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Understanding Jehovah’s Witnesses

You may wonder what an article about Jehovah’s Witnesses (JW) is doing on a prison website. Fact is, of all the many religious sects around the world, JW are the most active in prisons. What’s more, they will target foreign inmates and not exclusively the local majority. There is certain to be an English speaker […]

Posted byToni RomaNovember 14, 2020November 14, 2020Posted inPrison LifeLeave a comment on Understanding Jehovah’s Witnesses

6 Alternative Tips for Surviving in Jail

The me in prison is not the same as the me before I entered this country club. I have had to adapt and change to find my own personal comfort zone, a process I think we all go through consciously or otherwise. Being a Billy Big Bollocks may work in one place, whereas being a […]

Posted byToni RomaOctober 25, 2020October 26, 2020Posted inPrison LifeLeave a comment on 6 Alternative Tips for Surviving in Jail

Ultimate Prison Slang

There are said to be about one million words in the English language, with about 170,000 in regular use. The average person only uses from 20,000 to 35,000. This of course will include a lot of slang. The whole purpose of slang is to be used by a particular group so that they cannot be […]

Posted byToni RomaOctober 24, 2020October 29, 2020Posted inPrison LifeLeave a comment on Ultimate Prison Slang

How to Remember Names

Remembering the name of a person you just met is the kind of recommendation you can expect to find in any How To Influence People And Get Rich In 30 Days jack rag. In prison it won’t help you get rich. But it will gain you one helluva lotta respect. At a superficial level, saying hello to […]

Posted byToni RomaOctober 24, 2020October 27, 2020Posted inPrison LifeLeave a comment on How to Remember Names

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