From Dragonfly: Women's vs. Men's

As I peered down at the televisions on my way to the restroom this morning, I was struck by the fact that it seems like Lifetime Movie Network is on non-stop in our unit. It made me laugh thinking, "this would never be the case in a men's prison." This of course led me to think of things that I imagine are different between men's and women's prisons:

AT A WOMEN'S PRISON:
- At least one television is always on OWN and another is on Lifetime Movies...
- You will see inmates holding hands and hugging one another nonstop...
- Inmates in their rooms cover up their front side while changing tshirts...
- It's a really big deal when an inmate decides to cut her hair short...
- Inmates will pay big bucks to find a ring for their new life partner...
- Haircare and makeup products are some of the most important commissary items...
- A book with a lot of sex scenes will make its way to dozens of inmates before falling apart at the binding...
- Male staff can be flirted with, female staff are scary...
- At every table in the atrium, someone is either crocheting or doing cross stitch to bide their time...
- Tight clothing is all the rage...
- If someone has nail polish, everyone asks where she got it from...
- A lap dance by one's "partner" is considered a good birthday gift...
- Step class is one of the most popular indoor rec offerings...
- Inmates weigh themselves almost daily to ensure they are sustaining or losing weight...
- New inmates are immediately assessed for whether or not they are lesbian, or at least "gay for the stay"...
- The same inmates that said, "no" to the last item, are re-assessed to see if they've changed their mind after two months...
- Getting hair colored, straightened, or conditioned is the most popular things offered in the cosmo school...
- Caring jobs, such as suicide watch, are so popular, that the hiring team has hundreds of cop-outs all the time for the jobs...
- The throw away panties offered in the SHU sell for big bucks on the compound...

Okay, now read over that list and imagine these things occurred at a male's prison... You can see what I mean :-)