Ex-Prisoners On Reddit Share Tips On How To Survive The First Week In Prison And We Are All Digging It
You never know; a thing or two here might be of use in the future.
You may have heard that doing time in prison is like being in a fight. However, you may have also realized that it's incorrect to think of it that way because serving time in prison is much more complicated than that.
Come to think of it—a fight is brief and, in principle, fair; at least you know who your opponent is. Prison is a competition too, but of a different kind, and your opponents here are not just one single person, but a couple of individuals, and even a few more once you turn your back.
When you think of prison, you would most definitely conjure an image of someone who is always asserting dominance so that the rest of the inmates will leave them alone. That may seem like a challenging way to have a peaceful life inside a cell because what if you prefer to be the one in the background who just wants a quiet day—all without getting yourself in trouble?
Not that you should be anticipating going to jail, because let's face it, life there is hard, one way or another. But if you are someone who enjoys reading survival tips that you may not even use, then this one is definitely for you.
A user under the handle u/Jujhar_Singh posted the question: "Ex-prisoners of Reddit, what are some of the best tips to survive the first week in prison?" in the r/AskReddit community, and without a doubt, Redditors who had firsthand, secondhand, or maybe even imaginary experiences flocked to the replies.
Take a look at the highlights of the thread below!
1. In short, mind your own damn business!
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4. It's probably a trap of some sort!
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5. Bottom line: work on your physical strength even if you are not necessarily looking for enemies. What better way to make use of your time in prison than to buff yourself up?
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6. However, if you find yourself in a situation where your fight or flight response is activated, always choose fight.
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7. Taking a poo in prison also takes some skill.
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8. The stories you hear from people who have indeed been in prison...
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9. Be vigilant!
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10. What is a food sneeze, anyway?
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11. If you are heavy on rights, then you will have a hard time in prison because of this.
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12. Here's a more comprehensive list of things to remember when you find yourself in prison.
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13. Guards are not actually there for your protection, or anyone else's.
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14. Be as normal as you can, basically.
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15. Another list of helpful things.
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16. Don't fight, but if you are forced to, make it count!
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17. If all else fails, dig your way out!
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18. What a happy ever after!
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19. Watch Let's Go To Prison (2006), and you're set.
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20. Take the responses here with a grain of salt because, well...
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If you are more on the goody-two-shoes side, then there's little possibility that you would end up in prison—but who knows what the future will bring? Either way, you may have been enlightened by this thread, so if your life ever falls into the wrong place, at least you have an idea of what to do!
Just kidding. Well, it's better to be safe than sorry.
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