You had a phone in prison?
Is that a rhetorical question? Yes.
When I came in right off the Al Fazaa van, I was welcomed and greeted by a very concerned shift commander who is a Shia-Wahabbia-Hajjia. He was very caring and allowed me the use of my phone within the prison.
There was a conflict however when I made it to general population and the Lebanese guy in charge before I took control was running a phone racket and charging a riyal per minute to buy junk and line his pockets. He had it confiscated and then tried to poison the waters for me after I took control by spreading propaganda to the guards saying I was in danger and the inmates hated me. In fact, I took control with minimum damage and even praised the Nepalis (Mongols) for being so fierce in defense of their leader Kumar. I gained the Alpha position and they ensured I ate first at every meal. And, all of them would watch me while I ate and how I worked and what I wanted and generally all the time. They understood that I demanded with live with self respect in the facility that was our home like it or not. I instituted order, discipline and reverted to my position as Dorm Chief in USAF Basic Training. I wasn't there to make any friends, rather, just to survive after all but the friends that I made will be there for life around the world in places like Waziristan in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Sudan and Egypt. The reason I gained these friends is because I practiced effective discipline across the board and didn't pick favorites. If it needed correcting you got talked to and if that didn't work, I would have to be held back in rage until you got the message. Even six of my fellow prisoners couldn't hold me back against a foolish Egyptian who overstepped his territory into mine. Luckily I have great physical self control and just made a big show out of my position to make sure he understood who was boss.
Everyone was allowed a 2 minute check in to their families in the above listed countries as well as colleagues in Qatar. The price was one cigarette for 2 minutes and 2 cigs for 5. No money, no cheating and no overtalking. Everyone who wanted to got to speak to their families at any time and they all realized that I just wanted to boost morale. They all respected me and they were sad to see me go. I have video that I will post on youtube and will link here. It will take some time but bare with me.