Prison 101 Tip #18

Where you are in any individual prison can determine what you have access to. Being in any intake pod, dorm, or block can lead to some great acquisitions such as sneakers, clothes, weapons, even drugs and sometimes a cell phone if someone can fit it up their ass. All of these items can be yours if you position yourself in the right way. First you need to find a way to move into an intake area if your not already in one. Second you need to secure a job in said area to ensure that you won't be moved or transferred. You want to do a good job and stay under the guards radar while also getting them to like you just enough to want to keep you around. If you can manage this then you will have access to everything knew coming into the prison or jail from the street including gossip which people will sometimes use to their advantage as well. I suggest you stock up on lots of Ramen soups and food because that is what hungry new intakes will be looking to trade their wares for upon admission into the facility. You need to hurry as well because not only will others be after the same products you are but typically new intakes aren't housed in these areas for more than a week before being moved. Once they are gone forget about whatever you were trying to get. It is almost impossible to get contraband from one unit of a prison into another in a state facility without either the guards permission or someone that can move freely around the secure areas of the jail. Even if you already have enough sneakers, clothes, and other shit to last ten lifetimes I suggest you continue stock piling in case you get shaken down and lose some of your inventory or you get transferred and robbed by other inmates in the AP room of another prison. Inmates steal, period. That is what they do and why they are called inmates. Most of these people belong where they are and quiet a few are there for stealing so it should come as no surprise that they would rob you just as fast, if not faster, than anyone else. Other prisoners are not to be trusted no matter what deal or offer they have for you. Cash or goods up front for any product or service provided. It wouldn't hurt to help out new intakes with a nice pair of sneakers or some food every once in awhile if you are successful at running this kind of hustle inside. This is one of the best hustles you can find and most lucrative with least amount of risk available. People bring all kinds of shit with them into jail, and usually are willing to come off of it very cheaply especially when driven by hunger. Like I said, keep those summer sausages and Ramen noodle soups handy. Good luck!

Prison 101 Tip #15

Make sure you stay well stocked up on coffee. In state prison you don't have access to real coffee provided to you from the state with your three hots and a cot so you need to order it from commissary. When I was last locked up they offered two types, Nescafe instant and Columbia instant coffee. Both were shit, they are instant coffee, but better than nothing. The Nescafe red bag had more coffee in it but the Columbia yellow bag was stronger and tasted better. It was also more expensive but well worth it. You can also make a quick buck or two hustling coffee balls to other inmates if you are an enterprising criminal. Bag up enough coffee to make one cup and combine sugar, creamer, ect. Wrap it all up in a piece of plastic and make as many as you can out of the bag then sell them for whatever the going rate is. Monetary value is different in state prison than in the real world. Trade isn't based on cash because there is none so everything must be bartered for with what there is enough of, soup. Ramem noodle soups are the currency in state prison's across this beautiful country. A soup can usually buy you a coffee ball or most anything else. A soup usually cost about twenty five cents or so depending on where you are and you can order up to a case at a time which is 24 soups. Stock up on soup every time you can go to the commissary store because that will be your cash while you are in prison. Pay for your basic needs and wants with it instead of trading away better items that you have a real need for. In some prison's soup isn't the only currency. There are stamps, envelopes, and still cigarettes in a very few states. Any of these can be used for trade. If you are trying to purchase drugs or clothes/sneakers you will have to come up with something better. A money order sent from a loved one to an appropriate address can also be used to purchase whatever you want if you have someone on the outside willing to do such activities for you. This is where I come in if you acquire my services. It is just one of many I can provide for those seeking information or assistance of any kind before going in to start a prison sentence or while even incarcerated. If you are reading this and have a loved one locked up and don't want to deal with them put tell them about what I am offering and email me so they can write to my PO Box instead. Internet access is usually prohibited in prison unless it has to do with school of some kind. Good luck.

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