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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It would depend on the jurisdiction I expect. The Watch Commander, who in California is a Lieutenant, has operational control of the prison during non-business hours. I suspect it is the same in many other jurisdictions. The watch commander can ban a visitor pending review by higher authority, though must have at least some sort of reasoning to do so and there would be paperwork attached to such an action . Banning an employee from the grounds takes a higher authority than the watch commander (again in California.)
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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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I don't know what the laws and rules are in Georgia and it varies from state to state. If you are actually related, "like brother and sister" I suspect you would be granted permission to do so and I expect you would NEED permission to do so for both the officer and the probationer. If you are not related and claim to be living in a platonic, non-sexual relationship I suspect that permission would not be granted. That is, however, only an educated guess on my part.
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They didn't use to be, but some are now fussy about visible ink, especially if it something that even looks like it might be gang oriented. You might have to invest in some really good cover makeup or tattoo removal.
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No. Generally speaking belly chains have 1/2 handcuffs, one on each side, welded to the belly chains. Then the handcuffs are used to secure the prisoners wrists. I have also seen them with a full set of handcuffs attached more or less dead center front, securing both of the prisoners hands in front of him.
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I have been retired for nearly 11 years but I suspect the job has changed very little. You can get a lot of this info from the CDCR web site from the job application for Correctional Officer and from Title 15 of the California Code of Regulation, which is also available on line. That is the rule book of the director of the Dept. of Corrections.
Available programs for inmates differ widely based on a persons custody classification, educational background and length of commitment.
Correctional Officers provide much of the security oversight, custody, control and delivery of basic services to prisoners. They do the count, hand out mail and housing supplies, provide custody coverage for inmate movement (like to the yard or meals), search cells, search common areas, respond to emergencies. Pretty much like what you would expect.
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