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 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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You have to prioritize obviously. Someone who is bleeding from a cut arm will get quicker service than someone who wants you to pick up a cell change request.
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Turn it over to the Investigative Services Unit and/or medical department to gather evidence, and file an incident report.
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It depends. In California the situation would have to be reported to the employer if the person was still under supervised release, i.e. parole or probation. I strongly suspect that is fairly normal in most jurisdictions but I don't know that for a fact. It might also cause an issue for the agency supervising the ex-con, especially if that meant there were weapons in the house.
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I don't know the rules in Arizona, I never worked there. Most states have hiring policies that do not discriminate against the families of felons. Generally speaking they would not let a person work at the same facility a close family member was locked up in, but other than that there is almost certainly no civil service rule against it. That does not mean they would not look closely at her on suspicion of being a plant within the system, especially if she had any suspicion of involvement in criminal activities which were never proven.
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As long as you can physically deal with the job I see no problem. I had very good luck with prior military people in the system. They understood chain of command, following orders, SOP and the desirability of keeping control of situations. It can however be very physical, and I don't mean just the occasional fighting with people. Just stomping around on concrete floors for eight hours a day can be very rough on the body. Good luck no matter what you decide.
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