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.
Of course a Correctional Officer can buy stocks. Why wouldn't they be able to? If you buy low and sell high you can make money. If you do it the other way around you lose money. That is how it works. Investment strategy really isn't my field of expertise.
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Good question. I don't have a good answer any more. You need to meet the height-weight ratio. There is no minimum height requirement, there may be a maximum one but I don't think so. You need to have decent hearing and reasonable (but not perfect) vision without corrective lenses. (You can't wear glasses under a gas mask and you need to be able to function while wearing one.) I don't believe there is a color vision test. I think there is a physical agility test, but I don't know what it is. Sorry I couldn't be more help.
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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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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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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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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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