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.
Sorry, not by end of the business. My GUESS is that it is a good thing and they are preparing to release him, maybe into some sort of a pre-release program, near his address of record. That is, however, only an educated guess. I have almost zero experience with the federal system which is apparently what you are dealing with.
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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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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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I am not sure I understand your question. I will work from the idea that you are interviewing her for an article for an english writing assignment or a journalism class. What sort of facility she works at would be of interest, i.e. male or female, adult or juvenile, high security, medium security, medical, etc. How long she has worked for the department, some particular jobs she has had, that sort of thing would be interesting. Maybe some details about her basic training and ongoing, in-service training would be of interest. Possibly some specific incidents she has been involved in (war stories). Also, there is the classic about hwo does it feel to be a woman in what is still largely a men's field.
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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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