10 Things You Need to Know if You're Going to Prison in CT

To say that I have an obsessive personality would be an understatement.

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This means that I have to be really careful with my activities and interests because if I like something too much, I fall into these deep rabbit holes. Recently, I've fallen into prison research.

First, it started with Tik Tok videos of former prisoners from around the country, then I binge watched all 8 seasons of "60 Days In" and lately I've been looking specifically for information about Connecticut prisons.

I would have made a great cold case detective but I'm not so these things of mine, these obsessive research projects serve almost no purpose unless I turn them into articles. The danger there is, I need to move on after the article is written and I'm not always capable of that.

This will be my third prison article in about 2 months and then I promise I will stop. For most of you, this information will satisfy your curiosity but there will be those folks who are actually about to face these issues. Hopefully this is helpful to anyone anxiously waiting to be locked up.

10 Things You Need to Know if You're Going to Prison in Connecticut

I would not wish prison on my worst enemy but it becomes a reality for some. The potential danger and conditions can be scary but not knowing what you're in for would eat anyone alive. I did a bit of digging recently to see what information I could find and there are some resources that shed a little light on life behind bars in Connecticut.

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It's official, I am taking a minimum 6-month break from writing, researching or talking about prison life in Connecticut or anywhere else for that matter. It's time to go cold turkey because I've been sleeping with a shank under my pillow and hoarding ramen noodles.

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There are some items at these stores that will shave a lot of dough off your receipts but experts say you should not trust these stores with all purchases. Reader's Digest and USA Today have issued alerts to the public listing items you should steer clear of at Dollar Stores, here are 10 of them.

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