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Jackson Diagnostics is like the waiting

Jackson Diagnostics is like the waiting room from hell

room from hell

room from hell while inmates go through a battery of

while inmates go through a battery of

while inmates go through a battery of tests designed to classify their

tests designed to classify their

tests designed to classify their security levels they have few privileges

security levels they have few privileges

security levels they have few privileges and even fewer pleasures but each week

and even fewer pleasures but each week

and even fewer pleasures but each week there’s at least one thing to look

there’s at least one thing to look

there’s at least one thing to look forward to at the heart of Jackson’s

forward to at the heart of Jackson’s

forward to at the heart of Jackson’s life is the store this is that our light

life is the store this is that our light

life is the store this is that our light of these inmates day store day this is

of these inmates day store day this is

of these inmates day store day this is like Christmas to them this is where

like Christmas to them this is where

like Christmas to them this is where they go and restart

they go and restart

they go and restart store items are bought with money sent

store items are bought with money sent

store items are bought with money sent from families or friends outside the

from families or friends outside the

from families or friends outside the prison but in here these items become

prison but in here these items become

prison but in here these items become more than just care packages each

more than just care packages each

more than just care packages each represents a value each can be traded

represents a value each can be traded

represents a value each can be traded sold and gambled each item is in essence

sold and gambled each item is in essence

sold and gambled each item is in essence money it is money and it’s that way of

money it is money and it’s that way of

money it is money and it’s that way of actually trading bargaining they don’t

actually trading bargaining they don’t

actually trading bargaining they don’t have anything yes that might be his

have anything yes that might be his

have anything yes that might be his cigarette mug store a seemingly

cigarette mug store a seemingly

cigarette mug store a seemingly innocuous dispensary of honey buns in

innocuous dispensary of honey buns in

innocuous dispensary of honey buns in candy has a darker side it drives a

candy has a darker side it drives a

candy has a darker side it drives a black market economy the system can

black market economy the system can

black market economy the system can barely keep on top of when the inmates

barely keep on top of when the inmates

barely keep on top of when the inmates call the hustle maxwell house supreme

call the hustle maxwell house supreme

call the hustle maxwell house supreme to deal an extra Arabica beans inside

to deal an extra Arabica beans inside

to deal an extra Arabica beans inside see we can’t buy this coffee off the

see we can’t buy this coffee off the

see we can’t buy this coffee off the store it’s contraband this is what we

store it’s contraband this is what we

store it’s contraband this is what we call it WIC right here it’s a long piece

call it WIC right here it’s a long piece

call it WIC right here it’s a long piece of toilet paper twisted up that keeps a

of toilet paper twisted up that keeps a

of toilet paper twisted up that keeps a flame on the end for a lot of amount of

flame on the end for a lot of amount of

flame on the end for a lot of amount of time and so you make another one

[Music]

[Music] everybody’s got a hustle in here some

everybody’s got a hustle in here some

everybody’s got a hustle in here some people keep the week’s burn and some

people keep the week’s burn and some

people keep the week’s burn and some people sell cigarettes like us some

people sell cigarettes like us some

people sell cigarettes like us some people sell coffee like us as well we

people sell coffee like us as well we

people sell coffee like us as well we just try to make as much money as we can

just try to make as much money as we can

just try to make as much money as we can that way we can be as comfortable as

that way we can be as comfortable as

that way we can be as comfortable as possible inside of this place a pack of

possible inside of this place a pack of

possible inside of this place a pack of cigarettes here go for 25 items take 25

cigarettes here go for 25 items take 25

cigarettes here go for 25 items take 25 20 buttons those are a big thing

20 buttons those are a big thing

20 buttons those are a big thing chengyang cigarettes this is the chain

chengyang cigarettes this is the chain

chengyang cigarettes this is the chain gang crap bugle cigarettes

from transporting contraband to doing

from transporting contraband to doing laundry drawing tattoos even making

laundry drawing tattoos even making

laundry drawing tattoos even making greeting cards these are jobs as good as

greeting cards these are jobs as good as

greeting cards these are jobs as good as they come in prison each is paid in

they come in prison each is paid in

they come in prison each is paid in store

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