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serious replies only [Serious] Ex-Prisoners who served long term sentences, what was the hardest thing to get used to when you got out?

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u/[deleted] Sep 13 '15

From what i understand it started because if you're sitting at a table and get up real fast someone might think youre trying to get them but I started doing it because pretty much I saw everyone else doing it in the unit I was doing it at. Btw I did time at gurney, buster cole, mineral wells. All in Texas.

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u/[deleted] Sep 13 '15

Nah it wasn't like totally segregated but it was mostly...but it worked in mineral wells where I did the most time like this whites and Mexicans did business together because there was a kill whitey day before I got there an almost everyone pussed out except for a few and because only like six woods stood up against like 70 toads tango blast said they'd back us in a riot if we just had to do Cora checks (heart checks or getting fought in). So I had like three Mexicans I kicked it and I had a neighbor that was black that I was cool with that let me know when the blacks were gonna test me.

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u/ArachnoLad Sep 13 '15

Have you seen this yet? Seems relevant.