Nashua St Jail

Aubrey Dawkins

Yesterday was intense! I really had a good time learning about the jail and being in that environment. There are certain things that really nothing can prepare you for, and visiting a serious jail and stepping into a potentially very hostile environment is a feeling like no other. I really enjoyed learning about the inmates and how they interact in each of their cell blocks. How segregated they can become and how quickly you can become a victim if you are not aware of literally everything you do at all times. The lion and zebra analogy the jail guard used was great I think, you are either a lion or a zebra when you are inside. Everyone wants to come in being a lion, but many learn quickly that they are zebras once they give you no other option but to accept it after you've been beaten to within an inch of your life. Eat or be eaten is the code in there, very much like our everyday society in terms of being wildly successful. The difference in jail is that, your fighting to stay alive.