Get Your Body Fit
You should get as physically fit as you can because life behind bars will be a challenge to your body as well as your mind and spirit.
Building up a few muscles will give you confidence and the body language of a confident person will make you a less desirable target for predators in jail.
Get a medical check-up so that any problems can be dealt with by drugs or therapy; healthcare behind bars is not all a sick person might hope for. Get your teeth checked and have any treatment necessary; you might have to put up with raging toothache for weeks if you need a dentist while in prison.
If you smoke or drink, get help to kick your habit right away – don’t take dependencies inside with you, being as strong and independent as you possibly can is vital to surviving in prison. Prison staff and inmates will be ready to exploit any weaknesses you show. Tobacco is used as currency in prison, as a non-smoker, you can use your tobacco allowance to purchase things you need to make your stay in prison more comfortable.
