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Post by Limity (BLM) on Aug 9, 2018 15:41:19 GMT -5
So I've seen a few of these threads pop up on here from time to time. As there aren't any right now, I thought it would be okay to start my own. So feel free to ask a corrections officer anything...
A little background on me, I've been in corrections since 2009. I've worked state prisons, a county jail, and a city jail. Worked in two different states so far. Worked medium security to max security, both male and female.
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Futureraven: Beelzebruv
Bill S. Preston, Esq.
The Ultimate Arbiter of Right And Wrong
Spent half my life here, God help me
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Post by Futureraven: Beelzebruv on Aug 9, 2018 15:44:02 GMT -5
Do you carry a big stick? A ball and chain too?
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Post by Limity (BLM) on Aug 9, 2018 15:44:50 GMT -5
Do you carry a big stick? A ball and chain too? Nope. I'm notorious for not carrying anything. No taser or OC. |
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Post by DiBiase is Good on Aug 9, 2018 15:47:11 GMT -5
Do you have any memories of Prisoner No. 902714?
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Post by Limity (BLM) on Aug 9, 2018 15:48:11 GMT -5
Do you have any memories of Prisoner No. 902714? Before my time. |
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Post by Hit Girl on Aug 9, 2018 15:51:26 GMT -5
Have you ever flown on Con Air?
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Post by Limity (BLM) on Aug 9, 2018 15:59:37 GMT -5
Have you ever flown on Con Air? Nope. I don't even like that movie. |
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Post by Stone Coke Miami Watson 🥃 on Aug 9, 2018 16:11:31 GMT -5
Have you ever sent anyone to the hospital in self-defense or in defense of one of your brothers or sisters who don the badge?
How do you personally handle someone who is 5150?
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Post by Limity (BLM) on Aug 9, 2018 16:29:25 GMT -5
Have you ever sent anyone to the hospital in self-defense or in defense of one of your brothers or sisters who don the badge? How do you personally handle someone who is 5150? Hospital, no. I very rarely have to go hands on to gain compliance. That's never been my style. I let my presence and the way I carry myself and treat them do the talking. By 5150, I'm guessing you mean mental. Where in at currently we don't house anyone with mental issues because we don't have any mental health staff, we send them to another facility that does. But in the past I've worked a chronic mental health unit for some time. The biggest thing is patience and consistency. |
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Patti Mayonnaise
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Fun while it lasted
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Post by Gus Richlen Was Wrong on Aug 9, 2018 17:48:51 GMT -5
Did you ever have to work Juvenile Detention? Because that's what my dad did for a number of years when we moved to Wisconsin.
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Post by Limity (BLM) on Aug 9, 2018 18:09:52 GMT -5
Did you ever have to work Juvenile Detention? Because that's what my dad did for a number of years when we moved to Wisconsin. Hell no, and I never will. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2018 18:36:48 GMT -5
Is sexual abuse among inmates as prevalent as shows and the media make it out to be?
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Post by Limity (BLM) on Aug 9, 2018 18:53:13 GMT -5
Is sexual abuse among inmates as prevalent as shows and the media make it out to be? I haven't watched any shows about incarceration since I started in 2009, but I'm willing to bet there's a good amount of sensationalization going on. It does go on, and what I've seen the most is inmates successfully going after staff. That was a constant problem at one prison in particular. On average it's more of a problem at a women's facility between inmates, than at a male facility. |
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Post by blissified on Aug 9, 2018 18:55:17 GMT -5
Worst injury from a inmate fight you've seen?
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Post by Limity (BLM) on Aug 9, 2018 18:58:27 GMT -5
Worst injury from a inmate fight you've seen? One guy was beaten into a vegetative state. That's got to be the worst. |
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Well, first they love me, and then they don't. Sometimes they do it, and sometimes they won't.
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Post by Doctor Of Style on Aug 9, 2018 19:12:16 GMT -5
What's the weirdest/funniest contraband found during your career?
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Post by Limity (BLM) on Aug 9, 2018 19:15:16 GMT -5
What's the weirdest/funniest contraband found during your career? A foot long dildo made from toilet paper. I found it on a guy that the week before got written up for trying to steal a cucumber from the kitchen where he worked. The guy was in a wheelchair. |
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Post by OldDirtyBernie on Aug 9, 2018 19:50:15 GMT -5
Are you more power-authority oriented or passive while still maintaining authority?
Speaking mainly of dealing with general, non-violent inmates(more on the city/county level, but curious about prison as well.)
I'll follow up with a second question depending on the answer.
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Post by Limity (BLM) on Aug 9, 2018 19:55:22 GMT -5
Are you more power-authority oriented or passive while still maintaining authority? Speaking mainly of dealing with general, non-violent inmates(more on the city/county level, but curious about prison as well.) I'll follow up with a second question depending on the answer. If I had to pick between those two options, passive while still maintaining authority. I prefer to be low key, accommodating when I can, and firm when I can't. As the convicts would say, give respect and get respect. They don't need to be reminded they're in jail. And I've had more fights and noncompliant inmates at the county and city level than in prison. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2018 19:58:28 GMT -5
What is the main difference between male and female inmates in regards to violations/discipline issues?
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