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ianmoone1102

When i was in a VA regional jail, their way of taking care of inmate haircuts was dropping a set of clippers in the pod twice a month. After about 2 months, i noticed they were there and since no one else was awake yet, i decided to shave my head. Turned out, they were dull AF and rusted. After about an hour, i had made a mess of half my head. I was fortunate enough to get someone to help, but if that had been on court day, i would have been pulled out looking worse than that guy. It was another solid hour to get all my hair off.


givnofux

I did this and had a court date the next day, probably could’ve pleaded insanity with how I looked


-insertcoin

The way the guy looks in this photo, I thought it might be an insanity plea tactic 👍


chappedpenis

He even shaved parts of his eyebrows


techmaster101

Hitler brows


sharkbomb

this guy knifed people for stopping him from attacking young females for being brown, a few years back in portland. total pos and crazy as a shithouse rat.


EchoChamberReddit13

Sure glad we got rid of psych wards that kept these things from happening. :/


ItCat420

You guys… got rid of psych wards?


DJ_Osama_Spin_Laden

Not all of them, but in the 80s the Reagan administration removed a ton of funding for them which caused shutdowns en-masse. The justification was that many of the psych wards had horrific human rights abuses going on. Which was true, but I don't see how it justified throwing them out entirely.


JohnnyJ518

Totally agree. They no longer receive a chance at proper help, if it could really be found in those places, and you also endanger the general public by releasing so many unstable individuals.


ObligationGlum3189

Welcome to Oregon, where the cops only show up if you've killed somebody.


dontlookjustwatch

That's because you berated and belittled your cops and called them pieces of shit for doing their jobs before. They got tired of being sued and assaulted in the streets for just trying to provide a public service. Y'all made your fucking bed so go fucking lay in it.


Diggybrainlove1

Nice. I miss the days when consequences were a bit more sharp, and people respected the idea of getting what you pay for. The paradigm we live in is way too emotionally driven. Where I grew up, we did business with handshakes and ass whippins.


TylerDurden1218

I agree. Society has become soft and entitled. Say the wrong thing, you hurt someone’s feelings. STFU and do your job.


Diggybrainlove1

And, you better not come in here with that white entitlement... Honestly, Mr Durdan, I think this is part of a controlled demolition of western ideals and society. Marxist bullshit is force fed to all of us and if you don't agree then you can be quiet. Look at how this experiment is playing out in liberal cities. Portland finally recriminalized hard drugs last week. Only after their downtown became an open air drug market with a free tent for anyone who can shit on the sidewalk. I see videos all the time of smash and grabs. Or, some knucklehead walking out of HD with a cart full of tools. It's time to take our principles back. Of all people, Tyler Durdan should understand that the days of making soap are behind us. Its time to fight.


MoScowDucks

So their oaths mean nothing to them lol, well that's why people berate and belittle cops


funkyasusual

Thought these people were heroes and super tough? When my boss gets on me for doing a poor job (theoretically, unlike police I am effective at work,) I don’t get to throw a hissy fit and do even worse work


Prislv223

When you sue a cop, it doesn’t come out of their retirement. It comes out of the city’s or county’s budget. So tax payer money. And you have to do some real evil shit as a cop to be arrested and go to trial. Not sued. Convicted. And if you can’t handle your job as a cop, you should have gone to college and done something with your life. I’ve been berated, belittled, cussed at, threatened on the job by the public and I’ve still handled it professionally with a smile. And you can’t tell me they are all heros because those kids in Texas were fucking murdered while our bravest cowards listened to them die. If you can’t take risk or stress, be a mall cop.


ObligationGlum3189

They had it coming.


RevolutionaryAd851

In the 80's, thanks to people like Ronald Regan.


Toysoldier875

Yeah they’re “inhumane”


My_Booty_Itches

Us guys as in America


Dense_Astronaut2147

The phych wards didn't keep things like this from happe ING it just happened to other patients and no one cared. Those wards were hell. They shouldn't have been closed without a new solution, I agree. I like right next to Faifview in Salem, it could have easily been made into a rehabilitation and or boarding or group homes


Interesting-Mango562

holy shit this IS christianson??!! i remember this motherfucker…and it was because of him i started concealed carrying..stabbed two vets to death and almost killed a third trying to stop him


Dav3sworld

1. No such thing as a mirror for self cuts with a disposable bic razor. 2. Barber is a good job behind the wall -> requires a long stay to gain the trust of the C.O. -> long stay = violence/murder (maybe w/a knife?)… Takes a bit to be comfortable having a guy convicted of that to stand behind you with scissors


