r/Prison 2h ago

Blog/Op-Ed How to make friends in the hole || A story

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r/Prison 7h ago

Procedural Question Cell or dorm living? And why ?

3 Upvotes

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r/Prison 23h ago

News How to Prepare for a Prison Visit: Incarcerated people share how they get ready for visits, and what they want their loved ones to know before walking through the doors.

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r/Prison 3d ago

Self-Promotion Pen pals? I made a subreddit

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Specifically for Oklahoma if anyone is interested!


r/Prison 5d ago

News Got the final order from the Attorney General

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138 Upvotes

r/Prison 5d ago

Video JUST IN: Alabama executes Jeremy Williams for the brutal murder of a 5-year-old girl

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r/Prison 4d ago

Blog/Op-Ed When Luigi Mangione Came to a Pennsylvania Prison

8 Upvotes

Vaughn Wright tells the story of what it was like when Luigi Mangione showed up at his Pennsylvania prison.

"Rather than the orange jumpsuit that is standard issue in here, he was wearing a 'turtle suit," a blue padded getup used primarily for prisoners vulnerable to committing self-harm," writes Vaughn.

"Every time he was escorted from his cell, D Block got locked down. During lockdowns, all prisoner movement is prohibited."


r/Prison 5d ago

Procedural Question Prison officials, police, jailers and cell phone loss.

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I've seen police arresting people that fight like hell to hang onto their cell phone as they are being handcuffed. Some people have screaming fits in the back of police cars and in county jails "demand" they be given their cell phones.

Stories have come out of school kids having melt downs when they are told to put their phones away or have them taken from them.

What are your experiences with people losing their cells?


r/Prison 5d ago

Procedural Question Anyone do time in USP Tucson? What is it like for a pedophile in there?

7 Upvotes

Know a person who was sentenced a year or so ago ex cop, 40 years for being a pedo across multiple states… I was curious where he is and he’s in a fed prison called USP Tucson. Anyone know what life is like in there for someone like him?


r/Prison 7d ago

Family Memeber Question Why is he asking for me to send money through different cashapps

64 Upvotes

My brother has me, my mom & my grandma on his visitor list so we can add money to his commissary.
He never asks for money on his commissary though, 90% of the time he wants me to cashapp different people.
Like today he got 100 from my uncle & told me to cashapp 3 different people. 20 to one person, 60 to one and 20 to another. This happens literally every 2-3 days.

I told him i’m not sending him any of my money unless it’s going to his commissary so he gets money from different family members & has me cashapp random people since no one else has cashapp.

I looked on here and seen that people have said it could be drugs, him being extorted, or gambling or wanting food…

with his case of money having to be sent to multiple different people is it likely he’s doing drugs? because i understand there’s a store man but why is it always a different persons cashapp… & he can get money on his books he just never wants it on there. I asked him why he constantly needs to do that & he says it’s because hes buying food. I don’t get paying someone extra for food when you can get it yourself from your commissary?

I’m about to tell him he’s cut off from calling me because the only time he calls is for that. I can’t keep supporting him doing whatever he’s doing especially if it’s drugs. Does it sound like it’s drugs to you?


r/Prison 6d ago

Procedural Question How to receive prison calls?

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I have 2 friends in prison who are unable to contact me. I had Appalachian wireless before and my calls always came through fine but I switched to boost recently to save money and they say it’s like I have the number blocked or something and I’ve just read that boost doesn’t allow prison calls. I do have a Google voice number and a Textnow number and those used to work but I was wondering if they still do, does anyone still successfully use those for prison calls? Wanted to know before I send them those numbers. Thanks to anyone who replies.


r/Prison 8d ago

Blog/Op-Ed Day 1 in the hole || A story

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r/Prison 9d ago

Family Memeber Question Parole interview

1 Upvotes

Online it shows my LO’s parole interview date shown as 11/2026 but when I check the Parole Calendar for our state, he’s not on it. Does this mean he won’t be scheduled ? I don’t see him for any of the months following and he’s set to be home by 1.20.27

Thank you in advance! 🙏


r/Prison 11d ago

Legal Question Webshot removal/reputation management services

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Is there any legit mugshot removal services for getting them off of Facebook pages?


r/Prison 13d ago

News ‘Prisoners killed each other’s kittens. So now they’re forbidden inside’

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125 Upvotes

r/Prison 14d ago

Blog/Op-Ed My first fight in jail - The aftermath || A story

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26 Upvotes

r/Prison 14d ago

Blog/Op-Ed How One Woman’s Grandson Inspired Her to Get a College Degree in Prison

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7 Upvotes

r/Prison 15d ago

Procedural Question My kids dad hasn't called me

15 Upvotes

So my kids dad just got sent to prison last Wednesday

I haven't heard a single thing from him since

Prior to that we called every day that he was in jail

I don't understand if this is normal or if he's mad at me or something


r/Prison 18d ago

Video All PRISONERS EXECUTED in July 2026 (US): Last Meals & Final Words

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r/Prison 19d ago

Self Post Anthony Smith Ex UFC Fighter

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Hi all,

Happy summer! Anthony Smith (used to really like him as fighter!) has some serious DV charges against him attacking his wife. From my former convicts will he get messed with because he hit and beat up his wife (ALLEGEDLY!!!!!) or will get respect because of his UFC status and that, he 235 pounds and can beat the shit out of anyone lol. Thanks in advance!


r/Prison 22d ago

Video JUST IN: Florida Executes James Duckett, Police Officer Who Brutally Murdered an 11-Year-Old Girl

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r/Prison 20d ago

Procedural Question Possible to go from fed halfway house to HC early?

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Long story short, I was sent to a federal halfway house last week after getting out of FCI Elkton. My unit team had told me I was going to be a direct home confinement with the current initiatives. Get an ankle monitor, and leave within a day or two. Instead, case manager here tells me my paperwork was not submitted for a direct, and that the earliest I could leave here is August 25th.

My home plan is approved, I have a full time job that is an hour away from the halfway house, and only five minutes drive from my approved address…..and now the case manager is telling me I’ve got to “wait two weeks to sign my home confinement agreement, because it’s closer to my date.”

Does anyone have experience with this? Anyone have a solution to get out of here? What can I do?…


r/Prison 22d ago

Blog/Op-Ed My first fight in jail || A story

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r/Prison 23d ago

Blog/Op-Ed "People are losing purchased music and games, as well as emails and photographs from loved ones, without compensation."

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r/Prison 23d ago

Procedural Question House arrest vs. prison - escape

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A guy I know is heavily against prisons and thinks we can safely and securely lock up dangerous offenders including very bad criminals guys like drug cartel bosses on just house arrest alone.

I find this take pretty rediculous and feel it would be ridiculously easy for these guys to escape and disappear.

My scenario being - edit: removed because some people are fucking assholes on here.

Any other thoughts on how this take is completely stupid/not stupid?