Bob Walsh
Stockton, CA
Male, 60
I worked for the California state system, starting as a Correctional Officer and retiring as a Lieutenant in 2005. I now write for the PacoVilla blog which is concerned with what could broadly be called The Correctional System.
Not specifically as long as they were misdemeanors. However, at least in California, one of the general qualifications is "a satisfactory record as a law-abiding citizen." Also I beleive you need a current drivers license. You might have to work hard to convince an oral panel that you now have your head screwed on correctly.
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Generally speaking during your probation period (1 year) after you get out of the academy (about 14 weeks) you will do about 1/3 of your probation period on each of the three shifts, with crappy days off (unless you are an attractive female and are "friendly" or have a relative in a high place within the department). AFter your probationary period you can bid for a job, and the shift and days off that come with it. You will be very lucky indeed if you can get anything with part of a weekend off within three years. Some people bid on vacation relief jobs just to get the occasional good days off, though that is not guaranteed. Actually Fri-Sat or Sun-Mon are good days off as they give you a week day off to do stuff and a week end day off to goof off. First watch is about 2300-0700, depending on the exact job and instituion. Second watch is 0700-1500, third watch is 1500-2300, though like I said that varies from instituion to instituion and even job to job.
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As long as that person is completely off of supervision (i.e. parole, probation, etc) it would not be an issue. Especially if it was JAIL and not PRISON then she is (presumably) not a convicted felon. If she is a convicted felon you need to be careful about how you store any ammo or firearms you may have in the home.
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Good question. I don't know. I do know the system gets a lot of military retirees, and likes them. I worked with more than a few people who came in in their 40s and a couple in their 50s. I was 30 myself. If I HAD to guess, I would say the average starting age is 24-28, but that isn't even an educated guess, its a WAG (wild-ass guess). Older guys (and women too) are a lot more even and often have better work ethic than the younger people, and better writing skills too.
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I don't understand the question. It isn't exactly my area orf expertise. You should probably talk to a dermatologist.
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The drugs are paid for by by the taxpayers in California. The feds require that Calif. state inmates be given name brand, as opposed, to generic medication. A few are covered by private or other government insurance, but essentially the taxpayers pay.
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There is, I understand, a higher than avereage divorce rate among law enforcement in general, including correctional officers. i am hardly an expert, but i would guess it goes across many layers. A lot of it is the shift work and odd hours, which can make it hard to interact normally with a family. A lot of it is you tend to share the job with other people on the job, and not with the family. That can make your relationships with your peers seem stronger (more important) than your bonds to your family when your family is looking at it. There are a fair number of women working in the profession now and, like any other profession, some of them are hunting for husbands and are not too fussy about taking someone elses if they can. (Yes, that is somewhat sexist. Such is life.) There is also a certain "us versus them" feeling about law enforcment work, and the "them" is anybody who is not law enforcement, including your family at times. It all adds up.
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