BajaNomad - A wonderful Ensenada jail

A wonderful Ensenada jail

mcfez - 3-6-2011 at 05:34 PM

I suppose some folks wonder what it may look like in a Mexican jail. This picture is that of the Ensenada jail. Please take note of the luxurious beds and house keeping.

I had a friend from Woodland Ca (Manual) that was coming out of The Cactus Club over in Cancun....him and his buddy got busted for DUI, hitting a pedestrian, procession of Coke ....oh and no insurance. Manual told me about the prison and it's Hell like conditions...when he got home 8 years later!

True story.

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woody with a view - 3-6-2011 at 05:43 PM

i got a buudy who did 5 years in Islas Marias...... he says it wasn't too bad. i tell him he's full o crap!

DENNIS - 3-6-2011 at 05:45 PM

:lol:

That was on a slow day. You can tell because they have room to lie down.

DENNIS - 3-6-2011 at 05:48 PM

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Originally posted by woody with a view
i got a buudy who did 5 years in Islas Marias...... he says it wasn't too bad. i tell him he's full o crap!

Some people handle it differently....mind control. Besides, it's never too bad when it's over. [more mind control]

BajaGringo - 3-6-2011 at 06:26 PM

On Islas Marias you can live with your wife and family, working on the island farms during the day. It is a very different kind of prison...

Woooosh - 3-6-2011 at 07:09 PM

Looks the same as the PGJE jail in Rosarito. I was in for a few hours last year and my friendly cell mates offered me a line of crystal meth. Always a party in Baja. I didn't get a blanket, I think you have to bring your own.

A noble gesture

Dave - 3-6-2011 at 07:18 PM

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Originally posted by Woooosh
I was in for a few hours last year and my friendly cell mates offered me a line of crystal meth.

I certainly wouldn't ~~rick~~ risk closing my eyes, even for a cat nap.

[Edited on 3-7-2011 by Dave]

Woooosh - 3-6-2011 at 08:21 PM

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Originally posted by Dave

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Originally posted by Woooosh
I was in for a few hours last year and my friendly cell mates offered me a line of crystal meth.

I certainly wouldn't ~~rick~~ risk closing my eyes, even for a cat nap.

[Edited on 3-7-2011 by Dave]

The guy with the blanket over his head is probably just passed out cold and sleeping it off. That is def not a meth-induced environment... the guys in my cell they never shut up. You mean if they can get drugs into a holding cell they might have a knife on them or or something? I told them I was accused of trying to kill my neighbor with a hammer. That's when they warmed up to me and offered me the meth. Everybody respects "crazy" in jail.

[Edited on 3-7-2011 by Woooosh]

BajaGringo - 3-7-2011 at 10:05 AM

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Originally posted by Woooosh
Everybody respects "crazy" in jail.

Now you understand why I get along so well with everybody down here...

sancho - 3-7-2011 at 11:18 AM

According to most/all Mex Auto Ins Policies, having an
accident where alcohol is simply 'a contributing factor',
love those vague terms, will invalidate a Mex Ins policy

vacaenbaja - 3-7-2011 at 11:27 AM

Decades ago I had an insuance adjuster brag about how
good their policys are. He said even if you are caught drunk
we will cover you. No one else will do that he said. I am sure more than a little mordida to
all would be arranged by your "ADJUSTER" TO ACHEIVE THIS.

durrelllrobert - 3-7-2011 at 11:32 AM

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Originally posted by Woooosh

I told them I was accused of trying to kill my neighbor with a hammer. That's when they warmed up to me and offered me the meth. Everybody respects "crazy" in jail.

[Edited on 3-7-2011 by Woooosh]

when i was young i had to do 10 days in san digo county jail FOR HAVING LOUD EXHAUST PIPES (the judge said he hated hot rodders). I told my hardened criminal cell mates I was there for trying to kill a judge. no one tried to violate me.

absinvestor - 3-7-2011 at 11:48 AM

When I lived in Punta Banda I had a friend who, out of curiousity, visited a little jail in Maneadero. There was an American that said he had been incarcerated for about 3 wks and didn't have the money to pay the fine to get out. My friend being a sympathetic soul paid the $170 fine. The happy released American told my friend that he lived in a trailer within a few miles of Punta Banda and he would repay the money that afternoon. Of course, he was never heard from again. Kinda like buying property in Mexico- only spend what you can afford to lose!!!

Baja4Rnr - 3-7-2011 at 12:05 PM

Back around 1940 my Dad actually worked in the old Ensenada jail which is now a museum. He had some pretty wild stories about his experiences there. Once he said they were trying to figure out how the prisoners were getting weed smuggled in so they planted someone inside. Turns out, there was a vendor selling cheese to the prisoners and he would hollow out the cheese and plant the weed inside. Another time they jailed someone and his buddies threatened to break him out. Luckily, there was a military detachment near by and they sent soldiers over to deal with them.

