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.
It would in fact be required. They would not allow you to work at the facility where a close family member was locked up. The fact that your husband is a prisoner would not prevent you from being hired, probably. If there is heavy gang involvement they might seriously wonder if you are a plant. YOu could count on your background being rather more detailed than would somebody elses.
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Depends. If you want to go to a "desirable" prison, like Folsom or Susanville, it can be difficult. If you want to go to one of the desert prisons, not so much. The trick is how badly do they need you at the old prison and how badly do they want you at the new prison. They have kept people from transferring out of prisons due to a compelling staff need at the old prison. Then there has to be space available at the new prison and they have to be willing to take you. Desirable prisons have a lot of people who want to go there. Less desirable prisons, not so much.
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Gangs are an operational fact of life in prison. Simple membership in a gang is, as far as I know, no longer cause for placing a prisoner in segregation. The prison has to be able to demonstrate that the prisoner is engaging in some inappropriate activity on behalf of the gang in order to segregate that person from the general population. The fact that inmates are allowed to congregate at certain times and in certain places means that gangs are able to operate. It comes with the territory..
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I have never worked in a police station in my life so it is difficult to respond meaningfully to your question. I can tell you that most "hard shoes" (as opposed to athletic shoes) have a metal support in the arch which triggers metal detectors.
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Depends. A minimum custody prisoner who is close to being released has a good chance at a furlough, depending on the reason. They are granted for family funerals with some regularity. They are even granted to take employment tests or tests for certification for future employment. They are (at least in California) virtually 100% discretionary on behalf of the warden. Other than that they are rare indeed.
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it depends a huge amount of the jurisdiction. in California now parole is virtually automatic. they are trying to reduce sentences. in some states they are very snotty about it, especially depending on the offense and record of priors.
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Least enjoyable aspect of the job was people on occasion trying to kill me. Most enjoyable was general job satisfaction coming from doing a job that I was good at and that had social relevance and importance. Pay started at about $1,000 per month, but that was 35 years ago.
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