has anyone here served some time in Jail?
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I have never been in jail & Hope never to serve time, however with that said, some of the most influential people of all time have served time in jail, Jesus Christ, Paul the Apostle, Henery David Therough, Mohotma Ghandi, Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm Little, etc. etc. etc...If I were ever in jail I would hope that it's for a good cause & I would do it over again in a heartbeat...
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any misdemeanor and felony convictions you have had
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I was nervous as heck. I really wasn't sure what I was supposed to do or anything like that. I mean, I knew but since I had never done it, I was afraid of making a mistake. Luckily I had some other deputies there who kind of guided me along in the process.\n\nOf course, I trained for it over and over but nothing really prepared me for the feeling of arresting a person. I am sure my voice shook a little when I told him to turn around and put his hands behind his back. I know my hands shook as I put the cuffs on him.\n\nHe was arrested for public intoxication, and all the way to the jail, he was talking about how women always screw the man (he was at his g/f house outside drunk). She had called the cops on him. All the way there, I just agreed and told him how women can't be trusted and that he got screwed. I figured "hey, might as well agree with the guy, hes going to jail anyways".
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i myself have except for the college part but i found myself a damn good paying job... and if it wasnt for the jail time i would probablly be doing the same old things!
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Actually, I am... My husband has been an inmate twice since we've met and has just recently been released about a week and a half ago. We have been going through a messy divorce since the 23 of June, last year(our six month wedding anniversary).\n\nThere also was a man that I had known and spent half my life in love with and he was released last summer and is now in Colorado doing great; he didn't waste anytime getting back on his feet.\n\nThey both, by far, are repeat offenders not once, not twice, not even thrice. They both have spent the majority of there lives going in and out of jail and extremely close to prison. The difference between them is that my husband wants to do right and has the faith and ability to do so as well as a lot of potential for success in many areas of his life, but he lacks the understanding of HOW to live differently and the common sense of wise decision making. He isn't doing any of the bad things that he did to get him locked up to begin with, but he is still putting himself in situations that could eventually land him back where he began, claiming that his walk with god is so strong that he can handle the situation, when his family and I all know that his strength will eventually weaken due to where he is choosing to stay. BUT the other guy I spoke of had a safe place to stay and a secure job with in weeks and went as far as a move from California to Colorado to get away from his previous influences and is doing great right now; he even got custody of his 6 year old daughter back.\n\nThese two people are very similar and very different which goes to show that you shou7ldn't judge people by their mistakes; it is our mistakes that make us human. BUT we can be judged by the efforts we take to make things right once given the knowledge, ability, and the freedom to do so.\n\nThe best advice I could give is to go online tro the court website of the county he is convicted in, type his name into the search, and it will pull up his entire criminal history and all other related cases he may have; it's all public record. Also, try and find out what kind of home life he had growing up, because that will play a big role in his decision making process and will give you a better idea of his non-jail personality. I say non-jail personality, because once you're locked up you tend to form what's called a prison mentality which means that you learn to anipulate people into beleiving that what you say is genuine and that they really have rehabilitated and deserve another chance, yet once released they go right back to there old ways. So find out as much as you can about who he used to be and carefully compare him to the person you know him to be now. Ask him what plans he has for when he is released. Most inmates that are serious about the desire to rehabilitate will have already constructed a plan as to where they will stay, how they will get around, where they will work, just general goals and ways of meeting those goals.\n\nFind out when he is supposed to be released and continue writing to him or calling him which ever you prefer and see how he unfolds as a person once released rather than getting involved right away.\n\nIt's not easy, but sometimes you have to see where your heart leads you, just make sure your smarts have brought along a safety net just incase.
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I was convicted for possesing drugs, I was sent to prison for 14 months, while I was in there, there was a guy who  assaulted his girlfriend, then drove around drunk with his 8 month old baby in the car. He was only sentenced to 6 months. It was so sad cause I got there 2 months before he did, and he was set free before I got out. Keep in mind that this was my first offense of any kind, (except traffic tickets). This is just one case, I could tell you a whole bunch of other cases that were Obviously worse than mine, and they got less time than I did....there is no such thing as justice in America!
