Gay real prison

Back then I remember very few prisoners who were open about being anything other than heterosexual. A correctional officer and counselor deal with two teen inmates who got in a fist fight over the affections of another boy. The only time I ever saw people get into fights was when someone got too nosey.

Finally, if you get caught fighting more than once, they can ship you off to a higher security facility. 10 things I learned as a gay prisoner. What follows are 10 things I learned from the perspective of a gay man and ex-inmate at a federal prison camp.

Even now as I write this, I can still feel a chill as I recall his words. For exercise, you learn to improvise. While the correctional officer te. In high security facilities, LGBT prisoners are often grouped. In the final analysis, I decided to just keep a low profile and avoid interaction.

My hope in sharing this is to offer a realistic snapshot to gay men who get sent to prison.

Life Behind Bars For :

Can I pass myself of as straight? Nobody wants that. At my facility, there was a rundown basketball court by a shed, a quarter mile running track and a handful of crappy free-weights. That last bit of information is one of the reasons why I decided to pen this piece.

There was a tiny library and a small TV room at the end of each dorm area. The situation I found myself in was entirely of my making. From what I saw, the attitude was be and let be. Finally, gay inmates usually stick together. FYI: there is a big difference between a camp and penitentiary.

The experience of being gay in prison has changed a lot since I was first incarcerated almost 30 years ago. Not even a little. I learned that it's not like they show it in movies. Pullups, pushups, crunches and other resistance exercises using support bars aka monkey bars is the reality.

Every once in a while someone flamboyant would rise up and refuse to live in hiding, and. In my case, I had plea bargained down to a month sentence on a drug charge that could have carried a year sentence. If this goes to trial, you could be looking at a lot more time.

I thought as a gay man being sent to prison my life was over.

I was given time to prepare and get my personal affairs in order usually days and was ordered to self-surrender on October 12, The thought of going to prison scared the living crap out of me. I was being sent to prison for five years.

Moreover, they also knew that I was gay. Obviously, location matters so bear this in my as you read what follows. After long negotiations with the prosecutor, my lawyer phoned me to break the news. I know that I did.