Yes and yes!!! Ask him questions about his life in there. Yes, TDCJ is a mess. If he's a young dude he probably is a trouble-maker and a gang member. My Husband was too, Aryan Brotherhood gang member and stayed in trouble for years. That is how it is in there. Your pen-pal more than likely thinks he has nothing to live for and what are "they" going to do, put him in prison? Well, James and I are here....always feel free to ask us anything.