical." \n\nYou are a disgrace.
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Well if you didn't do it fight it to the supreme courts if you have too. If you did, just admit it and move on. I am not sure what the sentence is but jail time or a fine maybe. Steer clear of the x. I have one that is a jerk from you know where too....good luck to you.
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The rules vary in every state, so it is hard to give you a definite answer but if you visit the appropriate state forum at http://www.prisontalk.com someone will be able to tell you exactly what the rules are and how to get this done.\nGood luck
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From what I hear. People get raped in prison for being either too overly aggressive or too timid. THere is a fine line one draws when entering prison and that is to be yourself. Don't mind other peoples business and no one will mind yours. If you act out all tough like you're a gangster, people will put you in your place. If you are timid and easily bullied or frightened, they'll treat you like a bit*ch. I think the best way to act is simply mind yourself. stand up when you need to but for the most part, lay low.
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i really thought a woman of your worldly ways would know better...sigh, allow my expertise. first of all, send letters "from" him to about 50 lonely male prison inmates. make sure you include his address, phone number, social security number, anything you have of loser boy. next, well warm weather is here. when all the town fairs come around, they always have those annoying booths that no one goes to, except to get a free coffee cup, waterproofing for basements, dog fences, etc..., well sign him up for EVERYTHING, and make sure when they ask best time to call you put anytime between 1 a.m and 5 a.m.!!take any pictures you have of him, and make flyers stating he is armed and dangerous and to call the police. hang them at the laundromat, post office, phone poles, etc....\ngo to a library (they have better virus blockers), open all your bulk mail, and sign him up for all those goodies! good luck sista!!!
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well you being there helps, but if you can no longer take it you may just have to leave and he might straighten up. I had to attend NA after I was arrested for meth possession. When I started attending I was clean for 3 months already. So the program did not do anything extra for me. My biggest support group was my girlfriend. She always told me I could tell her anything but in past relationships this was always crap. So I was fearful to tell her that I was an addict. She has never used so it was easy to hide. I was damn lucky she was still there for me after I got popped. And she is still here for me 5 years later. Besides I am too damn small to go to prison.
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he's in jail now what can he do for you while he's in there. you need to think whats best for you & ecspecially this child. i know a couple guys that did the same thing to their girl so they had support while they were in jail than once they were out it was like screw you. You deserve better good luck!!
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Advice?  Easy.  Run back to the guy that has blackened your eyes, broken your nose, and used you as a punching bag for years.  He'll eventually kill you.  Then, he'll go to prison for life, and not endanger some innocent woman.  OR, you can stay away from the jerk, and perhaps build a life where you don't get beat up.  Your choice.
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First off, judging by a number of your questions, something is seriously NOT RIGHT here. New identities, dissapearing..ect. You pull any of this and get caught, you'll soon realize that your life wasn't that bad, and it wasn't worth the trouble...when your spending the rest of your life in prison.. I you did do this and got away with it temporarily, you would also have to deal with the repercussions of "faking" your own death, and all of the tourmoil your family would go through...NO problems are worth that.. Please wise up!
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To the guy bitching about all the "luxuries" inmates enjoy....I'd like to know.... What prison have you been visiting? I'd like to arrange for a cherished friend to be transferred there! The top notch medical/dental care I'm always hearing about would be nice!He had a small cavity in one tooth and the answer was to pull the tooth, he needs to see a doctor to renew a prescription for a chronic condition (no, it's not a drug with any recreational potential, it's Prilosec) but can't see the doc because he is not bleeding, and when he does get that script renewed, he'll be paying for it or rather either his mom or I will be doing so. The situation has gotten so bad with prison health care that a federal judge recently ordered the whole department into recievership.\nHe shares a 6 x 12 cell with one other man, and counts himself lucky that there are not 3 in that cell due to the amazingly overcrowded state of the facility, he gets to leave that cell about 4 hours a day, including shower, chow, dayroom and yard time... and THAT is when the facility is not on lockdown due to drastic understaffing, courtesy of a hiring freeze imposed by the Governor...on lockdown, it really is in the cell, 24/7, food passed through the door, etc the only thing that keeps going is the mail (and by the way, I send him paper,envelopes and postage, unless it is a letter to one's attorney of record AND there is no money on one's books, the prison does not pay for letters)....the educational programs, IF an inmate qualifies AND if there is a slot available in the class.....and surely you see the need to try to educate these people to improve the chances of their becoming productive citizens upon release?\nThe showers are hot and reasonably clean, but inmates buy their own soap, shampoo, toothpaste, etc.\nThe food is a joke, and is barely legal in quantity and quality... most inmates get VERY creative with the top ramen that is available at the commisary...\nWhat Gym/weight room are you talking about? My friend does an aerobic routine in his cell each morning and spends about half his time in the yard running his usual 3 to 5 miles, but there's no equipment available...I'm not complaining about that, but I'd like to know where you get your information.\n\nAs to other recreational activities, if there are video games, it has not been mentioned to me... Television in the day room where what to watch is decided by vote...any TVs or radios in the cells were not provided by the state, either the inmate or someone like me purchased them and like quarterly packages and phone calls (collect and incredibly costly) they are a privilige that is EARNED... Surely you can see the value of rewarding good behavior?\n\nBy the way, my friend is what they call a model inmate, he has had no disiplinary problems inside.\nI could go on and on, but I really want to know what prison all these stereotypes of fun and games are based on, because it sure as hell is not in California!
