Is getting out at 4am condidered spending the night in prison?

My older brother worked at Stateville in the early 80's. That place was no picnic then.

My partner is in Stateville now. He was moved from Menard. I'm guessing Menard is crazier than Stateville. I'll have to ask him. There's a whole Yelp-type network that these guys have regarding the various prisons.

I visited him at Menard. That place is like Shawshank. Something out of another era.

Joe, can you tell us what your partner did to get all of this time?

He shot a guy over a land deal gone bad. Rang his doorbell and shot him five times while his family was in the other room watching Bowfinger.

Holy shit

Holy shit

Doesn't seem like a guy who is a good candidate for an early release

I am not going into what it was again. It has been all over the board due to two fucking slimebags.

If I was in General population ,it would have been bad but I was in Division 10, the mental health ward. Wasn't that bad, dorm like you where in a room with about 50 other guys. They kept you pretty doped up. They maxxed out your meds so basically all I did was sleep and read. Couple guys I would talk to rest where not worth it. My parents sent some books so I always had new things to read and I would trade them. Plus,I had money to buy food . They only bad thing with that was the guys with nothing always begging. I would always buy extra for the ones I liked so I would give them some.
They only rough parts was when you had to actually go to court. You get up at 3am,take meds,then slowly and I mean slowly make your way to the main pen,sit in a space with about 100 people in a space for 50. before you even get on the bus you go through 3 strip searches. then you get your food for the day,2 baloney sandwiches and a juice. get to the courthouse,sit for a couple of hours till you are moved to your court room. talk to your lawyer for like 3 min tops. Then in front of the judge for 2 min if lucky. then back to holding until everyone is done,then back on the bus. Holding cell,strip search , back to your division,strip search, back into your area. If you are lucky they saved your food tray from diner and you have some stone cold food to fill your stomach till the next morning. You would get back to you cot at around 7pm. Longest days of my life. almost the entire time you are cuffed to another person.
The guards are for the most part okay, just dont act like a dick. I saw one of the nicest ones ever knock a guy out cold for spiting at the feet of a nurse. One guy used to bring a DVD player in on weekends and play movies so he would have an easy time. Then again I was in the crazy ward so there was not many violent people there.
I say to this day,I been in Cook County and I been in a State mental hospital, give me County any day of the week.

My older brother worked at Stateville in the early 80's. That place was no picnic then.

bunch of savages at this place

and there have been worse

bunch of savages at this place

and there have been worse