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Hi M_money,\nI met the IncarceratedDude once, a few weekends ago. I was walking to the corner market for a loaf of bread when I had to pass by a neighborhood church. I was somewhat acquainted with the structure as it was always mentioned in the newspaper's community section. Known as "The loft," folks would gather there on Thursday evenings for poetry readings.\nHowever, this day happened to be a Saturday afternoon and a pair of gentlemen greeted me as I walked by. They invited me inside to sample an hour of their presentation. Ok, I went inside and found myself to be a prospective new recruit for their brand of religion.\n\nMost of the pews were filled with hooded monks chanting a haunting rhythm. There were others who like me, were wearing their regular denims. The service began like most others that church-goers would be familiar with. A grand master of ceremonies led the group through some songs and gave a sermon. Near the end of the hour it was time for their ritual of "laying on of the hands." Some of the parishioners would come forward and ask for prayers for their ailments or for a sick grand mum who fell down in the tub. All the hooded dudes whose faces could not readily be seen would all place a hand on the person and their combined energies were presumed to have a strength and expedite a solution to the problem.\n\nOK now, there was another new guy in the pews who was watching eagerly. I recognized IncarceratedDude from a wanted poster viewed earlier at the post office. When he saw a chance, he approached the ring of conspirators and described how he was always moving around and never able to settle down. The hooded goons closed in upon him, all to make a physical connection. The master of ceremonies began a prayer, a dogmatic mix of logic and pure hocus-pocus. I immediately saw the effects of the procedure as the tension went out of IncarceratedDude's body. When the beseeching was near an end, the master asked, "Are the brothers ready?"\n\nA suspenseful few moments passed until he almost shouted, "NOW!"\n\nOn that cue, the brothers began to pummel their hapless victim. Continually delivering blows over head and to the solar plexus until IncarceratedDude was down on the floor getting stomped. After another minute, the grand Pooh-Bah decided the treatment administered was sufficient to induce a relaxing calm that would assuage the nervousness of IncarceratedDude for a long, long time.\n\nI can't say for certain if IncarceratedDude got the comeuppance he deserved as I had a loaf of bread to buy and some other errands to do that day. I hope for you M_money, that you do find a sense of closure to this difficult episode of life.\nor, just send an Email to incarceratedDude@cabarrus.com\n\nBrett
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I have been arrested 3 times. I was a bad teenager. 2 of the arrests were for shoplifting. The first shoplifting I tried to steal a can of formula for my baby. I had no money and had just moved to that state and knew no one. When I was sitting in the back of Wal-Mart waiting for the cop to come and get me the Wal-Mart people gave me a bunch of baby clothes, diapers, wipes and formula for my son. Then they sent me off to jail. I spent 18 hours there. Right when I got out of there I was about to call someone to give me a ride, when some cops walked up to me and arrested me. They realized I had a speeding ticket that I had never paid from 3 years earlier. They took me to a different jail, which was worse than the first one. I was there for 6 days because I had an out of state drivers license and they didn't want to let me get out on bond for fear of me going back to that state and not paying. So I had to stay in jail til the court date. My third time was shoplifting once again, but that time it was just for the thrill of it. It was hair dye.LOL The cop handcuffed me and took me to jail. Got my statement and info and fingerprints and pic. He asked me if I had ever shoplifted before and I said no. He believed me and obviously couldn't find my previous record of it, so he just let me go home without doin time. I learned my lesson anyway though. That was the last time I ever stole anything.
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Just wanted to add that there is a wonderful support and information group at http://prisontalk.com\nThere is a forum dedicated to just Ohio questions and discussions.\nI've got a "someone special" locked up, too, and this group has helped me a great deal.
