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Cebrities in Chains

Even O.J. Simpson couldn’t escape a humiliating appearance in court.

And he immediately “opted” for the ultimate shameful look: a jail-issued pajama, tightly shackled hands, and bare feet in plastic jail slides. The contrast makes him look extra ridiculous and vulnerable next to his guards, dressed in their imposing uniforms and sturdy boots.

Soon, O.J.’s pale, clammy, slightly sour-smelling feet would carry him to his next destination: a medium-security state prison where he would spend the next nine years behind bars.

He didn’t use that time to work on his physique, as proven by the photo from his parole hearing. He had noticeably gained weight thanks to the unhealthy prison snacks. Back at the local jail, he was even issued a larger-sized uniform to accommodate his bloated body. This time, he also wore socks in his jail slides. One can only wonder what his bare feet must have looked like after years spent on filthy prison floors and in mold-covered shower stalls.

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He would tell them how it was. 

As a manager, he was used to settling cases and convincing people he was right. So contrary to what his lawyer had advised him, he would argue his own case in court. 

Although he did otherwise wear a tight suit in board meetings instead of these jail pajamas he had had on his body for three weeks since his arrest for attempted bribery, he was confident of his case. 

Soon he would be allowed to take off his uniform and kick the orange slides off his feet, and like a free man he could once again choose what to wear. Unfortunately for him, things turned out completely differently. 

After he made a fool of himself and the judge undercut all his arguments, he retreated to the back of the courtroom. 

Meanwhile, his lawyer tried to patch up the pieces. But the harm had already been done. As tears rolled down his cheeks, he prayed for a happy ending, then humbly and dejectedly stood beside his lawyer to hear the verdict.

That was harsh: 5.5 years of incarceration in a low-security prison. He could not believe that he would lose his freedom for so long and have to obey day after day. No privacy, living in dirty conditions, among other prisoners.... During the ride back to the local jail - from where he would be escorted to the state prison the following day - he had cried the entire ride. Nor could he hide that when he was photographed again for the adjustment of his criminal record: from suspect to convict. 

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Making an appearance in a courtroom packed with other low-life inmates is always a special experience. There is a story behind every picture.

For example, appearing in a suicide smock, like this young man, is extra humiliating. The feeling of having such a robe on is even more humiliating than the feeling the other criminals have in their jail pajamas. Although the latter may not be wearing clean underwear, the young man at the front wears nothing at all under his robe. His sweet-smelling penis dangles below and his sour-smelling unwashed ass is exposed to the open air. The only similarity is that he also wears his plastic slides barefoot. But his bare ankles, unlike the other boys, have steel chains hanging from them. That completes the humiliation.

This gentleman, for his part, has more clothes on. On the other hand, his red uniform makes him stand out from the other inmates. He even gets the privilege of wearing socks in his plastic jail slides, unlike the other inmates, whose cheesy smell of their bare stinky feet fills the room. The man to the lawyer's right even gives his bare feet extra air and has kicked off his slides. Perhaps he has already had to make his appearance and his moment to shine has already passed.

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These inmates appear before the judge via video link. But that means he has to miss out on a lot.

- The sound of restless shuffling and clinking chains.

- The sultry-sweet scent of sweaty bodies wrapped in unwashed jail uniforms.

- The sour smell of sweaty bare feet in plastic slides.

Surely, you’d want to experience that with all your senses?

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Morning routine in the local jail

After the morning roll call, the inmates slowly start their day. Yet another day without goals, meaning, and filled with boredom.

The inmate on the lower bunk to the right begins his day by reading a little, while the one on the lower bunk to his left snoozes for a bit longer. After all, there’s nothing to get up for. And there will be plenty of time left to kill.

The inmate above them prepares for a wash, after which he will put on the same stale uniform he wore through the night.

He lays everything out to head to the sink. He hesitates—should he set out socks or just spend the day barefoot? It hardly makes a difference. The only thing he’ll have on his feet are a pair of plastic slides, already saturated with the smell of his own sweat.

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He couldn’t make sense of what was happening. He shuffled forward apathetically, moving to the rhythm set by his guard.

Earlier that week, he had been pulled out of bed by a team of officers in the early morning and taken to the local jail, still in his bathrobe and barefoot. They claimed that compromising materials had been intercepted on his computer. He had no idea what was going on.

He had spent the rest of the week in the local jail, forced to sleep in a hall with about fifty other inmates. Because of that, he had barely slept in five days. He was terrified of what would happen to him.

He was just an ordinary citizen, completely unaccustomed to life in a violent environment. He was entirely out of his element. He wanted to go home. But his lawyer had failed to secure his release while awaiting trial. When he heard that he might be locked up for several years, he had a panic attack and started hyperventilating.

