So you've arrived in prison and get ready to spend the next few months years
or decades behind bars put yourself in that position and you probably wondering
what are you gonna do with all that time today we're going to look at the routine
for new inmates what prisoners do in jail all day and also find out what
ghosting in prison means hint it's not when you ignore someone's snapchat I'm
Charlene today we're going to look at what a person is doing jail all day but
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an inmate first enters prison if they usually processed for a very long time
they'll usually be dropped off at the jail by a taxi a friend or relative well
they can't be picked up by the local sheriff's prison bars
however this bus is generally very uncomfortable and they have to make many
stops to pick up many prisoners and they also drop off convicts too which takes
even more time going on the prison bus is referred to as a diesel tour and this
is generally avoided but let's first write to and con's go into their new
prison home first off but their civilian clothing is taken and they're given a
prisoner clopin if they're in the USA this is usually a bright orange jumpsuit
they're also disinfected to make sure they clean and not bringing things like
head lice into the prison and they also have a very thorough search to make sure
they're not taking anything prohibited into the prison any of their possessions
are catalogues and put in a small box but convicts are actually allowed to
bring in a few possessions from the outside world oftentimes this includes
things like books glasses and legal documents convicts and also prison
guards refer to new inmates as fish and when they're being processed for the
first time they're held in a special area of the prison known as the fish
tank new prisoners held in the fish tank for 30 days while prison officials
process their paperwork they also have to find a room for the prisoner to stay
in and maybe give them a prison job these jobs include things like laundry
jobs maintenance jobs janitorial jobs cooking jobs and landscaping jobs and
prisoners can around $0.10 per hour for doing these
jobs an inmate stay is not very interesting in fact they're stuck in a
cell which is around 8 by 6 feet their bed is likely made out of metal and is
bolted to the wall and in their cell they will also have a sink and a toilet
if they get lucky they may even have a window facing the outside of the prison
and due to prison overcrowding in most prison cells now hold two prisoners
usually an additional metal bunk bed will be installed above the first bed
and the case usually is that the strongest or scariest prisoner gets the
top bun life in prison starts at 7:45 a.m. this is when all of the doors are
unlocked and you have to go shower after that you get some time to eat some
breakfast in the canteen but work starts at 8:30 so get moving
many prisoners work after six hours a day only making around 10 dollars per
week however the best paying Prison job is what's known as prison industry this
could be anything from making clothing to making CDs the work is often very
mundane and generally does not meet usual health and safety guidelines now
you may think why would I want to work for such little money that prisoners
often do the thing is even though their menial tasks it does help to pass the
time if you don't do anything and sit in your cell all day you may get cabin
fever and go insane you may think that forced labor is a thing of the past but
it's still very much alive in prisons today at around midday prisoners are
sent back to the canteen to collect lunch all prisoners are then locked up
for about 2 hours so the staff can have their own lunch
and then at around 2 p.m. they're unlocked again and they have to get back
to work until 5:00 p.m. after that shift they're served dinner but many prisons
actually call this tea in most prisons dinner is eaten in your cell but
sometimes it's eaten in a canteen during dinner the preferred bunk is actually
reversed and the scariest toughest inmates get the bottom bun that's
because you could sit there with your tray to the side of you and eat but if
you have the top bunk it's easier to sit on the toilet with your dinner on your
knee prison food is very poor quality and there's not much choice usually two
to three main course option were available and there's always a
vegetarian option not only that there's also a kosher and halal version of every
meal in many prisons many sheets are issued a week in advance so you can
choose your own meal but if you do not return your form to your wing then
you're given the default meal which is always the vegetarian option there are
even some low fat meals which are specially prepared but these are only
for inmates with doctor's notes meals are typically things like shoes and
things which can be made in a large pot also the meals have lots of
carbohydrates as they're very filling but not nutritious pasture potatoes or
rice are usually the base of most meals in many prisons breakfast is actually
collected for the next day at the same time you have dinner this is usually a
small single portion of cereal and some milk you may also be given some teabags
or some coffee mix for lunch inmates usually given a sandwich often cheese
and sometimes also a packet of potato chips and during Ramadan a special menu
was made for those who are participating in that and usually in prison that
lights go out at 10:00 p.m. many prisoners who are facing years behind
bars were only allowed outside for one or two hours per week but if you're
inside for something pretty minimal then you may be allowed to go out for longer
than that but typically prisoners have to get used to life indoors at 10:00
p.m. lights are supposed to go out and
prisoners are supposed to be quiet and go to sleep
but apparently prisoners do break this rule often and make lots of noise and
stay up late first now we know what happens to new inmates and the daily
routine of a prisoner behind bars what is ghosting well ghosting is
basically when an inmate is being released from jail or moved to another
jail normally when this is going to happen an inmate is advised a few days
in advance this allows the prisoner to say goodbye to their friends they may
have met in prison when someone is ghosted they usually told the night
before this happens after locker and it allows them to pack their bags but also
not Miggs with other inmates this makes it impossible for them to settle any
scores or collect any debts also it stops other jealous inmates from
injuring them also while they're being ghosted they won't have access to
telephones to inform anyone on the outs and for some high-risk inmates they
won't be told where they're going until the next morning so no one else in the
wing can know Prison involves a lot of logistics and all of these are scheduled
and arranged for weeks in advance sometimes for an inmate to progress
through the prison system or to manage population levels they're moved to
another prison but before that a fit for travel medical assessment must be made
by a doctor ghosting is also done for emergency situations for example prison
guards may learn that an inmate is in imminent danger
or maybe they are themselves causing problems and have to be moved and in
very extreme cases if someone's being destructive they're taken to segregation
which is known as the block and then they're never seen again as they're
taken to another prison also prisoners who are being ghosted are woken up at
7:30 a.m. that's one hour before every other prisoner who's woken up at 8:30
a.m. this allows them to get out of the prison and where they need to go without
any trouble being caused by any other prisoner so now you guys know what it's
like for a new inmate behind bars the daily routine of a prisoner and what
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