This has been on my mind for years. People will go to such great lengths to avoid going to jail: Running from the law, killing themselves or others.

Now I've never been to jail myself, but I know a lot of people who have. And from what I know, this is what jail's all about:

1. Crappy people
2. Crappy food
3. Crappy beds
4. Long waiting period - boring

Now, is this really that big of a deal, that you would attempt suicide to get out of it? To me, this all sounds like my middle school, but with a place to sleep. Lol

This is what I heard. Should this be wrong, please correct me instead of flaming or otherwise.

sometimes it does feel like a summer camp especially at night when everyone is goofing off cuz no guards are around, but much more violent during the day time. fights every other day. Yes the food is crappy and the worst and I mean worst part is the boredom. I read at least 2 books a day while I was there.

P.S. Before anybody goes thinking I'm a hardcore criminal I was in there cuz I had the wrong plates on my car no insurance or regestration and they gave me tickets which i didn't pay which turns into warrants which turns into 2 months of jail.

Zeld - I think a lot of it depends on what type of prison you go to, which depends a lot on what crime you commit. I bet the place fightorace went to was pretty easy going and relaxed compared to a higher security prison for criminals who did worse crimes....

definitely not worth killing yourself over. Honestly I've heard stories of people doing armed robbery to get themselves off the street and into a stable place like that. You keep your head down in prison and you can actually have a fairly comfortable time there.

I obviously don't think jail would be very fun. I also don't think it could be as bad as federal prison.

More than the just the reasons that it could be bad is the fact that your freedom is taken from you, that makes it the worst.

Zeldisaster : Yes!!! Haven't u ever watched the episode on the boondocks when Tom dropped his soap?

SateNorman : Lmao that's not what I meant, but ok then. No, I haven't watched that episode, or the boondocks in general.

Dude, it's terrible. You're in a place full of killers, thieves, rapists, etc. And what SateNorman said, DON'T DROP THE SOAP.

jail is the worst place you could go.federal prisons actually have alot more priveledges and are allowed alot more activities than jail. i was in for 6 months and it just sucks.the boredom is what really eats at you but theres a whole lot more. everyone in there thinks there the toughest guy and if you say the wrong thing or look at people wrong they want to start fights.the i was in sacramento county in cali and it was just nasty. underwear is all stained. sometimes they run out of clean clothes before you get yours so you could go weeks before changing into freshly stained nasty clothing.the food is horrible. in sac county all the food is donated and alot of it is expired the bread could be moldy.first couple days you cant eat cuz its so nasty but you get so hungry the food starts lookin good and you start eatin.one of the worst things is actually the officers.they treat everyone like low life garbage even if your in for something small.im prescribed methadone because im a recovering addict and they wouldnt even give me my medicine sometimes they would make me wait a couple days and let me get sick.all right i dont want to think about that place anymore. all you really need to know is dont break the law because it really is that bad.

I was in Orange County Jail and Theo Lacy for a few months about 7 or 8 years ago. I'd say the food wasn't that bad... but you're always looking over your shoulder.... depending on what ethnicity you are you have to run with them; and if your the only one of your ethnicity in your dorm or cell you have to (if possible) prove your toughness.

In most cases you get TV time everyday but it's limited to the same boring channel. Yeah it sucks, but I'd say the worst part was watching the deputies playing PS2 while your stuck on your bunk with a book to read or paper to write a letter .

Yea I went to orange county jail also. The warm food actually wasn't that bad, it was those nasty bologna sandwiches. And when I went to LA county jail it made me wish I was back in orange county. But two of the worst things are always waiting for everything, and the sheriffs that work the jails are dicks constantly.

And most people that commit suicide are doing lots of time. And its usually for something that happens outside of prison, like a girlfriend leaving them or a family member dying.

tonetone714 : Heh, I forgot about those bologna sandwiches, I can only remember having those in "the loop" along with the sack lunches.

So, I was in the loop, or processing period, (which was probably the worst of the experience) for 2 days I think. It's just a series of cells that you move from one to the next until you get to the booth where you get processed into the jail. It was extremely cold with the air conditioner going. More than likely they have it on to control the atmosphere between the people, but I was given a short sleeve jumpsuit and had to put my arms inside to sleep on the concrete bench. Definitely not a place you want to go.

Jail is one thing but if your going to prison you either should kill yourself or be happy to spend the rest of your life in a cage.

tRIUNE : DAAAAAAAAAMN, they had you in the loop for 2 days? I was b****ing about being in there for 14 hours hours. Yea when I was in the cells in the loop weren't all that cold, but each and every room smelt like different ratios of $h*t and piss. Bad times lol.

tonetone714 : Yeah, apparently some times in the loop are short enough, while when it's crowded or there is a stall in the transfers from the Main to either the Farm or Lacy, it gets backed up as in my case. For sure, it was torture those 2 days.

Hi id just like to say as an Indian, we live in a corrupt government so id doubt they can make jail any worse
Like the book Airman prison is based on breaking u, so its based on ur state of mind

It depends on how bad the jail is. It could be both good and bad for some people.

I would imagine is a very boring, bad, dirty place to be. It's like being a hamster trapped inside a tiny cage for 24 hours a day. They serve disgusting food in small portions. ANd you'll always have to sleep with one eye open around all those criminals..who knows what they could be thinking. Jail isn't a place i'd want to be...so i'd suggest going to the Library instead....

Depends, is rape as bad as they say ? I say yes, jail = bad. Waste of a life. You could be free living life to the fullest like sitting on your arse and playing video games all day.

I heard that jail is really not a good place at all. I also heard that it is not as bad as most people think it is. They say that it really gives you time to think. I am sure that it is different from town to town, obviously Detroit is probably way more dangerous.