re: Prison As Retirement Plan?

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Have yall ever seen a white-collar crime prison?

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Nope, never had a reason to visit. I know the value of a good attorney.

You need leverage (IE money) to end up in a nice prison.

His broke arse would likely end up in a regular arse prison if he was even smart enough to pull off a white collar crime big enough to hit a federal case

First - Bernie Madoff is in a Medium security prison with a release date of 2139, so he will die in prison.

Secondly - not all minimum security federal prison camps are the same. For example FPC Atlanta and those attached to military bases like FPC Pensacola or in rural areas are quite different in populations and the amount of security provided.

Thirdly- there is no good behavior or parole release in federal prison. One has to do at least 85% of the sentence regardless of first offense or not. There are certain programs like the residential drug program that can reduce the sentence by up to 18 months. So no one does 2.5 yrs on 6 unless released by a judge or change in sentencing guidelines.

So if dude really wants to do some federal minimum security prison time he will get fed, medical care, recreation ( some quite nice), group TV rooms, can buy personal MP3 player, ability to send/receive e-mails on monitored group computers, and visits. Tell him to make sure he gets sentenced to a nice one.

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My friend's older brother pled guilty for possession with intent to distribute a decent amount of marijuana (more than 5 lbs if I recall it was back in 2010/2011). He got 6 years, but was released after 2.5 with good behavior. First offense, and a good lawyer.

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How is this possible? You must serve 85% of federal sentences.

You only earn 54 days of good behavior time per year.

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Plenty of 18-24 year old black males have the same retirement plan. Works for them.

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And most of them are retiring at a very early age. Maybe we should all take notes

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Ripple handed a note to a bank teller in Kansas City demanding cash and warning he had a gun. Ripple took the money, $2,924, and went to sit in the lobby, where he told a guard he was the “guy he was looking for.”




A Kansas man who robbed a bank last September and told police that he was hoping to get caught so he would get prison time to escape his wife was sentenced Tuesday to six months of home confinement after pleading guilty, the Kansas City Star reported.

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House arrest is perfect here.

Lots of homeless commit crimes to spend winter in prison

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Lots of homeless commit crimes to spend winter in prison

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It's been a few years since I have heard my dad mention it, but he used to tell me about a homeless man that would go sit in court once a month wearing a hat. It is not proper attire so he would wear it until he got contempt of court and arrested for 30 days because prison was better than the streets. 3 meals a day, showers, a bed, etc.