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.
That would depend a lot on circumstances.
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Yes. There is no prohibition (at least in California) on hiring friends an family of ex-convicts. It would have to be reported if that person is still on probation or parole. You could also count on a closer than usual background investigation. They would want to make sure that you were not a mole of some sort (such things do happen).
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Sorry but I am afraid I don't know any more. use to be the max was about $4,000 per month, not counting things like educational incentive, shift differential and overtime. You can go to the CDCR web site and check out the salary RANGE there. That might give you a fair notion of what you want. This is, of course, for state employed correctional officers. Counties typically pay less, private operators less still.
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There are two ways to go, Civil Service and private. For civil service you have to jump through the hiring agency hoops. Virtually all civil service employers large enough to operate a correctional facility have a web site and you can get a lot of information there, things like age limits, Minimum Qualifications, academy location and length, etc. In fact the California state system only takes applications off the internet now I understand. There are two large private prison operators in this country, and probably several smaller ones. GEO and CCA (Corrections Corporation of America) are the biggies. They also have web sites with salary information, employment opportunities, etc. The Internet is definitely the place to start for either pathway. (I highly recommend Civil Service employment if you can manage it. It pays much better, is much more secure, and tends to offer better promotional opportunities.)
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It does on occasion happen at the infirmary at the institution. As far as I know inmates are not transported off grounds for such things, but that doesn't mean it never happens. I suppose it is not impossible to do one on an inmate who was at the hospital already for some reason or other, but I don't know that the hospital staff would do it for custody purposes and custody staff do not do intrusive cavity searches, at least in CA.
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No idea. First I ever heard of it. My GUESS is they want to make real sure you bring whatever paperwork they sent you with you and maybe want to try to make sure you are actually coming from the address they sent the paperwork to. It doesn't really make much sense to me. Sorry I can't be of more help.
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You don't. They recruit you generally speaking. You can let them know you are interested, but you can't just "join."
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