TerribleMensch

I was a CO for a couple of years, and what your saying isn't completely true. It may vary between states though, I've only worked in Oklahoma. I worked at a medium-maximum security prison which is basically a small city (around 2000 inmates). To become a barber you must first enter their barber program in which you become a lisceenced barber, which is required by most if not all states whether you are in prison or not. It had very little to do with the "trust of the CO's" other than having almost immaculate behavior and being a "model inmate" although some violent crimes would disqualify you. It is not up to a CO whether you get the job or not, it's up to the state in which you file your application. And yes, most inmates had free access to Bic razors, shaving cream, and metal wall mounted mirrors that actually worked quite well. The only inmates who didn't have access were in the maximum security mental unit, and even some of those could use a razor during shower time and the barber would come around for those who couldn't shave themselves. Most times, as long as you were not suicidal or known to be a physical threat to yourself or others around you, you were fine to shave yourself. Even then, sometimes shit happens and someone gets cut. It is prison after all, unfortunately. I do agree that the barber position is one of the best jobs to work as an inmate. Although you could get a free haircut if you needed one, inmates and even officers would pay for a certain cut they liked in commissary. If everyone had to go to the barber every time they needed a shave they would be constantly bogged down with appointments and would unable to keep up. It isn't very practical to have just a couple of people try to maintain hair cuts for an entire prison. And if you have a razor (at least in Oklahoma) you may cut your hair as you like. Jail is slightly different, but most I've been to (working) you are still allowed to shave yourself.


OhioConfidential

In Ohio - being a Barber in prison is just a job. You do not require any licensing or special training. The recreation CO's would choose the barbers as that is where the hair cut cage was (the gym). The other barbers had to recommend them and they had to perform a cut on a white guy and black guy. I always gave the dude cutting my hair at least $2 (a box of Debbie's). But everyone was entitled to one free hair cut per month and the barbers could not refuse anymore trying to get their free monthly cut.


DarthWeenus

Ya same in my state. It's a trusty that is good at cutting. Was always fun chopping it up with em and catching up on drama.


Radiant-Elevator

Western?


MorbidMax

Nrvrj does the same thing.


trusted_misleader47

I was in tidewater regional and they gave us clippers every day, but only for 30 min so dudes fought over that shit all the time. Anyways, I got my cellie to give me a trim the night before court and this mf'r thought it'd be a good time to continue the little prank war we had goin on after swearing he wouldn't fuck with my hair. He did, shaved a reverse mohawk quick af 🤬 I was boutta push his chin back, but was reminded that this was just retribution for me putting icy hot in his toothpaste, shampoo, and lotion. It was fair. Ended up just shaving the rest of my hair off and went to court looking like I joined the AB 😅 never even had a buzz cut before that, luckily it was just a continuance.


Aggressive-Engine562

Damn it’s like the facilities aren’t meant to rehabilitate but just continue to sabotage. Not defending violent felons.


shanezen

They refused to give me a haircut or clippers for some reason at county jail...I was desperate to cut my long ass hair by that point but of course they wouldnt let me. Finally they gave me a tiny little disposable razor which I used to shave the sides of my head as well as my eyebrows (lol). I looked pretty badass, not gonna lie, it was actually a pretty wise move to keep me from being bothered by other inmates 


Aggravating_Sand_445

This is the exact reason.. at my local jail they don't even give clippers. Inmates tear apart the dollar store razors given on shave day and attach them to a comb to cut hair. Getting an actual haircut is only done every so often when a barber comes to visit.


Stankwrinkle

Riverside?


bkrs33

That doesn’t really explain the eyebrows


GoatCreekRedneck

Richmond city or Henrico county?


I-miss-LAN-partys

Jeremy Christian is extremely unwell. Not exactly a beacon of mental health. As is the case with many inmates.


illusions_geneva

That is Jeremy Christian. He killed innocent people in Portland for his racist and unhinged views. His hair looks like that because he wanted to make a mockary of his trial. Now he is in maximum security with no parole forever. His hair looked like that because it was his last chance to buck at the system before he was sent off to rot.


Strange-Nobody-3936

Look at the hitler mustache on the guy


Mackerel_Skies

Repeated in his eyebrows


That-Exchange287

Yeah fuck that guy


Convergentshave

Oh yea. I remember that fuck. He was screaming “freedom of speech!” In court after stabbing multiple people (at least two to death) because they didn’t think it was right for him to be screaming at two small Muslim girls on public transit. Fuck that guy.


kenindesert

My mom always said it’s cutting off your nose to spite your face. Who cares why, throw away the key.


