Prison Shows

[miles512]

MSNBC and National Geographic have some awesome prison shows as of late. I don't know why but I am absolutely addicted to these. Anyone else catch these?

[Slingshot Engaged]

I watch them all the time to. I saw the one were the inmate made a shotgun out of some kind of a tube, used ground up match heads as gun powder, and parts of a zipper for buckshot, i thought that was pretty crazy

[miles512]

Yeah, apparently when you go to prison you become an engineer.

[DCChris]

Could you imagine what these people would be like if they applied themselves like that on the outside??? They might be like, honest citizens and stuff......

[Farbmeister]

I never found anything 'really good' as a CO. Dumb stuff like porn. Once I did find a razor without the blade... but the inmate said he told the block officer about it when it broke. I checked and what do you know.. an honest criminal (ONCE).

[DCChris]

LOL, I think I failed my interview with Monroe county jail because I said something like that. The LT. gave me a scenario. I told him you had to consider the source of the information (the inmate). He asked me if I thought inmates lied. "If they were honest people, they wouldn't be in jail." Deer in the headlights look........end of interview.

[4XLT]

i have been watching them now and then and think its pretty scary the way some of these places are run more by gangs than guards...

my father was a CO fro 22 years at a state prison, safely made it out of 3 riots 2 of which were real bad, he has told me some stories that made me shiver...

[Farbmeister]

99% of the stuff that happens in a STATE jail never makes the press.... its all to common (assaults on staff, fights, drugs). Unless someone dies or lifeflight comes, it ain't making the papers.

I am not into rehabilitation. Jail is punishment. After jail, then they go see the counselors and get gym passes, library cards etc. If they pass that then they get set loose.

I see now that minor drug offenses in NY(?) are being let out. I'm cool with non-violent drug offenders... as long as the state has given me ability to defend myself. Otherwise, keep them locked up and away from me.

[tes151]

The only thing I've ever seen on those shows is a POS behind bars. Guess I must be missing something..........

[Brown-Bear]

We can't watch those shows here my wife has no atience for me when I satrt asking why these asshats have TV's, books and everyother luxory item you can think of. Her answer is that they have rights to it as much as we do on the outside. WTF ever, your in jail not on vacation dude.

BB.