In prison you're on your own

Keep in mind there’s a lot of things I can’t write about while I’m in prison. Xxxx xxx xxxx xxxx xxxx xx xxx xx xxx xxxx xxx xxx xxx xxxx. (Sentence scratched out.) Even with that in mind, there are still plenty of reasons why a person should do everything in his or her power to not end up in this place.

It’s almost a guarantee that you’ll go to at least two or three prisons during your sentence and at each institution, it’s always the same thing. People will approach you to see where your heart is at. Whether you’re strong or weak, have money or not, whether you’re in a gang and if so, which one. It’s unavoidable. You will be tried.

For instance, I sleep next to someone who had a star tattooed on his arm – which was not gang related, but somebody made him burn it off with a cigarette just because it had five points on it.

So much goes on in prison that the COs never see. Sure they’re aware people do things like that. They can’t be everywhere at once to stop it.

So if you come to prison, just know you’re on your own. There won’t be anyone there to help you.