Grey Get Locked Up In Prison - Part 1: Intake

Note: Spoilers Below for hciexperience.com - photos for Intake / Thursday section take after the event concluded.

Intake / Thursday Morning through Afternoon:

4 of us were picked up by as many guards on Thursday morning. Leg irons, connected to a belly chain, hands cuffed in front and then attached via a black box (OW). Put in a prison van with white bucket seats on either side with a center divider / metal gate doors. Buckled in - and then it’s 20 minutes of every bump making my wrists ache.

Arrived at the prison - pulled out of the van and grabbed by each arm by two guards and marched to Ad Seg. Black box and waist chain are removed - leg irons and cuffs stay on. Watched several other prisoners come and some get taken away. Suddenly it was my turn. Door opens and a guard guides me by the arm to intake…

Grey’s Intake Cell - 1107

Grey In Intake Cell

Brought in front of an officer and asked several questions, had my photo taken, and was assigned my inmate number - #56913. “This will be your number for the duration of your stay with us do NOT forget it!” I was told.

Taken to the next room, cuffs were all removed. “Strip and hand me each piece of clothing one by one.” So I took off each piece and it was put in a bag. I still have my collar and my cage on, as both are locked on me. An amazingly thorough search took place. My dentist hasn’t been that deep in my mouth before with his fingers.

Given a pair of bright orange slides, I was taken across the hall to medical. Full check-up including BP / reflex / nerve test, chest / bowel check, temp, ears / eyes / nose / throat. My cage was bulging the entire time.

Once done - I was given an oversized prison jumpsuit, hands re-cuffed, and taken to the next room - the barber. I sat in the chair and a British man introduced himself as the Demon Barber of Fleet Street, but he was quite nice about the whole thing. Hair all buzzed off with a #2 guard (pre-arranged).

Given back to the same guard, I am now marched out of the Ad Seg building and over to the main block. For the first time I can really appreciate just how massive this prison is, and the main block is huge.

HCI Main Cellblock

Walked inside and up to a laundry room door, I am given my uniform, a towel, a white shirt, brown boxers, and a pair of orange socks. Walked into the main cell block, and marched over to a row of narrow cells. As we approach, I notice they are showers. The guard takes my things from me and I take off my slides and enter shower A, which is locked behind me. I stick my wrists through the door slot and my cuffs are removed.

The guard tells me to take off my jumpsuit then turn around and face the wall. I do - suddenly I feel an icy mist start spraying all over my back. “Turn around and cover your face.” I do, and same cold mist on the front. ”OK - rinse off and shower.” I get two presses of the shower button. Each press is 2min. I only need one. The water is ice cold and I keep making that ’catch your breath noise’ the entire time.

Cell 2104 / Shower A

I shower as best I can, then handed my boxers and white shirt to put on through the bars. Once on, I put my hands through the slot, am re-cuffed, and am taken over to my cell across the way - 2104. “Put your things on the bed, then go to the back of your cell. I do so, my cuffs are removed, and I’m told to not turn around until I hear the door close.

I hear a heavy metal sound and then a massive CLANG/CLICK. I turn around and take everything in. Put on the rest of my uniform, including my name badge with my inmate number on it. There is also a water bottle in my cell with my number on it. I sit down on the blue plastic mattress and just sort of… take everything in. My window is sort of hard to see through due to scratches.

Grey Lying On Cell Bed

Grey From The Window Of 2104

Inmate 56913’s Water Bottle