11 Lies Hollywood Tells About Prison Life
Prison life is rough, but it's not necessarily as bad as it's made out to be.
Published 4 years ago in Wow
It stands to reason that TV and movies would probably show the worst aspects of prison in order to make it as dramatic as possible. If these reports are to be believed, the reality is significantly more boring.
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Most of them aren't hardened criminals. They simply made a mistake, or came from a bad situation, and are genuinely trying to assimilate back into society. Also, some of these dudes are hella smart. Trying to get a job as an ex-con is very difficult. If they never got involved with drugs or gangs they'd be major contributors.
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Not me but my sister. The boredom, and for her the lack of cigarettes. The jail was smoke-free and you got a smoke break twice a day. A friend, the boredom and lack of decent reading material. Most inmates are illiterate and had no interests beyond what they knew, the ignorance was breathtakingly depressing. He said he had one intelligent conversation in three months. He was in the local jail fighting drug charges and managed to get house arrest and was very happy to come home and take a long hot shower with real soap.
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