Has anyone been to the new museum? Last time I was there they were scraping paint off a wall to reveal a painting of an Eagle underneath.

BajaBlanca - 3-8-2011 at 03:56 PM

we went over to the prison near Mulege once because they sell arts and crafts there - whoooooooaaaa - what a zoo. they yell so loud that Les took 10 steps back and said let's get outta dodge now. I am Brazilian and loud is normal (think carnaval- samba music all night long - cases of beer) so I told the guys MORE LOUDLY THAN THEY to cut it out or we weren't gonna buy a thing. One fo the funniest memories I have. These hard core criminals did quiet down immediately.

welcome Baja4Rner to Baja nomads and can you write down more stories, porfa !!!

Bajahowodd - 3-8-2011 at 05:02 PM

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Originally posted by absinvestor
When I lived in Punta Banda I had a friend who, out of curiousity, visited a little jail in Maneadero. There was an American that said he had been incarcerated for about 3 wks and didn't have the money to pay the fine to get out. My friend being a sympathetic soul paid the $170 fine. The happy released American told my friend that he lived in a trailer within a few miles of Punta Banda and he would repay the money that afternoon. Of course, he was never heard from again. Kinda like buying property in Mexico- only spend what you can afford to lose!!!

For just a minute, I thought you were talking about Dennis.

:lol:

DENNIS - 3-8-2011 at 05:05 PM

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Originally posted by Bajahowodd
For just a minute, I thought you were talking about Dennis.

:lol:

Well...I've been there, but this wasn't me. :lol:

It was a nice gesture anyway. Nobody should have to sit in one of those places. Very nasty.....for sure.

dtutko1 - 3-12-2011 at 02:19 PM

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Originally posted by DENNIS

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Originally posted by Bajahowodd
For just a minute, I thought you were talking about Dennis.

:lol:

Well...I've been there, but this wasn't me. :lol:

It was a nice gesture anyway. Nobody should have to sit in one of those places. Very nasty.....for sure.

Very Nasty for sure, but not as nasty as driving drunk and hitting a pedestrian. I wonder if the experience cured the guy?

mtgoat666 - 3-12-2011 at 02:53 PM

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Originally posted by BajaGringo
On Islas Marias you can live with your wife and family, working on the island farms during the day. It is a very different kind of prison...

where is that on google earth? i wanna see what it looks like.

sounds like "club med" version of "club fed" do they have tennis courts?

[Edited on 3-12-2011 by mtgoat666]

DENNIS - 3-12-2011 at 02:53 PM

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Originally posted by dtutko1
Very Nasty for sure, but not as nasty as driving drunk and hitting a pedestrian. I wonder if the experience cured the guy?

I agree with you, but I wasn't talking about him.

I was talking about this guy:

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mtgoat666 - 3-12-2011 at 02:55 PM

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Originally posted by DENNIS

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Originally posted by dtutko1
Very Nasty for sure, but not as nasty as driving drunk and hitting a pedestrian. I wonder if the experience cured the guy?

I agree with you, but I wasn't talking about him.

I was talking about this guy:

Quote:

denny:
which one was you?

DENNIS - 3-12-2011 at 02:56 PM

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Originally posted by mtgoat666
denny:
which one was you?

Not guilty of either charge. I'm innocent. :saint:

cabobaja - 3-12-2011 at 03:06 PM

In 1970 after celebrating my 21st birthday at the Long Bar (25 cent shots),
I ended up in the TJ jail. Fine was $24.00 or 24 days. Had $18 bucks. After 12 hours they took the money and let me go.

Nostalgia?

Bajahowodd - 3-12-2011 at 04:10 PM

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Originally posted by cabobaja
In 1970 after celebrating my 21st birthday at the Long Bar (25 cent shots),
I ended up in the TJ jail. Fine was $24.00 or 24 days. Had $18 bucks. After 12 hours they took the money and let me go.

Just seems to me that back in that era, it was almost like a frat party dare. Times change.

chrisx - 3-12-2011 at 05:09 PM

i did not get arrested
why
i did not break any laws

now listen criminal

scan the road ahead at all times
hit the breaks
wait
and pass safely

Wake Up

Bajahowodd - 3-12-2011 at 05:18 PM

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Originally posted by chrisx
i did not get arrested
why
i did not break any laws

now listen criminal

scan the road ahead at all times
hit the breaks
wait
and pass safely

Although history is rife with stories about people who thought they could get away with anything in Mexico, simple fact is that there are also myriad stories about people who actually did nothing wrong, but still fell prey to the "system".

Corruption has been a way of life throughout the world.