That had happened the day before. As a response to his episode, they had sedated him. And he was still feeling the effects today.

He didn’t even realize what was happening when the guards took him away earlier that day. That’s why he hadn’t put on shoes or socks, and now he stood before the public at his courtroom hearing in nothing but his shower shoes and bare feet.

On the way there, he glanced around sheepishly and fearfully, only half-aware of how humiliating this all was. He almost longed to be back in the local jail.

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"No! I don’t want to!" But unfortunately, this man had no say in the matter.

When the guards ordered him to step out of the transport van, he refused. The mere thought of appearing in public wearing his orange-and-white striped jail uniform was unbearable.

He resisted. But of course, he was no match for the brute force of the guards. As he struggled while being dragged out of the van, his plastic jail slides slipped off his feet. As a result, he had to cover the remaining distance to the courtroom barefoot.

That, of course, only deepened the humiliation. He lowered his head as he shuffled forward, flanked by his guards, his bare feet pressing against the cold ground. Yet he could still feel the burning stares of the spectators, piercing through every inch of his body wrapped in its pajama-like uniform.

Why did he have to endure such humiliation?

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Gaze into infinity. And that’s exactly how his perspective looked.

He stared blankly ahead as he shuffled through the courthouse, the sound of the chains around his legs and the slapping of his bare feet against his jail slides echoing through the halls.

It was his way of ignoring the many intrusive and disapproving stares of the onlookers, who watched him like a caged animal. He felt utterly humiliated.

Just a few weeks ago, he had been living a quiet life. Now, he had already spent some time locked up in the local jail, forced to wear this musty jail uniform. On the day of his transfer, he hadn’t been able to shower for three days, leaving his uniform saturated with the stench of his sweat and the sour-sweet odor of his groin and buttocks. Combined with the cheesy smell of his sweaty feet, it was enough to make the guards keep their distance.

But ‘luckily’ for him, later that day, he would be given a fresh outfit and allowed to take a shower. That, however, would only happen after an uncomfortable four-hour ride to his next destination: the medium-security state prison, where he would serve his seven-year sentence.

An endless perspective. He felt lost and empty. Deep inside, he wanted to cry like a small child. Would he be able to hold back his tears?

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Out of shame, he didn’t dare to look up.

He couldn’t believe what was happening to him. He had only ever wanted to help people!

This man was a doctor. Due to a medical error, he now carried the death of a patient on his conscience.

As a result, he was charged with manslaughter. At first, he couldn’t believe he would actually be imprisoned for it. But to avoid worse, he agreed to the plea bargain: five years in prison. Thanks to his clean criminal record, he was allowed to serve his sentence in a minimum-security federal prison camp.

He was relieved to avoid the violence of a regular prison. At the same time, he was terrified. The thought of living in confinement for five years, forced to follow orders constantly, nearly brought him to tears.

No privacy. Sleeping in a dormitory with ten other inmates, along with their sounds, smells, and various irritations.

He would also have to do menial labor beneath his qualifications: cleaning toilets, monotonous assembly line work, or kitchen tasks. As a doctor, he could be so much more useful. Unfortunately, he had lost his status and privileges for five years. For that time, he would just be a number, and in prison, they would constantly remind him of his miserable existence.

And then there was the uniform he’d have to wear. He hoped he would at least get a different outfit than the one he’d been wearing in the local jail for the past three months.

He felt humiliated—especially when compared to the guard walking next to him in his authoritative uniform, sturdy shoes, and the keys to unlock the chains binding his hands and feet. Compared to him, he felt like a vulnerable wretch, dressed in a sweaty orange jumpsuit—one he wore day and night, now reeking because he hadn’t been able to shower for three days—and flip-flops on his bare feet.

With every step he took, he heard the slapping sound of his bare feet hitting the plastic flip-flops, which had absorbed the odor of his smelly feet. He felt utterly miserable.

Did he deserve such humiliation?

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Behind the handsome face of this young man lies a dangerous character. He plotted a murder for money but was uncovered before he could carry out the crime.

Still, after visits from his lawyer in the local jail, he was convinced he would get away with it. After all, at the time of the crime, he was still a minor.

For the first hearing, he dressed himself neatly and presented an impeccable appearance. Who would want to punish him? But the judge decided to protect society from further harm at the hands of this young criminal.

At his next court appearance, the young criminal had to face the judge in his prison-issue pajamas, barefoot, with sweaty feet in foul-smelling plastic slides. In the local jail, he had been unable to care for his feet. His toenails had grown too long, and a fungal infection he contracted in the communal showers caused his feet to stink of sour, cheesy decay.

