Who's been to prison?

[rut-ro]

A few years ago I stopped by a second hand store to see what they had. A middle aged man was sitting there and quickly said he was watching the place for his dad, the older gentleman I was used to seeing.

Within minutes he proceeded to tell me about how he was just getting back on his feet after being released on parole. He had been sent to prison for dealing drugs and manslaughter. He spent 21 years there and hoped to stay out. AFter 15 minutes - which is a long time - of telling me everything he paused and smiled. Then said I was probably scared of him now and should be. I put a coy grin on and said, "Nope. But you should be terrified of me." Why, he asked. "Because you just told me everything about you and you don't know a single thing about me." I got in my truck and drove away.

I saw him working there for a few more weeks and never saw him again. I often wonder if he was able to stay on the straight and narrow but in a town like Hearne, that would have been difficult.

I have a lot of respect for those who go in for time and come out on a completely new path and stay away from that life.

My cousin is a Pastor in Hearne. we go and visit from time to time. I bet any small town would be a hard place to get back on the strait and narrow

[Outlaw_6]

Brother is serving life without parole at Angola for murder 2.

Not a place I would want to be, but I guess that is the point.

[rvd]

Lee some Bible studies at the Hollliday unit in Huntsville once a week for a few years. Let me tell you the difference between me and the guys in there….not much. A few different choices or family. But for the grace of God go I.

Similar experiences for me and exactly the same thoughts, thank you Jesus!

[HoustonHunter94]

Worst I got was cuffed and stuffed in the squad car. Was with a friend coming home from a bar in Tulsa, it was freezing cold out and all the windows had frost on them and we scraped a little patch off the windshield so he could see and took off towards home. Couldn't see out the back windows and radio up and evidentially the cop had been trying to pull us over for a while, thought we were running from them. Got pulled out, face down on the pavement, cuffed and put in the back of the car while my buddy failed his sobriety tests. They hauled him off and left me there. Way before the Uber days, it was a long cold walk.

[bullets13]

Never been, don't plan on going, but if someone were to intentionally hurt one of my girls I'd probably reconsider.

[TX_Kevin]

I work in the medical part of TDCJ and TJJD. I have been to 84 prisons and went to one yesterday down in Edinburg. I have a little badge that gets me back out when I go in. Many of the stories you've heard don't hold a candle to what really happens. It isn't very easy for a prison guard these days. Frankly a lot of them are not helpful.

Prison is not where you want to be. Some are worse than others, but if you are in, you get moved around a lot, so you will eventually land on one.

[Gumbo Man]

Never been, don't plan on going, but if someone were to intentionally hurt one of my girls I'd probably reconsider.

No brainer for sure. I wouldn’t give it a second thought.

[Burnadell]

Not afraid to go back.

So you didn't mind spending time in prison?

I was hoping not to have to dignify this comment with a response, however, a number of people have called it to my attention and to continue to ignore it no longer seems to be the better part of valor.

While it is true that I am currently involved in an extra-marital affair, the object of my affection won’t be found on the green screen. My local HEB occasionally hires gentlemen from a nearby community for men with special needs and it is with one of these men that I am involved.

His name is Joe and several years ago he told me that he was going to be my boyfriend. I explained to him that I was already married, but he remained undaunted. Over and over again—every time I went shopping—he told me the same thing…that he is my boyfriend, and he is my only boyfriend. Since I have a weakness for men who know how to take what they want, I finally agreed to be his girlfriend and we’ve been carrying on like this ever since. He is probably the best boyfriend I’ve ever had; he showers me with compliments, brings me flowers (that he’s picked himself), and is always telling me how much he loves me (for example, he loves me even “better than a Butterfinger,” his favorite candy bar, and I have never been more flattered). And, yes, my husband knows.

Not much offends me, sir, but when baseless, unfounded comments like this are made, especially when they allege illicit behavior, they cheapen relationships like the one I have with Joe. They are careless and insidious because, whether true or not, comments like this tend to develop “legs,” potentiate rumors, and can damage the legitimate relationships we hold dear, often hurting others in the process.

Since I am sure no harm was intended, I will say nothing of this to Joe. He’s a rather large guy and has difficulty controlling his temper, particularly where I am concerned. But, going forward, I'd rather not have to defend myself against it again.

So there, BoB!!!

[Calrob]

I spent a night in the tank in Cody, Wyoming. Had bacon and french toast for breakfast. They didnt even take my pocket knife when they put me in there. It wasnt awful but I was only there for about 8 hours.

[Hoggslayer]

I spent 3.5 hours in jail in Hitchcock, Tx for evading a police officer when I was 18. I wasn't really evading. I just drove around behind this guy barn, in hopes that the cop wouldn't find me. He came to me like I had a homing beacon on my head.

[Pineywoods]

Some of you have heard my testimony about my foolish youth. It's only by the grace of God that I wasn't killed or caught doing something that sent me to prison for decades. I thought I was too smart to ever get caught but eventually did with a little under a pound of "herbal product" which was only a very small fraction of what I usually would have had. Way back then, that amount was a felony charge but thank God for a good lawyer and a clean record prior to that. It was reduced to a misdemeanor and I was sentenced to 20 days in Harris County and only had to stay 8. That seems like a lifetime ago and God definitely had plans for my life that didn't involve prison thankfully.

[Drycreek3189]

Well Robert Earl Keen wrote Levelland about Floydada, but Floydada didn't fit the time of the song...

I'm so disappointed in the music industry right now.

http://youtube.com/@KCARanchHomestead

I'm just so y'all know, Bryan Adams was only 12 years old in the Summer of '69. So unless he was in overachiever he wasn't working at the drive-in, was it playing the guitar come I wasn't slaying chicks

http://youtube.com/@KCARanchHomestead

And I’m pretty sure Hank Snow ain’t been all the places he said he did…… Wait, does anybody here know who Hank Snow is ?

[Gumbo Man]

And I’m pretty sure Hank Snow ain’t been all the places he said he did…… Wait, does anybody here know who Hank Snow is ?

He’s been every where……man.👍👍

[cbarnes]

Every day for 20+ years, Started out at the Federal Prison in Big Spring, and retired at the Federal Prison in Three Rivers.

[okrattler]

One of my buddies was probably gonna end up in prison at some point. He ended up having to do a Scared Straight program. He had to go into a cell and talk to a guy that was gonna be in there for a long time. He said the guy said something about if he was in there again and in his cell he might just bend him over his bunk. My buddy said "You'd have to kill me first." The guy looked him in the eyes and said "That won't be a problem." My buddy stopped doing bad things.