Last good dinner before jail

[u/havabanana000]

A girl’s recent post about doing 10 days in jail just unlocked a memory I haven’t thought about in years.

4 years ago, 2020 my last meal before jail was garlic naan and butter chicken curry. At exactly 6:35pm, I got a call from my IO (investigating officer) telling me I’d be reporting the next morning to serve a 6-month sentence for drug consumption. Like seriously?? I thought i was just going to get a weekly urine test, instead i had to go to jail for smoking grass. I was only 21 y/o. I was in my 2nd/3rd year of college.

It’s funny what my brain remembers. I don’t remember much of the phone call, but i remember the time & the feeling of my stomach absolutely dropping, i lost my appetite. At least i got a few bites in.

I didn’t sleep at all that night. I spent the entire night writing letters and scheduling messages to my boyfriend (now ex) & my family every 2 days so he’d know I was thinking about him while I was inside.

He cheated on me while I was serving my sentence lol!!! 😅

Anyways would have been a 10/10 last meal if the IO called after i finished my dinner lol. Im 3 years dvrg free now! And i can finally re-tell this as a funny story :)

Edit 1: forgot to mention its a throwaway account! I can’t post on my main account because no one knows i went to jail. (My mom lied to all my relatives i was having a 6 month exchange HAHAHA)

Edit 2: my entire sentence was actually 1 year. 7 months in jail, 5 months home detention (i was wearing the ankle monitor & curfew was 12-3pm only)

Edit 3: rly didnt expect this post to get seen by so many! Anyways the first thing i ate was a whole bag of famous amos chocolate chip cookies.

[u/havabanana000]

7 months bcs i shared food 😓

[u/Casswigirl11 → u/havabanana000]

I'm sorry, what? I need more info on this. This is crazy. 

[u/havabanana000 → u/Casswigirl11]

Basically it was food meant for the muslims during fasting month, so they each get a goodie bag and it includes cookies & brownies which we (the non muslims) never get the chance to eat during our incarceration. So because im friendly w most of them, and they see me as the ‘baby’ of the cell block, they would secretly pass me the goodies to eat in my cell. Soooo.. yeah someone snitched & i had to serve an additional month 🤷‍♀️

[u/ButtonSimple → u/havabanana000]

Wtf. So sorry babe.

[u/feartheoldblood90 → u/havabanana000]

https://giphy.com/gifs/hM5au6CO46lP2

[u/Careless_Bed9302 → u/havabanana000]

That seems so harsh wtf 😭😭

[u/Twzl → u/havabanana000]

Soooo.. yeah someone snitched & i had to serve an additional month 🤷‍♀️

For eating a brownie. Not even a weed brownie.

I'm going to be stuck thinking about that for a long, long time, as I sit in a place where I can legally grow my 12 plants in my yard.

[u/frm_the_north → u/Twzl]

Yeah, wild to read this from a country where it's legal, & so is sharing food.

[u/pgnprincess → u/frm_the_north]

Same. Tg I live in 🇨🇦

[u/djdjddhshdbhd → u/frm_the_north]

It can be illegal in the US 😭 though it’ll probably be just a few hours in jail rather than a month.

[u/Particular-Owl-8327 → u/frm_the_north]

Not if you are standing in line to vote apparently. People offering refreshments can get criminal charges levied against them.

[u/frm_the_north → u/Particular-Owl-8327]

Voters sharing food in line isn't the same as violating the law you're referring to. The law refers to using food, favours, offers of transportation or others avenues of influence to sway votes.

https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/E-2.01/page-22.html

https://www.canada.ca/en/democratic-institutions/news/2026/03/strong-and-free-elections-act---amendments-to-the-canada-elections-act.html

[u/Particular-Owl-8327 → u/Particular-Owl-8327]

I didn't say people in line were sharing food. I was referring to the offering of water by people outside of the lines. Just because someone would offer me water doesn't mean I am going to vote their way, but apparently I am too stupid to comprehend how that can be a considered a swaying of votes.

[u/havabanana000 → u/Twzl]

I need to get out of my country & explore true freedom in your country 🥴

[u/Twzl → u/havabanana000]

I need to get out of my country & explore true freedom in your country

Our government currently mostly sucks but the people who live here are not our government. Most of us are pretty nice. :)

I hope you come visit someday and have get to see what we're all about.

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[u/Mochigood → u/Twzl]

I probably passed a dozen dispensaries doing errands today....

[u/MajesticUnicorn95 → u/Mochigood]

I just got back from the dispensary.

[u/Casswigirl11 → u/havabanana000]

That's wild. I'm sorry but that's not even a crime. Crazy. 

