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.
Each system has its own rules about such things. As long as they are not actual relatives and you disclose the relationship I would be very much surprised if it would present any problem.
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General speaking (IMHO) people gravitate to this line of work because they are process oriented, the structure appeals to them. Once in a while you get to do something that is THE RIGHT THING just because it is the right thing. During the time I ran the reception center I had three new arrivals tell me "This is a screw-up. I shouldn't be here." All of them were telling the truth. It would have gotten taken care of eventually but I got to fix it promptly because of the position I was in and because I choose to believe them at that point in the process. It wasn't all rainbows and sunshine, but it was nice.
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Pretty much all kinds. They need money to pay protection is a good one, or to buy "necessities" from the canteen. It is often just a generalized guilt trip. Sounds to me like maybe your mother needs a conservator.
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I am only strongly familiar with the CA system. In California the spouse of a convict can be hired as a correctional officer. In other states, or in county jurisdictions, the civil service rules may be different. That being said, generally speaking employers can not discriminate against the families of convicted felons without a very good reason for doing so.
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I depends a whole lot on circumstances. If the inmate is in his cell and the tier officer is not doing anything else he can notify the inmate very quickly. Then the inmate just has to get dressed, get out and go. If the inmate is on the yard or at a work assignment it can take a LOT longer. Sometimes they can not get off of work assignments to visit. Sometimes they don't answer pages off of the yard or they take their time about it. They may have to return to their cell from the yard or work to clean up and get properly dressed. That takes yet more time. Obviously the time lag varies tremendously.
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Not my department. Sorry. They can be required to go to therapy, they can not be FORCED to go to therapy.
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Sort of-maybe-possibly. Part of the job requirement for a peace officer is a satisfactory record as a law abiding citizen. If you have done things like writing bad checks, etc. that were civil matters but not criminal that could be an issue. Also, showing repeated crappy judgement could be an issue. Some things, like having bad credit due to a foreclosure or car repo due to losing a job or something similar beyond your control would not be so much of an issue. This is one of those things where the back story is more important than the fact of having bad credit itself. I know people who were on welfare and food stamps before becoming cops and who got in with no problem and did OK on the job.
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