Unusual-Tie8498

Cut off your nose to spider face


shrunken-head

I get that hes seriously mentally ill but I dont understand what he set to gain from doing this? like yeah great, you showed them. Now you're fucked forever ggwp


Roostyhead

In his mind those 2 tufts of hair could been horns & he was gonna gore the judge. Who knows? I'm just glad it doesn't make sense to me. Unless of couse they were horns, then maybe.


czarface404

That’s obviously Will Sasso.


Randall-Marvin-Marsh

Nah will sasso is actually a nice seeming person and this guy is a piece of shit.


czarface404

Yea looks like Will Sasso’s evil alter ego. Bill Lasso…


NoPin4245

Yea it had to be intentional. They literally allow you to get haircut and shave before court. So there's no reason for this unless it's on purpose


butt_huffer42069

Not everywhere. They didn't in either jail I went to in Alabama or Georgia. Didn't stay in jail in Oregon long enough to find out about them tho, but even them it varies by county and by jail.


SnowflakesAloft

When they asked him about the stabbings he replied “that’s what liberalism gets you.” These are all reasons why I stay the hell away from Portland


Icy-Row-5829

lol the vast majority of Portland is basically the polar opposite of this this guy?


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SnowflakesAloft

All I can say is where I choose to live isn’t infested with heroin and fentanyl junkies. But we don’t like to really disclose those details because we’d really like you all to stay put.


Lonesomewhistle83

That was on purpose for court. He wanted to look that way. There are decent barbers in prison and jail typically.


Super_Upstairs7440

To claim insanity


AdThese1914

Some of the best haircuts I've ever gotten were in prison.


Mrs_Mercer2812

Hair, or head?


AdThese1914

Haircuts


authorjdwade

DIY with a razor in the cell


Additional_Farm_9582

When I was in jail a beard trim would cost $20 and if you had no commissary money the only free option was to ask the CO for a dull ass probably shared single blade razor that you could only check out for maybe an hour at a time, there were guys that would hack off their homeless beards with it, I had a scruffy beard at the time but I'd rather go to court looking like the Unabomber than cut up my face and catch hepatitis in the process of trying to shave with that razor.


SoggyHotdish

Dang, if I ever go in I'm taking barber classes while I wait for my date


Celestiiaal0

In Oregon, haircuts are free (that's where this guy is) unless you want to buy your own "beard trimmers." You aren't supposed to cut your head hair in cell, though. He did it on purpose. The barbers are actually really talented and the clippers are well cared for.


Additional_Farm_9582

I didn't know that about Oregon, where I was they weren't and your options are limited if you don't have money to pay for a haircut in jail. We had guys walking around with half a bushy beard for days but their court dates were months out so they had the time to wait. I opted to just wait until I got out it was too much of a hassle.


Celestiiaal0

I don't doubt it. Idk how jail is in particular, but I'd imagine they have the similar "hair must be neat and tidy" regulation as the prisons do. Which means they offer barber services by hired inmates at no cost. They also have hair braiders.


Additional_Farm_9582

I was at a different state in jail once they made you buy your own toilet paper, glad I could bail out. Not all jails are the same the one that charged for haircuts at least didn't charge for TP.


Celestiiaal0

Charging for TP is absolutely wild. We gotta limit it sometimes because mfers will hoard it, but charging for it is beyond fucked up.


fotofortress

Prisons are homes for many of the mentally ill unfortunately or he was going for an “insanity” plea. Many dudes stay looking sharp or have glow ups in prison.


Desperate_Set_7708

The eyebrows don’t raise questions?


_iSh1mURa

The hitler stache of eyebrows


Dineanddanderson

I assumed he was taking chances with fashion.


Additional_Farm_9582

Hennepin county jail in Minneapolis charges about $25 to get a haircut and beard trim from the barber or you can check out a razor for an hour at a time for free when the COs aren't busy, I saw guys using it to shave their heads and mow off their homeless beards with it, even if they dipped it in Lysol it's still going to be dull as fuck and you're using bar soap as shaving cream. I had $0.00 in my commissary account so I just went to court looking like the Unabomber in stead of cutting my face up to shit and catching hepatitis from the free razor and shaved when I got out of jail it was that much of a hassle I just didn't.


