• Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    No cot. They often aren’t given one. Or even a blanket. And leave the light on 24/7. And hear the voices of people screaming through the air vents, desperate for human contact. Yeah, sounds like a great escape for a parent rather than just parenting your kids.

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      11 months ago

      I wasn’t allowed toilet paper. I guess they figured I would make a mess.

      A mat, a thick canvas blanket so you can’t hang yourself. No books. No magazines. No letters because I was on suicide watch.

      Three meals a day of terrible jail food was the only thing to break things up. You sleep as much as you can but the mind and body can only sleep so much.