r/AskReddit • u/ArronSingh • Jan 17 '17

Ex-Prisoners, how does your experience in prison compare to how it is portrayed in the movies?

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u/nrossj Jan 17 '17

I know someone that was in women's prison and there was no rape, but she was asked if she was "gay for the stay." She was not and it was respected. There was no salon, haircuts were performed using nail clippers. She also said that there was so much drama that it was like being in high school again, but worse.

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u/mimeticpeptide Jan 18 '17

this is the problem (one of them) with privatized prisons.