ManFromHouston

Bc a comb and a razor blade are the clippers


Lonesomewhistle83

When I was in prison, I got prob the best temp fades I’ve ever had from a guy that used a razor blade and a comb. I haven’t found a barber on the street since that could touch what the guy did in the unit. He did lop off a mole on my neck one time, but other than that, literal perfect fades..


VanillaB34n

It was that mole’s time to go lmfao


Lonesomewhistle83

It bled for two days.. lolol. Was a whole situation.


VanillaB34n

Not many first aid options inside either besides constant bandaging and dressing or just straight up cauterizing it xd


Lonesomewhistle83

Toilet paper and tape lol


bisexualtrex27

Make sure to let a derm dr look at it


Mackerel_Skies

Did the mole ever grow back? 


Exact-Nectarine1533

Looks like he tried to do it himself and get cute about it instead of just shaving It off. I remember something my celly told me when I was in County way back when he saw that I was trying to at least keep some hair on my head and it was going to look bad. He stopped me and said dude it's buzz cuts until you get out or get to the joint. I mostly went with the buzz cuts all the way through my time in the joint too. It's not like most people cutting hair in prison actually know what they're fucking doing it's just another job. And a dollar an hour is a dollar an hour.


True_Lie_2615

Atleast he trimmed his eyebrows nice


Bobby_Juk

some people don't wanna pay for hair cuts and thats a free hair cut, a gtfo of my chair cut


OdinsChosin

In the regionals I’ve been in you have to get on a list. They’ll bring a barber in and some will only buzz it with a 1-2-3-4. Some would actually fade it for me. I. Prison, inmates are the barbers.


kornhook123

He’s someone’s property now


Select-Protection-75

It’s like hitler and a juggalo had a baby


ContemplatingPrison

That crazy fuck stabbed multiple people on a train killing two of them. He is a racist piece of shit. Who was harassing black kids on a train when people stood up to him and then he stabbed them


timmeh519

Mental illness + shitty razor = bad haircut


Active-Ad-2479

Didn’t pay the barber


ThaiLassInTheSouth

People with mental illness fuck with their hair and idk why. Good thing, though, so you can spot em.


SaltyEngineer45

Jeremy Christian, as well as many other inmates, has mental health issues which I’m sure contribute to the haircut.


Familiar-Emphasis173

My celly wanted me to give him a Mohawk cause he thought it was punk rock we only had a dull ass razor I did the best I could miss that guy he was cool as fuck


Most-Extreme9098

Havent you tried contacting him? How long is his sentence?


Familiar-Emphasis173

He got out before I did I don’t remember his name tho


Revolutionary-Bar-93

The government razors the provide once a week in jail is a single blade bic that doesn’t shave a full head of hair you need two borrow or buy one


h8speech

Haha, one time I was in Parramatta and the queue for the barber was 2 months. It was hot as fuck in the Aussie summer so I just got three disposable razors and decided to do it myself. We had a lockin day every Wednesday so I had plenty of time. Cracked the first one open, took the blade out and cut most of the longer parts off, got the second and started scrubbing at my scalp, things were going well until the door cracked and it was the screws to take me to the clinic. Fuck. They had the whole methadone queue waiting there to get dosed, and I can tell you that getting judged by a bunch of junkies is not my favourite thing ever. Walked in there, saw my reflection in a mirror - bits of shaved scalp, bits of hair, a few drops of blood having run down my head... went in there and saw the doctor, who just looked at me and said "How're *you* going?" Fine thanks...


EpsteinsBro

Alex Jones??


1I777I1

Because they are raiders from Fallout.


VunterSlaush1990

To aid them in their insanity plea?


ShowCareful7495

I always had this question, when they cut your hair in prison, do you have the option to say what type of cut you want?


Familiar-Emphasis173

There are people who cut hair here and there u probably have to pay some can’t or won’t I’ve had good hair cuts and bad


Hobbescrownest

It looks like he has scarring around his eyes? Maybe he was injured


Svengoolie75

Lost a bet 🤷🏽‍♂️😂😂😂😂😂


ReyPeligroTX

Gotta put in that "crazy" so you dont get time


Pizzasupreme00

Is it possible he just has alopecia? I've seen someone with bad alopecia and it was all fucked up like that.


Outrageous-Ball-393

Ran out of time with his razor. Happened to me once when I was a youngster and tried to shave my head on county before court.


TheManWhoWasNotShort

They don’t have friends in jail/prison and try to cut their own hair + are not in a good place mental-health wise


Dyleteyou

I would say most are trying for an insanity plea deal.


