Prison’s Social Rules
As you move through life, there are many unwritten social rules that you must follow if you want to fit in and avoid trouble. The same is true for prison life. The difference is that the consequences of breaking one of those norms can be dire.
When a new convict gets to prison, the best thing they can do is learn the unspoken rules of the prison world. Acts as simple as being friendly to the wrong person, borrowing something from an inmate, or announcing when you’ll have a visitor can be the worst thing you can do.