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Originally Posted by TheSenator
Inmates get three square meals a day, a bed to sleep on and many other benefits like an education.
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I have been locked up for an extended period of time... you obviously have not.
Three square meals = enough food for a 3rd grader that will permanently fuck up your digestive system... I know because it did mine.
Yes... you get a bed to sleep in... it's a 2-3 inch thick plastic covered thing with flame retardent treated paper fiber inside on top of a 1/8 inch steel bunk. Your pillow is made of the same material. You get a fitted sheet, a top sheet and a gray wool blanket that makes you itch... but you get used to it after awhile.
Most states have ended GED programs for inmates in the early 90s and they stopped college courses in Michigan in 1988.
Health care... you are correct... they give you free health, dental and eye care. You had better hope what you have doesn't require medication because if ibuprofen doesn't solve it your fucked unless what you have might spread to other inmates or it is death threatening. Other than that... too bad. Health care in prison is only to keep you alive and prevent the spread of disease within the prison system.
Dental... if you have a dental problem that is causing health issues... they will pull your tooth and give you some ibuprofen. Report to work the next day.
Eye care = if you need glasses they will provide a pair of the ugliest glasses on earth and it will take 8 weeks to get them.
Anyone says that it is any different is lying. There are alot of clinics around that will give most people discounts on office visits... there is one here that we use and it's a helluva lot cheaper than going to a regular doctor. All you have to do is call your local Health Dept and they will tell you where the family clinics are.