Realizing his chances were slipping away, the young inmate threatened the judge. But the shackles on his bare ankles kept him from standing up.

The verdict: 30 years in a maximum-security prison. As a disciplinary measure, he was sentenced to solitary confinement for the entirety of his sentence—30 years spent 24/7 in a small metal cell with no daylight, deprived of any form of recreation. He was forbidden books or other distractions, left with only himself and endless time.

Screaming, he was removed from the courtroom. Guards restrained him by his hands and sweaty feet and escorted him on a long drive to his next place of incarceration. During the transport, he threatened the guards and made repeated attempts to escape. When his attempts failed, he resorted to frustration tactics, urinating and defecating on himself as a form of torment for the guards.

Upon arriving at the prison—after a five-hour drive, half of it spent in unbearable stench—he was hosed down with cold water and given his uniform: yellow scrubs. The color symbolizes his high-profile status as an inmate. Shoes and socks were deemed unnecessary, as he was not allowed to leave his cell, except once every two weeks for a cold shower.

Even during his sentence, he continued to rebel. On one occasion, he stripped off his uniform and, when the guard entered his cell, pulled the sweat-soaked garment over the guard’s face before running naked down the hallway. Of course, he was quickly apprehended. Such disobedience was harshly punished. In such cases, the young prisoner was restrained naked to his bed for two weeks. His desperate escape attempts clearly demonstrated that solitary confinement was driving him to madness.

In this photo, we see the young man 15 years later, halfway through his sentence. The isolation had drained all emotion from his face. For the first time in all those years, he was allowed to leave the maximum-security prison for a parole hearing. For his court appearance, he wore a khaki jumpsuit, a uniform given to all convicts for transport. Would the judge set him free and show leniency this time?

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In the local jail, the hours stretch endlessly. Most of the time, the only way to kill time is simply to sleep.

Then, for a brief moment, you can escape—dreaming away from the shackled existence in a confined space. Like this inmate. He lies in the fetal position, protecting himself from the desolate environment surrounding him. The calm will soon be broken when the man beside him is woken up by the cheesy stench of his foul-smelling feet. After his intake into the local jail, he hadn’t been able to shower for six days. As a result, he reeked offensively of a mix of sour sweat, dried urine, and the grimy residue clinging between his flabby buttocks.

This other man had also sought an escape from the chaos downstairs and decided to take a nap. For a fleeting moment, he was back home, snug on the couch with his family. But then, he was jolted awake by the sound of men shouting over one another. What followed was: "Wake up, you lazy piece of crap." It was a guard who pulled him out of his sweet dream. Reality hit him again as he realized where he was. He pulled himself out of bed, slid his bare feet into his stinky slides, and began to shuffle aimlessly through the halls of the local jail, where he was serving an 8-month sentence for unpaid fines.

The ‘upside’ of the local jail is that you wear the same outfit during the day and at night. These three men were already preparing for the night, lying on their beds half an hour before the lights would be turned off. They could just keep their orange jumpsuits on. They’re like oversized babies, entirely at the mercy of their guards, who dictate every second of their day.

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Many cannot hold back their emotions when they realize they are going to prison. Even the toughest guys turn into sobbing babies, yearning deep down for their mothers.

This young man is trying to compose himself after being sentenced to 20 years of actual imprisonment in a high-security prison. When he started to hyperventilate, the guards had to intervene. The thought of spending two decades under constant surveillance was unbearable. Listening to others bark orders at him every day, having no privacy, and spending all his time with other inmates—it was a horrifying prospect.

No matter how hard he tried, this guy couldn’t stop the tears. He shouldn’t have driven under the influence. He hadn’t meant to cause an accident. He realized that one stupid decision had just cost him eight years of his life. He desperately wanted to go home. Instead, he was transferred to the prison, where he would be stripped completely naked upon arrival. His expression would contort even further when the guard’s hand slid into him for the cavity search.

This man had never harmed a soul in his life. He had always preferred being alone, enjoying the peace of his safe home environment. Unfortunately, his moral compass had faltered, leading him to visit certain websites that were far from kosher. Now, he would have to trade his safe haven for a minimum-security prison for the next 12 years. Every night, he would sleep in a dormitory filled with the stench of sweat, smelly feet, and farts from other inmates. The realization broke him.

As his lips quivered, the tears soon followed. This young man had been involved in a fraudulent internet campaign. His punishment: 18 months in the local jail. He would spend that time wearing this outfit, paired with the orange slides on his sweaty, bare feet. The thought of it brought him to tears.

