Correctional Officer

Correctional Officer

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.

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Last Answer on February 10, 2022

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Have you ever had a encounter with a first amendment auditor

Asked by Question to you and a few others about 4 years ago

Never heard of one, don't know what it is, so probably not.

How do you make prison chips?

Asked by Miya over 4 years ago

since i have no idea what that is, i have no idea. (sounds like the beginning line of a joke in all honesty)

Is it true that people who say are child molesters, rapists, murders, people who do really bad things are beaten, raped, and treated horribly versus people who are in on drug charges and other things that aren’t the end of the world so to speak

Asked by Kyle over 4 years ago

Used to be VERY common in "the old days." Now there are so many child molesters and general purpose sex offenders locked up in relation to the general population the other convicts would spend all day thumping on them and never get anything else done.

Hey homie bro why are so many COs on their high horses and think their better then the prisoners yo? Cuz that don’t make no sense bro we pepppe too bro

Asked by Ramon over 4 years ago

Might be because we are smart enough or "good enough" to not be convicted felons and, at the end of the day, we get to go home to our families while the prisoners don't. That doesn't mean that prisoners aren't people. It does mean that they are criminals and we are not.

Do you think Maxwell will mistersly die or go missing from prison?

Asked by Rob over 4 years ago

I think it is unlikely in the extreme that she will mysteriously disappear.

You should check him out

Asked by Hot Dog Eater over 4 years ago

Pass. Thanks anyway.

Did you get to pick what area you did or did they pick for you?

Asked by Carla over 4 years ago

I am not sure I understand the question. If you mean a particular job assignment, once you get enough seniority you get to bid for a particular job. Not all jobs are open for bid, and you do need a fair bit of seniority to bid for the good ones.