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.
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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Depends. In CA there is, at least in some areas, a lot of friction between the CHP and CDCR and the chippies cut CDCR officers no slack. In most areas (as far as I know) the locals cut CDCR some slack, as long as the officer in question isn't acting like an idiot. My way of dealing with it is simpler, obey the traffic laws and avoid being stopped.
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No, but...personal relations with ex-felons who are still under the jurisdiction of the department have to be reported and are generally suspect and not permitted. In addition, hanging around with groups of known felons can be considered to be incompatible with the job of a peace officer.
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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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As far as I know, yes. Finding someone to perform the ceremony might be a bit inconvenience depending on where the camp is, and what else is going on, but inmates do have the right to marry.
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