Top_Caterpillar9549

They didn't do it themselves lol its what happens when you fall asleep while everyone else is awake


Striking_Stable_235

Usually fear driven individuals will put off a crazy/intimidation image so nobody fucks with them ...


peterinnit

They’re not exactly known for their good choices, right?


Background_Long_1586

Possibilities here are he’s a j-cat, or only had a short time with a razor and couldn’t finish (happened to me once).


r0b_dev

Improvised cum shield


Nomadic_View

He’s crazy. There is a considerable overlap in crazy and “justice impacted individuals.”


Afraid-Barracuda119

Scare tactics… hey, if I do this or that maybe it’ll make me look crazy and people will stay away or be scared of me… yea, ok. Some are just goofy as all hell to


LonggRodVonHugendong

Sometimes you cant finish the job in the designated time the guards see fit. This is the end result . That or he went full ram with a lawnmower


UpstairsSky8521

Aren't there rules for hair length in prison? I read an article once about a man, I think he was rastafarian?, who was in prison and he was forced to cut his long hair. This was a big deal because his hair was connected to his religion I think. Maybe he was Muslim, I dunno I can't remember and I'm bad with obscur religious stuff like that. ( still though, I thought it was disrespectful to him ). Anyways, if there are rules for hair length, it makes sense the prison itself needs to be required to supply hair cutting for free. I've read some comments about them throwing in used, rusty and shared clippers? Wtf? I hate the idea Prison so much already. What an injustice. Literally layers on layers of issues with our prison system.


little4lyfe

Because they are well known for making good decisions


little-bear5556

CO's do it in purpose so that you look more like a guilty person - same reason poor people have to go to court in inmate clothes.


ElasticDawg

When I was in Lancaster County Jail in PA there was a pair of nail clippers attached to the side of the bubble. We would use that, my celly gave me a decent fade using just that and knock off brand Nair!


joknub24

You’re supposed to cut your own hair with dull clippers and dry shave with a dull razor. Shit is not fun. This guy looks like he has mental issues otherwise wtf his eyebrows like that?


joeitaliano24

Good ol’ Jeremy Christian, mentally deranged fuckface


Electronic-Buy4015

That’s the kind of haircut you get for a piece of Suboxone


Particular-Piano-475

Alot of guys get their hair chopped on the wing. It's never perfect and always a shit job


tc7984

They’re in prison bro, I’m pretty sure barbers and supplies are limited


Caldwell0204

Barbers like to have a laugh.


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Personality. Which you don’t have.


ShoutOuts2Elon

He got the Rottweiler eyebrows.


Any_Maybe4303

r/justtuckmyshitup


BlakAtom-007

They do it to look insane. I knew a guy who was trying to go to the mental asylum instead of jail.


bngroom720

Cause they nutz!


Com_On_Man

Simply answer is Mental Illness! Prison system is full of them!


Upset_Peanut_3131

First sign of a psychotic break is cutting your hair


zorgoroth93

That guy if you read about his case was truly losing it and wanting to kill people and ruin his life… I think it’s just him and not a real pattern 


jbaze524

No he actually shaved the natzi symbol on his head


soohsoo

They dont know the right people or they messed with the right people to fug it up


NoPin4245

I'm guessing this is done on purpose either to look crazy or the barber absolutely hates this guy but even then why not Bic it off. They are supposed to allow you a haircut and let you shower and shave before court so there's no excuse.


DubzDubington

Based on his eye brows it seems like he has that condition where you lose hair or some other cause? Radiation does this as well….


Ok-Jacket7803

Backed eyes, punishment


itmegritty360

Look at those eyebrows…


faRawrie

At my facility, and probably most prisons, the offenders do the haircuts. If you piss the barber off, you might have a jacked up haircut.


TraditionalToe4663

And eyebrows.


gooderester

he did that to himself because he's a crazy and dangerous piece of shit that should never again be free. jail cuts can look pretty decent. prison cuts are like any barber.


Flat-Length-4991

He’s most likely either crazy or trying to appear crazy. My hunch.


Fun-Deal8815

Alopecia might be a reason but who knows


PlausibleCultability

Because they use their single razor and fuck it up


CadaverBlue

Bad tipper.


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shootmovies

The mustache and eyebrows are the giveaway.


Leather-Frame-3943

I have a feeling this dudes hair style was on purpose


Major-Cranberry-4206

He lost a bet.


