Category: Prison Rules

I love to go shopping. As a teenager, I lived for the days I could go to the mall and explore all of the cool stores. As an adult, I can get lost in Amazon for hours. Finding yourself a little something special to spend your money on is a lot of fun, no matter… Continue reading Inmate Commissary 101 – Everything You Want to Know

I’m a lover, not a fighter. So, when I was sentenced to prison, one of the first things I thought aboutㅡand one of my biggest fearsㅡwas how I was going to handle myself if I ever found myself in a fight when I was incarcerated. Do fights happen often? Is prison extremely violent like you… Continue reading What Causes The Most Fights In Prison?

In 2023, living without your cell phone seems impossible. Most of us can’t go an entire day without texting, checking social media, or asking Google an important question like: What movies are coming out during Marvel phase four? But, when you are in prison, life is all about taking away your freedom and cutting you… Continue reading Can You Have Phones In Prison?

What do inmates actually do in prison? That’s a question we get a lot here at Prison Insight, and we’ve noticed there is a lot of misinformation out there about what life is like for a prison inmate. So, instead of sourcing different articles or speaking from my experience years ago, we decided to ask… Continue reading What Do Inmates do in Prison?

I can’t think of anything more important to a prison inmate than communication with their loved ones in the outside world. Whether it was through letters, emails, visits, or phone calls—there was nothing more important to me when I was in prison than being able to talk to my family and friends.  Communicating with a… Continue reading How Do Prison Inmate Calls Work?

Solitary confinement is something we often get asked about here at Prison Insight. It’s a controversial subject politically—as it should be—because there is a lot of evidence that suggests it causes long-lasting harm on the human mind and body. According to the Prison Policy Initiative, on any given day last year, an estimated 55,000 to… Continue reading What Is Solitary Confinement?

This week’s blog post was inspired by a question we got here at PrisonInsight, but something I didn’t have any experience with when I was incarcerated. So, instead of me attempting to recall random anecdotes from my time in prison nearly a decade ago, I decided to reach out to a current prison inmate. For… Continue reading What Happens if You Starve Yourself in Prison?

This week’s blog post is all about inmates and money. Specifically, it’s about why inmates in prison need money at all. After all, they get everything provided to them, right? We get a lot of questions about this topic here at PrisonInsight. I have written about this myself in the past, but it’s been almost… Continue reading Why Do Inmates Need Money?

This week’s blog post is all about how inmates pass the time in prison. We get a lot of questions about this topic here at PrisonInsight. Instead of me recalling things from my time behind bars nearly a decade ago, I thought I would reach out to a current prison inmate and let her answer… Continue reading How Do Inmates Pass the Time in Prison?