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455 Questions

Last Answer on February 10, 2022

What was the last dream you can remember about?

Asked by Zeke-Boy Sheeppusher Ripley over 4 years ago

You don't really think I would share something like that with an anonymous person on the net, do you?

Is working for a public or private prison better? Or is there other types of prisons?

Asked by Peyton almost 5 years ago

Public (government) and private is about it. Public is "better" in that it pays better, you have more authority, more legal protection and as far as I know always better benefits and retirement.

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What is your personal opinion of females being CO’s?

Asked by Peyton almost 5 years ago

Some are very good. Some are hopeless idiots. Most are in the middle. Just like males.

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How to know if an inmate smuggled a phone tk talk to me ? He never said who he was. Just asked am I okay and said how u know its nto me. I called aagin few times. Voicemaik came phoen was dead after he said gotta go. Think its him idk

Asked by Deanna de over 5 years ago

Hard to say. Prison calls come from monitored phones and are collect. A recording say something like "Will you accept a collect call from an inmate at San Quentin State Prison" (or whatever). I don't know if jails do the same thing, but as far as I know jail calls are collect too. If it was not a collect call it was probably made on a smuggled cell phone, or possibly as three way connection from somebody else on the outside making the link-up.

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What where some pet peeves other Correctional Officer's would do?

Asked by Queen almost 6 years ago

I have been retired for over 15 years but I suspect it is about the same as it has been for 60 years. Lame supervisors. Incompetent administrators. Irritating politicians. Prisoners who think they are being picked on just because you want them to follow the rules everybody else has to follow. The usual suspects.

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What do detectives do that work inside the prison system?

Asked by Seth about 5 years ago

Inmates continue to commit crimes while in prison. Sometimes serious crimes. It does require a certain amount of training and experience to be an effective investigator.

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