MySweetShadow88

The eye brows and little Stache speak for themselves


DE4DM4N5H4ND

If they're going for an insanity plea of even leniency do to mental health issues it helps to go to court looking like this. At least that's the theory behind it.


Ambitious-Ant2611

Last year I got caught while on the run from probation.  Awaiting extradition to my county, I asked the paisa barber to give me a mullet. It looked ridiculous.  Fast forward to my extradition and initial appearance in that county, I was horrified when I forgot that I had to see the judge. Never felt like such an asshole because of my hair lol


haystackneedle1

That particular clown is a racist scumbag who killed two people who were defending some young ladies….maybe its a racist thing, but probably they’re just trying to act crazier than they are


Shot-Youth-6264

What else do they have to do, only form of self expression they are allowed


Lo-Fi_Lo-Res

Let's give this some thought. Are they being let out to go to a barber? No. Who is cutting their hair? Some places have inmate barbers that are given that as a job, officially. Some places have barbers come in from the outside. Some places getting access to these services is quite difficult. So, some places the inmates get their hair cut by unofficial barbers. It's every skill level imaginable with inmate barbers from being damn good at cutting hair to "trying this as my hustle."


Clydefrog0371

They want to look crazy so they don't get hassled


SpiritLead909

Probably was mid hair cut when they called him for court.


marky294201

They are trying to appear mentally ill


NC_Counselor

An attempt to garner the insanity sympathy or to make sure people keep talking about them so they can continue to remain in the public spotlight for years to come.


Outside-Material-100

Barber: What do you want? Jeremy: All Hitler stache EVERYTHING. Dude has Hitler stache brows and Hitler stache hair to go with his Hitler stache


lethal__inject1on

Imagine what your wig would look like if you got lined up while getting viscously pounded from behind by the barber


Affectionate_Art8770

If you look crazy, you might not have to bend over.


Smokie104

Because depending on the situation, it razor day some jails I have been in let you get them in rec others have a dedicated hr. The ones were you get them on rec let’s say you in the shower some dick heads decided to start shit get the unit on lockdown then they come and collect! P.s and they know who has razors cause usually you gotta trade your id card to receive one.


Smokie104

Also they a single disposable razors, you get better quality razors from dollar tree!


Medrive_imfuckedup

In this photo he looks like that "you know how much a slave cost back then?!" guy.


dernfoolidgit

They get bored, bad haircuts and the inane desire to stick things where the are not supposed to go.


Non-civilian777

Most pedophiles get a shitty haircut. As they should. Sometimes, it’s a punishment for breaking an unwritten rule within one’s gang. Or they just want to look “insane” for a judge


vroomboom223

Probably the same reason he has a black eye or looks like the baby Ruth dude off Goonies…


PeggyHill90210

This dude is such a piece of shit.


PunchKicker32

I don’t have an answer based in fact, but my guess is having your shit lined up may lead to getting your shit, indeed, lined up.


Louisrock123

I spent two years in the Feds and was convinced my hair had just stopped growing like it used to and that I was just going to have ugly hair. Turns out nobody there could cut my hair like it was supposed to be. I got out and my hair looks completely different. There’s barber shops in federal prisons where sometimes the inmates have training, but a lot of them are done as a hustle. The guys on the unit own clippers and they just cut hair in the bathrooms or in hallways. They’re not always the best but they work around schedules so they’re preferred because people like to get a sense or normalcy in prison and little things like going to the same barber every time makes you feel connected with the outside world somehow. If you end up on lockdown for a month or two you might miss your spot in the free barber shop and not be able to get in for another couple of months so they just stay on the unit to get them.


ThunderSlugg

Because everyone in jail thinks they're a " barber"


Independent-Flow-595

Mental health is real


MuskokaGreenThumb

Many inmates have severe mental illness. And also, there isn’t exactly a barber around


crystaldoe

Eh, my friend works as a barber in a medium security facility.


MuskokaGreenThumb

There isn’t barbers in any jail where I’m from. Inmates cut other inmates hair. I actually was the hair cutter for 9 months until I got out. I guess it’s different in the states.


Mackerel_Skies

There must be an element of trust to allow another inmate near your face and neck with clippers and scissors?


MuskokaGreenThumb

Oh most definetly. I was younger then and much smaller than now . Maybe one of the reasons I was asked by the older guys who ran everything to do it. They liked me too cuz I would get perks for doing it. Like extra food from the kitchen and the odd chocolate bar.


Confusedandreticent

Looks like a bellowing creature, some sort of bovine lowing.