Interesting thread, and it's about something I know about.
The short of it, Yes, you will be safe in the prison
enviroment. Even with all the baddies, it's a controlled
environment. If you are walking around with a woman, the
inmates will be VERY cordial.
Now the long of it.
I'm picturing just such a performance as it were to be at
the prison I work at. It's a high security federal
penitentiary full of ~950 inmates serving between a few
years to multiple life sentences for the crimes mentioned
and many others.
This would be something that would have to be sponsered
throught the institution's recreation department after
approval by the programs director with the blessing/stamp or
approval of the warden. It sounds like the warden you are
dealing with approves of unique entertainment ideas. Here,
it's mostly movies, tv, recorded music. We do have special
visitors, mostly religious or exersize/yoga based but not
much more.
Safety? Yeah, you should be safe. Most inmates are smart
enough to know when to be on their best behavior. Special
visits are their only real window to the outside world, (and
a chance to show the world how good they are) so it is
highly unlikely that you would be the target of any abuses.
Attendance would be optional so only the curious would
attend. A few would be genuinly interested and aaahed by the
show while many would just like a break from the everyday
norm. Others have no social graces and would be making
comments and making circus music noises.
Don't be turned off by security, even if it seems overboard.
You would have to account for EVERYTHING you take, tools
and equipment. keep it minimal. They will have to be
searched, naturally. You'll probably be asked questions
like: "what is this for?" "Do you really need it inside
here today?" Don't forget to take that pocket knife out of
your tool bag. 🙂 And keep it all away from inmates that
appear to only be curious. There have been cases where
visitors have smuggled drugs or weapons or tools to
inmates. Many inmates will steal stuff. Where we see a
spare wheel spoke, an inmate sees raw material for making a
hand-cuff key. Or when a band comes to perform, a stolen
tension rod off a bass drum makes for a perfect soon-to-be-
sharpened "ice pick" style shank (homemade knife).
Sometimes they want something better than what they have. A
fancy watch is a hot item at our prison. leave person
belongings at home. I never take my wallet to work, and
only a car key. Only take in something you can afford to
lose. For example, a lost credit card would be very bad.
What do you plan to wear? A tan or khaki shirt/pant combo at
our prison would be a bad idea because that is the inmate
uniform. You don't want to bend in with this crowd. Ask
before hand what not to wear.
Once you start your performance, it will feel exactly like
any other before a church group, family reunion, paying
crowd, etc. Most inmates will be respectful to you if you
are respectful to them. They are still people. Relax, but be
aware of where you are. Be aware of time constraints. There
are set times for inmate movement, meals, counts, etc.... so
ready or not, time is up. Even the most interested inmate is
gonna get up and go if it's hamburger day in the chow hall.
I may have dragged on and on, but hopefully some of this
is useful.
Let us know who it all works out.
Ed Hansen
ps.... not sure I understand this part....
leo said:*It took ages before the extreme gayphobian jailers would
touch each other. Also their muscles became tuff and
strong. Every single one only would be good underman.*
--
Ed Hansen - Ratherbekayaking
"If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an
infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even
considering if there is a man on base. (Dave Barry)
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