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.
I never worked at either. Back when I was working SQ was much more rough-and-tumble than was CMF Vacaville. However, except for death row, SQ is now largely mainline medium security I understand. Vacaville has a lot of sick or disturbed prisoner-patients, and there is a constant tug of war over who actually runs the place, the Chief Medical Officer or the Warden. I would be inclined to make my decision if I were you on othe factors, such as commute and housing costs. Unless you already live in the SQ general area those factors would tend to favor Vacaville, plus there are other prisons nearby that you could transfer-promote into later, where SQ is kind of just there by itself. Job duties are generally the same but the clientel can be very different.
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That isn't really my end of the business. Even if the Texas cops decide to go after him, which they might not, California may not pay to extradite him back to CA. CA will enter a warrant into the system on him. If he comes into contact with the cops after that they will arrest him. What happens depends a lot of what he was actually convicted of. Sorry I could not help more. It is completely possible that nothing will happen. It is also compltely possible they will ship him back to CA as an absconder.
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Inmates are very good at guilt-tripping family members to send them money, or to send money to a third party on some pretext, such as for "protection" or for jailhouse lawyer legal help. Also inmates can buy stuff from the canteen and they need money for that so it is reasonable for them to ask. If they can get 3 or 4 people to send them money they can get a fair income, then send that out to third parties to pay for drugs. It isn't that hard. Inmates are not, for the most part, stupid and they have lots of time on their hands to come up with ideas.
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Not as far as I know, though the rules may have changed since I retired over nine years ago.
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You certainly meet the educational requirements. In CAlifornia at least you still have to pass the physical, background and get through the academy. The department generally prefers to hire counselors that have some custody background but it is an open, entry level position and you can hire directly into it (or at least that was the case when I was working, nearly ten years ago).
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As far as I know there are not hard restricitons about ink, though clearly if you have things that look like gang tattoos or strong non-standard political statements you will have a problem. If you have a lot of ink you may want to wear a lot of long-sleeved shirts.
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First I ever heard of it. Virtually all inmates parole. They are required by law to return to their county of commitment and check in with their parole agent within 24 hours. You are no more or less likely to meet a former inmate if you live two miles from the prison that in you live 50 miles away. Sounds bogus to me.
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