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the only way to not get bugged is to not be in there in the first place. you did a crime and now you gotta pay for what you did. doesnt matter how bad the crime you gotta learn the hard way. i have no sympathy for anyone goin to jail, no matter what the crime. if you didnt deserve to be there then you wouldnt be on your way. tough luck buddie
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this crap is not ALWAYS applied when blacks don't get their way.  it is a small population of people who have grown accustomed to using slavery and all the "oppression" as a means of getting special treatment instead being a hard working law abiding citizen. as a young black woman, I don't feel like i deserve to keep my gas on if i didnt pay the bill, or get out of a ticket because the cop might have only pulled me because i am black. i was probably speeding, so that's why he pulled me.  so, the woman who decided that the ONLY reason your husband is trying to run his business professionally without being bullied by that BS is because someone somewhere let her get away with that ish and she is trying to milk it for all it is worth.  my advice to her is "pay your damn bills and stop thinking that history is going to get you special treatment", and my advice to you and your husband is "please don't stereotype an entire race because a select few of us are waiting for their 40 acres and mule".  have a great thanksgiving!!!
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Good god.   I have never seen so many "probably," "maybe," or "most likely" answers in one place in awhile.\n\nMy husband has been in federal prison for 26 years so please allow me to shed some authenticity on the subject.    The convictions on specific crimes do determine where they start out, such as a U.S. Penitentiary, like Leavenworth.  \n\nBut over time, some can wind up at a Medium or a Minimum.   IF they live long enough, they can be released to a camp before going home.    Camp is still a controlled environment.\n\nYou were not give accurate descriptions at all of the various levels, including the Wikipedia response.   \n\nMy husband was convicted on less than four ounces of cocaine, and got 41 years, thanks to RICO back in the 80's.  Due to his age and health, he  is currently at a Minimum.   He has been in prisons in Kansas, Georgia, Mississippi, Kentucky and Florida.   Go figure.   He is currently 700 miles away from any family, one way.   He is 65 years old, with health problems, and has been thoroughly screwed over by the parole board (long story).    We have been trying to get THAT straightened out for four years now.   \n\nMinimums are not Cupcake Facilities.   Minimums are enclosed by razor wire, they are patrolled internally and externally, and the guys are told when to get up, when to eat, when they can go outside, when they have to come inside, when they have to go to bed.    Visitors have to be on a list, and go through metal detectors, and at least three interior doors to get to the visiting room. \n\nThere is one doctor for the 2000 men at his facility.   I knew a young man that got gangraped and died from his injuries there, and an elderly diabetic who died in his wheelchair outside the med unit waiting for help.    Miniums are no picnic.   \n\nUnlike TV shows (I Hate Prison Break!), the guys do not discuss their crimes.    Child molesters keep their mouths shut, and gangsta wannabees brag to enhance their reputation.   You can't believe anything the inmates tell you, period, so no one really knows what anyone is in there for, unless it makes the news.   \n\n If you check out my husband's web site, you will see that he was not a white-collar criminal, as someone else stated.  There are white-collar criminals there, like income tax evasion or embezzling, but I would guestimate that 90% of the inmates in federal prison are there on drug-related charges (thanks to our politicians and their "get tough on crime" mandatory minimums  - 5 years for one joint).  \n\nThere are a lot of men and women who have no business in prison, but the power to decide cases on individual points has been taken away from judges, by the politicians and their laws.    Those laws always impress voters, until someone in their family gets in trouble.   Then they find out that once those doors slam, that's it.   The kid who died after being gang-raped was only in there for a three-year drug sentence, not a death sentence.   I met his parents and they will never get over it.\n\nThere are Cupcake prisons, for Martha and the politicians, but regular folks will never see one of those.  \n\nFor the most part, the documentaries you see on PBS are more accurate about current prison life, in any of the prisons.   Prison is hell on earth, with camp being Purgatory.   They are not intended to rehab, but are warehouses, to keep the "bad" people away from the "good" people.    \n\nHope this gives you more accurate info.