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I was 19 when I got busted right after buying a bag of weed. one and a half ounces if I recall. (Minor misdemeanor possession, and Misdemeanor One Paraphernalia. It is ridiculous that I got in more trouble for having a pipe on me than I did for having drugs on me.) After having missed the court date for said tickets, I had a warrant out for my arrest. After evading it for about 3 weeks, I got tired of it and decided to "man up" to my mistake. Because I couldn't pony up the $48 dollars in bond required, I got stuck in county jail until the next court session, which was 6 days away. While I was in there, no-one told me when I was going to court, no-one told me IF I was going to court. Since this charge occurred in a municipality, there were no open lines of communication. I was crammed in a large two room cell with 24 other guys, and this room was obviously built for 16 people. The other prisoners got to calling me "Sonny-boy" after the little chicken boy with glasses from Foghorn Leghorn cartoons. There was one toilet, with NO barrier between me and the rest of the inmates. There was one shower with no curtain which no-one dared use, because of randy comments made by several of the other inmates. We had three square meals a day, food quality wise reminded me quite a bit of "free lunch" that I got from school because I was poor. There was a lot of bargaining and fighting over food in our cell, and I often had to wheel and deal to get people to leave me the F@#$ alone. There were about 16 beds, and everyone constantly argued and fought for them. I ended up sleeping on the standard issue gym mat right on the floor near a metal secured picnic table. There was only one window that showed the outside, and it was a sort of square park area about 20 feet big. The only thing in there was one lone tree, surrounded by a square of walls. I still see that scene in my mind as the perfect representation of losing my freedom. There was one guy in the cell that had a ton of paperback books, and that was what kept me sane in that place for 6 days. I did whatever I could to distract myself, I ended up reading 10 books in that 6 day time. At one point, one of my cellmates tried to forcibly remove my food from me, and I had to fight him. I feel horrible to this day, because this guy was like 60 years old. \n\n At that time in my life, I was losing myself to the drug scene. I was careening out of control and this experience started me on the path to sanity. After my court date and much pleading with the judge, I ended up with time served, a $900 fine (and court costs), and the order to "Consult a drug councilor". I did just that, thinking I could convince this person that I had no problem, and get back to my old ways. It did not pan out that way, and I spent 6 months in "Intensive Outpatient Rehab" with a 6-month sentence hanging over my head. Out of 32 of my peers in this program, me and one other person managed to come through the program successfully. About that time, I became involved with my future wife, and things have been great ever since. I came through all this without a scratch. It was tough for me, but his was what I needed to turn myself around. I have been drug free now for 8 glorious years, and I wouldn’t have changed this experience for the world. I often wonder how my life would have been had I not faced up to my mistake. Basically, jail sucks! It is a good punishment for many, but not for some. Do not get sent there if you can help it. (Unless that is what you need.)\nBlessed Be\nMyWifeRules2004
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Yes, this is hard!!! I have two people I care about locked up...one serving life for something he did not do, the other awaiting trial and it sucks rocks....one thing that keeps me sane is this place http://prisontalk.com/forums/\nIt is a support and information community for people with loved ones in the system. Check it out.
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My neighbor did & his P.O. sentenced him to 60 days of rehab.  He went in & after 5 days, the rehab center kicked him out because he broke one of the rules.  He then went to county jail for 2 weeks & came home with "time served" completed because the rule he broke was not drug related.  He just failed to go to sleep & get up with everyone else & missed meetings & counseling sessions because he was asleep!  Next time, his P.O. said he goes straight to jail.  I think he got the message, because he doesn't seem to stay up all night as much as he used to!
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I've never been there as a prisoner, but I have volunteered as an ex-offender advocate. Sometimes, that has involved going to the site of their incarceration before release. That is a great idea. Also, children of incarcerated people are a very often overlooked "need" group. Good luck to you.
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why is he going to jail?? is it some kind of drug thing or violence.. It all depends on you and do you want to wait for him. how long is he going way for? \nmy friend waited 17 months had a jail house wedding and they werent even together a year when he got out and now they are divorced \njust ask you self if its worth you time
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Are you actually in jail yourself? \n\nIf so, it's just dawned on me that jail-birds are actually answering questions.  Scarey!!
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I've been to jail, but it was for a job interview.
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There is a wonderful support and information group at http://prisontalk.com\nAmong the members are many people in the same situation you're facing.\nI've got a "someone special" locked up, too, and this group has helped me a great deal.