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.
Because they are too stupid to play Rock and Roll.
We are peace officers under a different section of the penal code than "street cops." Our authority is limited to the course of our employment, which is, generally speaking, persons and locations under control of the department. We could arrest a person who interfered with, say for instance, the transport or medical treatment of a prisoner off grounds.
I haven't seen the list and do not intend to activate the link. Sorry to be so unhelpful, but my anti-virus software doesn't like it.
CPR Trainer
Why does the 'official' CPR method change from time to time?
Hotel Front Desk Agent
Why do hotel room toilets clog so easily?
Zookeeper and Animal Trainer
Why are some people so protective of endangered species?
We have to take a class in that.
I have been retired now for many years so I am not up on the current communicable disease response scenario. Since there are almost no vacant beds anywhere in the system the normal response would be to quarantine in place and isolate those infected as best they can.
I have been out of the job for 15 years, but when I was there, if somebody ran you shot them. That's what the guns or for.
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