Have you ever known anyone in prison?
@mrsjumppuppy03 (3301)
United States
6 responses
@GloomCookieLex (6073)
• United States
9 Jan 08
The only person I really know for certain went to jail was my mother's hairdresser. He was the most famous hairdresser in my city and he drove his speedboat drunk and ran aground, killing his wife and friend. He was in jail for about ten years, I think.
@mrsjumppuppy03 (3301)
• United States
9 Jan 08
Wow, that is a horrible story. Infidelity and murder. 10 years isn't long enough for murder.
Thanks for the post.
@GloomCookieLex (6073)
• United States
9 Jan 08
Um...There was no infidelity or murder. I have no isdea where you got that from. What part of "drunk driving accident" makes you think there was murder or infidelity?
@babykeka80 (2084)
• United States
9 Jan 08
Yup, brother has been in out practically since he was a kid. He just went back in after being released for like maybe 2mos not sure charges this time but just did almost 5yrs for grand theft auto. Dad is doing life for murder. LOL I swear im not like them.
@mrsjumppuppy03 (3301)
• United States
9 Jan 08
Wow, what a heritage you need to live down. Sorry for your blood line, but your Dad's a major crime. As if you didn't already know that. Sorry for your loss of a brother and father being active in your life. Thanks for the post.
@babykeka80 (2084)
• United States
9 Jan 08
Its my step brother and my father this was his first time ever committing any kind of crime what so ever. Neither one are close to me and frankly I could care less about them. They make no difference in my life whatsoever.
@KrazyKlingon (5005)
• United States
9 Jan 08
I cannot say I actually know someone in prison, but I can imagine the impact on the family. It's been said that when someone gets convicted & sentenced to a prison term, the family ends up carrying it out with 'em, such as a younger sibling having to do things without his/her older one, a spouse & children having to do without the other spouse/parent ...
This goes to say that it's not just the victim who suffers from criminal intent.
@mrsjumppuppy03 (3301)
• United States
9 Jan 08
You are correct that the entire family does suffer. You figure a spouse relies on that other income, which is gone so bills fall behind, you can not call direct from prison, the calls are either collect or you need to set up an inmate prepaid account with adds up. Around here the calls for 20 minutes average about $8.00, and you figure that the person usually going to jail are not in the higher paying jobs, so money is scarce to start. The families end up sending money so that they can purchase small items while they are incarcerated. Not to mention the emotional drain of not having that loved one to hold you every night or just to talk to when you have a free moment.
@tarachand (3895)
• India
16 Jan 08
No, I don't personally know anyone who has served a prison term. A few years ago, one of my clients of one the companies in which I was partner had served a prison term for cheating, but then I was too far removed to directly deal with the company that had been run by that person. My staff handled it quite well and always insisted on advance payments before supplying him anything. The one time that we did trust him, the man just cheated us too, but since the sum involved was too small, we just gave it up as bad debts.
Now, as a correspondent, I do meet people who have committed white collar and blue collar crimes, as well as violent crimes and served/have been awarded prison sentences, but then I don't know them on a personal level.
@mrsjumppuppy03 (3301)
• United States
9 Jan 08
If he is a lier, I say good riddens! You are better off without him. Honesty is the only way to be in a relationship.
Driving without a license is bad, but not horrible. I think at some point, we all forget to pay a bill. It could of been an honest mistake.
Thanks for the post.
@ironwindow445 (214)
• India
9 Jan 08
no actually I haven't known anyone who was or is in prison.Actually I can make out the impact it can on someone's family if one of them goes to the prison.But that person who commited the crime not only suffers but also makes his family members to suffer.It is really tough and you have to make sure that one doesn't make his family and relatives go sad because of him.
well I had a neighbour but I didn't really know him because the 2 years I was in my old house,He was in prison and I saw his wife only.
@mrsjumppuppy03 (3301)
• United States
9 Jan 08
Don't you find it sad that you lived there for 2 years and you only got to meet the wife. She spent her nights visiting him while he was behind bars, it is hard to say what type of personal h*ll she was going through during that time. You do have to feel sorry for her, because she too was being sentenced without ever doing the crime or offically the time for whatever he did that was an infraction of the law.
Thanks for the post.
