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I'm Gonna Be a Prison Guard

get used to sitting in a restaurant with your back to a wall,so you can see the door,you also won't like people standing behind you.and except the fact you are going to be faced with someone who has killed themselves or been murdered in a messy fashion.you tend to remember those about 2-3 in the morning.
 
MarcoW said:
Federal, in a max institution.
So yeah it will be tough for sure. I'm going to put all my focus into the training to make sure I'm as ready as I can be.
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I knew a guy who came from BOP- I don't think it was as intense as he thought it was going to be. There's probably a chance of fights, but I don't recall this guy ever saying he got into fights.

I heard a lot worse stories from guys working at the county and state level to be honest. You should be good to go.
 
Rozko said:
You are still staff
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Yeah I get that there is still a danger factor, but I'm not in a position to be able to reprimand or punish them. In fact during the interview they said that they don't even want me conversing with them. About the only power I would have over them would be to correct them if they didn't but enough butter in the mashed potatoes, or used the wrong kind of soap to mop the floor.

I'm also not the type of person that thinks I'm miles above these guys. They are just people that fucked up. I've been to the county jail a few times when I was younger and I know the dickhead C.O. type. This doesn't mean you can be weak, it just means that you have to remember that they are people first and criminals second.
 
Lionel Mandrake said:
Yeah I get that there is still a danger factor, but I'm not in a position to be able to reprimand or punish them. In fact during the interview they said that they don't even want me conversing with them. About the only power I would have over them would be to correct them if they didn't but enough butter in the mashed potatoes, or used the wrong kind of soap to mop the floor.

I'm also not the type of person that thinks I'm miles above these guys. They are just people that fucked up. I've been to the county jail a few times when I was younger and I know the dickhead C.O. type. This doesn't mean you can be weak, it just means that you have to remember that they are people first and criminals second.
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They will seek to game you like no tomorrow because you are not security. They will view you as an easy mark. Security first or it is your or some else's ass. You can be polite but don't trusr them
 
I'm trying to get into corrections in Vegas. With overtime some of he dudes here can make over 100k.

Also some state prison guard got caught trying to smuggle in drugs a few months ago. What a dumbass.
 
Rozko said:
They will seek to game you like no tomorrow because you are not security. They will view you as an easy mark. Security first or it is your or some else's ass. You can be polite but don't trust them
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Absolutely
 
You gonna end up someone's fish and sneak in cigs via anus. GL
 
greygoose said:
You gonna end up someone's fish and sneak in cigs via anus. GL
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im sure someone will try this thing but i think im fairly blackmail proof and dont think I will be intimidated easily.
 
I have a friend that works at a Utah state pen and he's been involved in one altercation with a prisoner himself. His suggestion, take up BJJ just to help yourself.

He has had a friend get shanked on the job though so they all have to wear the knife vest.
 
TestosterOWN said:
I'm trying to get into corrections in Vegas. With overtime some of he dudes here can make over 100k.

Also some state prison guard got caught trying to smuggle in drugs a few months ago. What a dumbass.
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Fuck that. Most COs have 2 divorces under their belt and die by 58.
 
Exi-Meta-Tran-Man said:
I know three prison guards. They all struggle with the culture and politics. It's a job that is very hard on your mental state. I will tell you now, you are not going to get trained well enough, or receive the compensation that you should get with that type of work. I would rather remove asbestos for a living, as I value my health lol.

Don't get sucked into the culture of your job and use whatever health plan your job has right from the get go, particularly focus on mental health. From my experience of working security of various types and having an inordinate amount of exposure to law enforcement, I highly recommend always maintaining a high level of professional conduct and never engage in degrading and dehumanizing anyone as a means of control no matter the justification. The most effective way to govern in those positions is to enable others to govern themselves by demonstrating civility, firmness and fairness. You can be personable without taking things personal. Always exemplify the highest code of conduct even when everyone else is doing otherwise, as you will ultimately have the moral high ground that can even surpass your superiors. You need everyone to know you are strait, fair and a man of your word. In every situation you will need to use discretion and adapt your message as required, but ultimately the potential outcomes for non compliance are made clear, and that you mean business. One of the worst things I have seen security and law enforcement professionals do over the decades, is to forget the power of appealing to one's mind, or person as a means to govern, and to let them walk away on their own terms with their ego's intact. Now that's power. As soon as there is a fixation on power over others, you are locked into a pattern with predictable outcomes, that the inmate will feel obliged to engage in for the sake of their own sense of self value and identity.

Just be like @Lethal bro
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Interesting that none of our resident law enforcement people here "liked" or commented on this post.

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JSN said:
I could be wrong, but I believe that OP is Canadian. I didn't realize they had prisons up there to be honest.
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I thought the whole country was a prison like Australia.
 
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