What happens if you commit a crime with a green card?

If your crime matches one of the “grounds of deportability” found in U.S. immigration law, you could be placed into removal proceedings and ultimately deported from the United States. You need to tell your criminal defense lawyer about your immigration status as soon as possible.

Can a US citizen enter the US illegally?

Unlike illegal entry (which is a criminal offense in the United States), it is not a criminal offense for an alien to enter the United States legally and then overstay his or her visa. A visa stay is a civil violation dealt with through proceedings in immigration court.

Does everyone in prison have a job?

Almost everybody has a job, unless you’re disabled. Who runs the prison is not the cops — it’s the prisoners. Anything that is PIA (Prison Industry Authority) is made by prisoners, like the shoes, the clothes that we wear, the uniforms.

What happened to prisoner F?

Prisoner F, whom we last spoke to in 2011 after serving time in California’s Corcoran State Prison, recently returned from another term. He shares what to expect when you’re expecting to go to prison, not only as a person of color — he’s Asian, but 6’1”, 300 lb., for a visual — but also as someone who’s handicapped.

Are there any friends in prison?

There ain’t no friends in prison. They act like your friends when you give them something, and they tell you they love you. But if you do something wrong in their eyes, they’ll cut you.

Can prisoners earn money in prison?

So at least prisoners can earn some money so they can pay for commissary. You can’t live off the food alone that you’re given. If you’re in Level 4, you’re a high-risk troublemaker; they’re not going to put you in certain jobs because you’re probably going to start, like, manufacturing weapons.