When rich 'bros' like Martin Shkreli get sent to prison, they call these wise guys first

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

“Pharma bro” Martin Shkreli wept at his sentencing hearing Friday, and former congressman Anthony Weiner cried when a judge sentenced him to 21 months in prison for sexting with a 15-year-old girl. Tears are a natural reaction — prison is tough and most felons have no idea what to expect. But for a few thousand dollars, high-profile felons like Shkreli and Weiner can hire a “prison consultant” to help smooth the transition to life behind bars.

For non-violent criminals like Weiner and Shkreli, prison “is a totally different environment than they’ve ever been, it’s crazy in there,” said Michael Frantz, director of Jail Time Consulting, who served 36 months in a federal facility for tax evasion.

“They come from a world where there’s order,” Frantz said. “They have people under them and tell them what to do. When you get into federal prison, you have no control whatsoever. In the real world, there’s order and rational thinking. In the Bureau of Prisons there’s absolutely no rational thinking.”

Weiner’s attorney didn’t respond to a question on whether he’s using a prison consultant, and neither did the lawyer for Shkreli, who’s been behind bars at a Brooklyn detention center while he awaits sentencing on fraud charges. But Weiner and Shkreli are just the type of convicts who typically use prison consultants. They’ve already helped the likes of Bernie Madoff and Martha Stewart.

What do these prison preppers do?

A combination hand-holder, shoulder-to-cry-on, and red tape slicer, prison consultants prep future inmates for life behind bars, teach them how to make the best use of their time “on the inside,” and can even help inmates shave time off their sentences. Many of the consultants have been to prison themselves and know from personal experience how to navigate the Bureau of Prisons bureaucracy.

Prices for their services range from $500 for advocating for better medical care in prison to $20,000 for comprehensive post-prison consulting to help ex-inmates rebuild their lives by starting new businesses — in fields they’re not legally barred from working in — or writing books.

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[Leghorn21]

1. Yep, just give Kevin Hart a call!:

...it worked for Will, I heard!

[safeinOhio]

2. I've never been locked up, but have visited lots of

friends in jail. He is lucky he isn't going to State Prison, but no parole for Federal Prison.

The big thing, to me, is how the guards and prisoners, both have too much time to figure out how to fuck with each other. Not much else to do and both sides are just as bad.