prison will be an adjustment for TM. There is a hierarchy there, especially in women’s correctional facilities...cliquish, almost, with popularity (I’m not kidding) a driving factor.
TM will, IMO, find it to be unbearable. Her minor celebrity could earn her a friend or two - especially one eager on selling their story, or perhaps making a name for themselves by staring a fight with TM. Manipulation is the name of the game in prison, and some of the inmates are definitely trying to turn their life around, and steer clear of it.
Some are sociopaths who will lie, cheat, steal and cause drama just for the sake of doing so. They may see her as a challenge or a played out “grandma” (people over 50 are often called mom or Grandma, in the pod. This happens in jail and prison, I don’t know why.)
I’m a Chicagoan and can’t speak to SC, but I would imagine this transcends county lines: these women will be incarcerated with each other for many, many years. Some a few years, and some life - but you’re in close quarters for your entire day. That’s her new reality. She’s not the queen bee anymore.
I grew up tough because my neighborhood was rough and tumble. Even I was scared in the county jail (intern) because the feral screeching and battles were...well, terrifying. They have nothing else to do all day except obsess over getting out and fight each other.
Prison is more comfortable, better amenities, classes and more stable residents versus the revolving door of county lockup, but make no mistake, her antics will not be suffered, there.