JamieBC
04-18-2004, 09:13 PM
Hello,
I know I have asked this before, but I am getting a little concerned. I have to surrender to FPC Phoenix on May 17. Isn't there anyone out there who has served time in this facility or knows someone there that can give me some info on what to expect? I've never been to prison before, and besides the couple of hours spent in jail before I bailed out, was never in jail before either. I am afraid I am not going to know what to do, embarrass myself, or people will not like me. I am a very shy person, and I am afraid people might even mistake my shyness for being stuck up (and I am not!). Also, I am a very timid, easy-to-take advantage of (which is what got me into this mess in the first place) type of person, and I am afraid of what this will mean when I get inside. I can't believe the US Justice system is so cold and uncaring. Cases should be looked at more subjectively than the cold, objective ways they are. People make mistakes in their lives for various reasons, and under various circumstances, and I think the reasons and circumstances should be more often taken into account than the objectiveness of what the crime was in itself. Maybe I am just biased because now I am "in the system," but that is how I feel now! It is easy for outsiders to say "do the crime, do the crime" unless one is in the situation themselves!
Jamie
I know I have asked this before, but I am getting a little concerned. I have to surrender to FPC Phoenix on May 17. Isn't there anyone out there who has served time in this facility or knows someone there that can give me some info on what to expect? I've never been to prison before, and besides the couple of hours spent in jail before I bailed out, was never in jail before either. I am afraid I am not going to know what to do, embarrass myself, or people will not like me. I am a very shy person, and I am afraid people might even mistake my shyness for being stuck up (and I am not!). Also, I am a very timid, easy-to-take advantage of (which is what got me into this mess in the first place) type of person, and I am afraid of what this will mean when I get inside. I can't believe the US Justice system is so cold and uncaring. Cases should be looked at more subjectively than the cold, objective ways they are. People make mistakes in their lives for various reasons, and under various circumstances, and I think the reasons and circumstances should be more often taken into account than the objectiveness of what the crime was in itself. Maybe I am just biased because now I am "in the system," but that is how I feel now! It is easy for outsiders to say "do the crime, do the crime" unless one is in the situation themselves!
Jamie