This, and also have any important phone numbers memorized like friends, family, and a couple bail bondsmen.
top things i learned during my government funded and supported stay.
use bed sheets as private bathroom separators.
courtesy flush during, between, and after all deuce dropping.
styrofoam cups. earbuds. surround fucking sound.
mufungo is very appealing.
always remain cool. even if you ain't.
be VERY, very weary on who you choose to rap with on a daily.
jail niggas are shady. never let broke people know you got books money.
if your cellmate sucks. either deal with it. work shit out. or act fast for a cell change.
EVERYTHING TAKES FOREVER IN JAIL. know this and remember it. if theres anything you want to happen in a timely fashion act on it consistently.
if you are poor. and have any skills whatesoever. be it rap sprays, writing letters, drawing or cutting fades, or even speaking different languages. someone. somewhere, in the confines will pay you commissary collateral.
hang tuff. but not too tuff. jail niggas can sense that shit.
you ain't shit in jail. so just be easy.
shower in the evening if you can. waters always warmer imo and things just feel a bit more at ease.
books money goes a long way.
but most of all. just remain easy and read a lot of fucking books or whatever you can get yer hands on.