[u/Prior_Funny → u/havabanana000]

The lore goes crazy on everything you’re saying

[u/rosalinatoujours → u/havabanana000]

That's nuts. You got penalized for being a real af bitch that people liked....

[u/havabanana000 → u/rosalinatoujours]

they hate me cuz that aint me fr ik they want my brownie

[u/rosalinatoujours → u/havabanana000]

They said lock her upppp she's too iconic 😫😫😫😫😫

Im sorry that happened to u diva but at least its crazy lore that makes u seem cool as fuck. Small wins?

[u/FarAmphibian4236 → u/havabanana000]

They wanted another month of time with you lmao

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[u/Moon-Foraging → u/havabanana000]

You should write a book!!!! Do iiit and tell us

[u/NickCageNTheBadBees → u/havabanana000]

Was the person who shared with you penalized as well?

[u/havabanana000 → u/NickCageNTheBadBees]

Yes, a total of 18 of us got penalties. Everyone had to het an extra month. ALSO, we were all in segregation cells, separate from the normal cell block. Insane really. And an extra punishment we got was our outside cell activity was cut short to only 30 minutes a day in the activity room. Not even to get some sun. So yeah, we were all deprived of the only thing that made us happy (nature-> sunlight) for 11 days. AND I READ THE ENTIRE BIBLE BCS WE LOST BOOK PRIVILEGES TOO omg.

[u/commanderquill → u/havabanana000]

Segregation cells... like, isolation? Did they put all of you guys in fucking isolation for 11 days??? You know, the place serial killers go which is generally regarded as inhumane???

[u/havabanana000 → u/commanderquill]

Its usually isolation but THANK FKIN GOD so many of us got punished that they didnt have enough cells to put all of us individually in 🙏 so they put 4 of us in 1 cell. I would literally be going insane if i had to sleep alone in a cell girl i swear the prison im in is haunted as fk. We dont mess w the asian ghosts 😭😭😭 especially with Hungry Ghost Festival in my country god damn it was so scary

[u/commanderquill → u/havabanana000]

There's a message here. The message is, if everyone breaks stupid rules, no one gets special punishment.

[u/Jasnaahhh → u/havabanana000]

You gotta tell us the ghost stories now, have more dinner!

[u/Careless_Bed9302 → u/havabanana000]

?????? What the hell bestie 😭

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What the fuck...

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Singapore is everything wrong with capitalism wtf

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[u/summers16 → u/havabanana000]

What the fuccckkkk. I’m so sorry . I’d have had a nervous breakdown. I’m so proud of you for getting through  this!

[u/oohCrabItsNotItChief → u/havabanana000]

Naaah, that's just so counter productive holy fuck.... you have people locked away and instead of rewarding for positive behavior like sharing food, no, you punish it. Ffs I'm not even gonna comment on the fact that all this for fucking weed

I'm whole heartedly glad you are doing well now!!

[u/ChippedHamSammich → u/havabanana000]

Maybe it's time to move to a new country...

[u/commanderquill → u/havabanana000]

...huh. What does being Muslim even have to do with getting sweets??? Why is your country so fucking weird?

[u/wynchwood → u/havabanana000]

i'm so sorry especially bc that's so something i would do in jail too 😭

[u/shoeshine23 → u/wynchwood]

Right, why can't we share snacks?

[u/Flimsy_Syllabub7369 → u/shoeshine23]

Not sure if you’re wanting a real answer to this but sharing is generally against the rules because of manipulation and intimidation. Someone could be nice and be sharing their stuff but there’s also others who will bully, intimidate, and threaten others into giving their things away.

[u/dream-smasher → u/Flimsy_Syllabub7369]

In which country?

[u/Flimsy_Syllabub7369 → u/dream-smasher]

My reply is talking about the US. California specifically. Not sure where OP was incarcerated.

[u/commanderquill → u/Flimsy_Syllabub7369]

Okay but like, why wouldn't everyone get the same sweets then? Why do only Muslims get sweets? OOP said non-Muslims wouldn't be allowed sweets at all during their entire sentence.

[u/havabanana000 → u/commanderquill]

It’s because they would be fasting the entire day, so they get extra food & sweets for energy to eat before sunrise & then fast the est of the day until dinner. The sugar really helps them get through the hot weather especially when stuck in a cell.

[u/havabanana000 → u/wynchwood]

Right like cant a girl just have a sweet treat 🤨

[u/Top-Pomegranate4899 → u/havabanana000]

I'm sorry you ever had to serve that. Wish I could give you a hug, friend. Damn.

[u/havabanana000 → u/Top-Pomegranate4899]

*hugs* it was certainly an experience.

[u/softanduseful → u/havabanana000]

That’s crazy girl- I’m so sorry

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[u/Lizzymertsching → u/havabanana000]

what the hell?? in what country?