You miss the freedom to do most any everyday chore. Starting with the morning wake-up, they turn the lights on at 6am. There is a set time to each, set time to shower, set time to have recreation... it's like you are a kindergarten child being led through the day completely supervised. You miss having sex, being able to talk to your loved ones whenever you want, you miss their life as you only hear about it. Also, taking

of course, the loneliness is overwhelming sometimes. actually incarceration feels like you died but you are watching your life continue without you in it - seeing those on the outside go on with their lives and you are stuck in an ever-repeating day like the movie "Groundhog Day". Nothing really changes inside except the calander one day at a time.

This depends on the facility, the population limits and security level of the inmate. In most cases there are two-men to a cell. We have seen overcrowding where there are four men to a cell, where two of them sleep on the floor.

Yes, they are sold at the commissary or maybe acquired from another inmate that is leaving, or has more than one. They will barter the radio for commissary items of a specific value. It could be packets of tuna or ramen noodles, everything has a value.

no, that is a bad idea

THREE WEEKS!! Wow, and they are being mean? And he doesn't like the food?? Our advice is stop screwing up to the point where you end up in jail (jail, not prison YET). In three weeks he can decide if he likes being a tough guy and breaking the law, or if wants to grow up and act responsibly. Don't blame the jail, it's not a hotel.

Do you know where you are going to do your time? Every institution has their own rules for inmate clothing. Most places will make you buy extra things from their commissary. There are some that allow family to send in underwear and jeans. Once we know where you're going we can help you much more. Don't sweat it, one year might seem like a long time right now, but it is not going to seem like much when you're finished.

It's a big facility that is run by the Sheriff of East Carroll Parish. The low-security facility expanded the total operational capacity to 1340 beds. It currently houses offenders for the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections as well as pre-conviction offenders for local parish and municipal agencies. The inmates get to spend a lot of time outside.

There is not a lot of "daylight" for county inmates. There are recreation areas that are open to the sky and they are available for limited hours for exercise or fresh air. The transfer to a PRC is 50/50 on a one year sentence. They might hold him in county the entire time unless he is a really calm inmate or they become severely overcrowded.

If this is a federal inmate, then they might have him held for a few days to a few weeks awaiting a bed in the camp. This happens all the time. They make you see what real prison is like for a bit then send you over to the camp. If you are like most short-timers (and less than five years is short) after you spend two weeks in the SHU at the beginning, it wakes you up to what