Even for the elderly, accepting their punishment can be extremely difficult. This grandfather had always been a good family man. Unfortunately, a dispute with his neighbor escalated into a fight, during which the neighbor fell and lost his life. His sentence: 15 years in a high-security state prison, 280 kilometers from his home—a home he would never see again. He knew he would eventually become dependent on other inmates, as he was already suffering from incontinence. Wearing a diaper was met with disdain in prison. He was in for a tough time.

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This young man was still adjusting to the temporary new turn his life had taken.

He had been sentenced to 30 days in the local jail for failing to pay a series of parking fines. He never expected his carelessness to cost him his freedom. But the judge decided to teach him a harsh lesson, depriving the young man of the freedom he loved so much.

Here he is during the first hours of his incarceration. After undergoing a strip search, he put on his blue jail uniform and slipped his bare feet into a pair of plastic sandals. When he asked if he’d be given proper shoes or socks, the guard smirked and replied condescendingly, “Young man, this isn’t a shopping mall.” He didn’t even dare bring up the stained underwear he’d been issued, covered in brown and yellow spots.

After the midday intake, he was transferred to his cell: no natural light, only a hard plastic mattress to sleep on, and a bed facing a moldy fixture that served as both sink and toilet. The stench from it made him gag for an hour straight.

To kill time, he had taken a nap. He was woken up by a guard unlocking the steel door, ordering him to come out for a head count. He also learned that his cellmate had just returned after a week in solitary confinement.

Here, you can see the newcomer in the local jail rising from his bed, searching for the second sandal to put on his bare feet. The thought of letting his well-groomed bare feet touch the stained floor of his filthy cell made him shudder.

He realized it was going to be 30 long days. He couldn’t believe what was happening to him, even though he knew it was entirely his own fault.

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This inmate refused to get out of bed this morning for his court hearing.

The guards weren’t swayed by his excuses. They dragged him out of bed and placed his smelly ass into a wheelchair, transporting him to the courthouse.

This was the last thing he had hoped for, especially because he had to appear briefly in public between the prison van and the courtroom. Although the walk was barely three minutes, it felt like an eternity.

It was incredibly humiliating. Due to his defiant behavior and the rough treatment that followed, he hadn’t been given the chance to put on socks or shoes. He was paraded in front of everyone, unwashed (he hadn’t showered in three days), wearing his sweaty jail uniform and barefoot in the wheelchair.

He had never been so humiliated in his life, and he knew it was entirely his own fault. In the end, realizing he couldn’t change anything about it, he hid his face in his hands, hoping this shameful display would end as quickly as possible.

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When a prisoner falls ill, they are sometimes transferred to the infirmary.

This can be a relief: a break from the routine and the chaos of the general population. While there, they are cared for, served meals, and can relax a little. This prisoner is clearly enjoying the extra me-time. The chains around his bare ankles are just part of the deal.

At the same time, being sick in prison can also be humiliating. This prisoner was transferred to a regular hospital for further examination. He is placed among ordinary patients, with the only difference being that he is under constant guard. The chains on his bare feet ensure he cannot escape and visually set him apart from the other patients. He feels deeply ashamed.

And then there are prisoners whose poor health condemns them to a permanent stay in the infirmary. They are literally and figuratively bound to their beds. All they can do is sleep and wait for the inevitable. They will never be free again.

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He couldn’t believe what was happening to him.

This young man had a gaming addiction. When his parents decided to punish him for his poor school performance and threatened to cut off his access to video games, a fight broke out. In a moment of sheer frustration, the young man got into a physical altercation with his father, shoving him hard enough to cause a dangerous fall.

Not long after, the police arrived at the door, and the young man was taken to the local jail. There, he was given an orange prison uniform. His video games would have to survive without him for a while.

But "a while" became much longer. The charge was attempted murder. When he was ultimately sentenced to 10 years in prison, he couldn’t hold back his tears. He had just turned 18 and had never expected such a harsh punishment.

He broke down, crying uncontrollably, and lost all composure. Guards then escorted him outside to be transferred to his next destination: a maximum-security state prison.

Five years later, he appeared before the court again for his parole hearing. While waiting, he was temporarily brought back to the local jail. For the occasion, he once again wore an orange jail uniform and sandals on his bare feet. After his intake head shave, he had at least taken better care of his hair over the years.

Would he finally be allowed to go home and play video games again? Did he even care about that anymore? All he truly cared about was his own safety. He had endured a harrowing time in prison. Fellow inmates had taken advantage of him repeatedly, violating his young body to satisfy their desires.

He genuinely hoped to go home and leave this nightmare behind. The mere thought of returning to prison nearly brought him to tears again. This time, he wasn’t crying about losing access to video games. When he sat back down after the judge addressed him, he felt in his body exactly why he wanted so desperately to go home.