kherbig73

As a former inmate, jail sucks. The worst part is being away from your loved ones. The food is NOT better than what the army gives you, I was also in the army. Food is not the same at jails, some better, some worse. At one jail I was in the food was really good, homecooked meals. But most jails have a contract with a food service provider like Kewell. The last jail I was at the food cost per tray was 53 cents. A lot of rice, potatoes and beans and most of it bland. Leftovers were never thrown away, it was always used in some form on another meal. One thing that makes it rough in jail is you will not get along with all the cellmates, problem here is that you have no where to go to vent so tensions get high and thats where fights spill out. The smell is horrible, even though we cleaned everyday. Most guards don't give a crap about any problems you may have, they just dont want any problems on their shift. Less problems for them less work they have to do. Now I used to be a Corrections officer to for the state so I worked in a prison. Now thats been 20 years ago but I am able to give opinions on both sides. Prison is a lot better for convicts, on so many more levels. It's night and day difference, but since we are talkuing about jail I will leave it at that.I stayed 10 months on county side (jail) before I was moved to state side ( Still at the jail but for convicted criminals, more freedom and options). But 10 months in a county cell was enough for me. The jail I was at was small, 8-15 inmates per cell, thats so they could handle us better.