Let’s get one thing straight: Wesley Snipes is hesitant to refer to his time behind bars as prison. Far from it, in 2020, he told The Guardian that the minimum security nature of the McKean Federal Correctional Institution made it more like “camp.”
In light of that, it’s no surprise that when he spoke with the outlet of his time in incarceration, the “Blade” actor painted a not-so-terrible picture. In fact, he explained that if anything, the entire experience was a major eye-opener for him. “The biggest thing I got from it was learning the value of my time and how we often squander it … I understand that very clearly now, having been away from my family and loved ones for two and a half years,” he shared. “I came out a clearer person.” And, in 2021, Snipes doubled down on that perspective in an interview with Entertainment Weekly.
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That said, don’t expect Snipes to be too forthcoming about further details on his experience inside. Au contraire, in the same interview with EW, he shared that he was tired of talking about it and was more committed to thinking about the present and the future. “We’re moving forward. We don’t even think about that stuff anymore. The only ones who bring it up are journalists and people … what do they call them, trolls?” he quipped.
