What will happen to prison inmates if martial law is declared?
Under US Justice Department Code 117A-66C-12, all inmates with sentences over 10 years may be confined indefinitely, or put to use in such physical labor as required by martial authorities. Those sentenced to under 10 years may be released or drafted into military service at the local commanding officer’s discretion. Death row inmates are to have their sentences carried out immediately via firing squad. Under no circumstances may any other inmate be executed without a fair and unbiased tribunal, same as any other civilian.
What is the process of adjusting to a prison lifestyle like?
Once you get over the initial shock of where you are and how much time you have to do you pretty much end up facing reality or living in denial. The process is simple, ask questions if you don’t know what to do and be extremely observant, then make the necessary adjustments to live with the prison lifestyle or live suicidal. The basic steps to adjusting are to be very observant to what’s acceptable and unacceptable. For example, when you go to any prison yard you can’t hangout anywhere on the yard you want to. Prison yards are racially or gang divided and if you get caught in the wrong place at the wrong time, you can get in more trouble or seriously hurt. It’s the same thing in chow halls (dining area). You can’t sit any where you want to; you have to pay attention to where each race or gangs sitting before you get too comfortable because you can easily get more the dinner served to you by living in denial not paying attention. ASAP, you have to learn the Prison Administrative rules and inmate underground political rules, most people learn both the hard way. Violating, disrespecting, and ignoring officer or inmate rules makes you a target and can get more time added to your sentence, therefore you become an outcast because either guards or inmates will continue to create conflict with you to the point you end up getting hurt, disrespected, or violated. Here in San Quentin prison they have a whole call “The Adjustment Center”, “Ad-Seg” for short, the “Seg” is the Segregation Unit, and this is part of suicidal living. Making yourself a target leads to this place and they will “adjust” your attitude for you by keeping you confined with the rest of the touch guys until you decide you want to conform to the rules and regulations like the rest of the mainline population. All communications between inmates and external channels are facilitated by approved volunteers since inmates do not have access to the internet. This program with Quora is part of The Last Mile San Quentin. @tlm
What is your opinion of the jail and prison system?
jail and prisons are supposed to reform the people who are sent there. I think they have lost that objective as people who go to there now become worse off. and the happenings in the jail and prisons leave much to be desired. it is terrible! I believe other means of punishment need to be introduced or to look into the present system for ways of improving on it.
Is there a gap of professional courtesy between Corrections Officers and Police Officers?
So I have wanted to be a police officer all my life. I've done many things to show that. Now I am actually in college for criminal justice and corrections and have several family members in Corrections, and based on my excellent communication and interpersonal and problem solving skills, I'm considering it maybe first before police work. What I want to know is, it seems like there is some kind of gap of professional courtesy between police officers and corrections officers. I've seen them bickering back and forth on forums before. Why? IMHO which is just someone from the outside looking in: 1) Police officers' lives are on the line every day while out on patrol - theres no question about that. They take an oath and offer the ultimate sacrifice in carrying out the requirements of their duties. However- 2) Corrections Officers should not be demeaned in the eyes of a police officer because they are locked up for 8 hours per day often times outmanned and unarmed depending on which post they are on babysitting hundreds to thousands of dangerous offenders and often with very limited staff for backup-all offenders of which were put in prison by, primarily police officers. Seems like the jobs go hand in hand. My answer in no way is preferential on the correctional side, but the mortality rate is higher and the staff injuries yearly are higher than police officers according to statistics I've researched. I think there may have been ego problems present specifically posed within the situations and forum conversations I've seen but has anyone else seen this or know why? Thanks
How do weaker inmates survive in prison?
Prison does not have to be hard. Regardless of your physical or mental stature, there are a few rules that you must follow in order to expect to survive prison unscathed. Bear in mind that these rules have nothing to do with the rules of whatever facility you're incarcerated in. These rules are convict rules, and are standard for every prison yard in the US.Do not tell on anybody, for any reason.Do not fraternize with convicts of another race than your own. If you do, understand that you are putting your life or your health at risk.Mind your own business at all times, and use 100% of your common sense at all times.There will be seating arrangements divided by race in the chow hall. Learn this and remember it.Wash your hands before exiting the bathroom every time you use it. And maintain good hygiene in general. I have seen people beaten severely for not showering daily.Defer to, and show respect to the older convicts. You do not get to survive prison to old age by accident.There may be times when you are directly challenged by another convict. If this happens, you must be prepared to respond physically. Do not hesitate. Even if you are beaten, it is okay because you fought. (This is what is known as being “stand up.”) If you try to talk your way out of it or refuse to fight, your suffering will be legendary afterward.Do not gamble, borrow, or use drugs that you get “up front” with the promise that you'll pay later without knowing beyond doubt that you'll be able to pay.If you “PC up” (ask a guard to place you in protective custody) bear in mind that anywhere you go from that point forward, somebody will be there who remembers that you PC’d up. This will get you severely beaten or killed, eventually. Don't do it.Following those rules will ensure that you make it to the other end of your sentence intact. Combined with a good exercise routine, and a lot of reading, you'll be a better person when you are released than you were when you got there. Everyone is “weaker” than someone else, at some point. Don't worry about it, just follow those rules, and you'll be okay.Edit: These guidelines are indicative of prisons in the Western / Southwestern US in the late 1990s and early 2000s. I welcome all comments from convicts who were released more recently than 2006 who have information that runs contrary to what I’ve written above. My goal here is to be right, more so than to seem right.
Prison industrial complex?
by selling prisoners body parts to rich people