One of the notable aspects of jail/prison is the removal of common items that could potentially be used as a weapon.  Everyday items, creature comforts, or even basic hygiene supplies when they end up in the wrong hands can become dangerous.

In a place where the residence will purposely break or sabotage the facility, anything and everything will get flushed down the toilet.  In the kitchenette there isn’t a garbage disposal so lots of food waste is poured down the drain.  The result is a constant struggle by maintenance to keep the drains flowing, a losing proposition.

Now there is a steep learning curve for those coming to prison for the first time.  Prison isn’t like the free world and it takes longer for some to figure that out.  The basic principle of prison is that someone else makes all the major decisions for you.  This concept if very difficult for control freaks to grasp.

Mitch Album once wrote a book about people he would like to meet in heaven.  Here are some of the types of people I've met in prison.  You may have met some or all of them on the streets because they are no different except for the circumstances.