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Some Rights and Privileges Inmates Have and Lose when Incarcerated

By Editor / 06/29/2015 / 0 Comments

Rights and Privileges Inmates Have (and Lose) As a past correctional officer in California I thought it would be important for people to know about some of the rights and privileges their loved one have and lose when incarcerated. When someone is incarcerated, they will give up many of their freedoms that they enjoyed before going to prison such as: Using the restroom in private Being able to eat when you want to Being able to have the right to […]

Disciplining Inmates

By Editor / 06/29/2015 / 0 Comments

Correctional Officer Explains the different ways of Disciplining Inmates The administration would prefer that you use “progressive discipline” instead of “disciplining inmates” when dealing with prisoners. Progressive discipline is when you try to talk to the inmate first by giving him a warning before you write him up and give him an 115. An 115 is a disciplinary action that could result in more time added to an inmate’s sentence or some of their privileges […]

Dealing with Inmates in the 21st Century

By Editor / 06/29/2015 / 1 Comment

Dealing with Inmates Can be Intimidating for a New Corrections Officer I would never have admitted at the time that I was afraid of dealing with inmates when I first walked onto a prison yard but, I was. As a Corrections Officer, we received all the problem inmates from the other prisons in California, and most of the staff that worked at this new prison were new officers like me. The inmates knew this and were […]

Prison Terms from Ex-Correction Officer (California)

By Editor / 06/29/2015 / 0 Comments

Common Prison Terms by Correctional Officers Listed here are prison terms that may come up when visiting or talking to your loved one. General population- these are the inmates who are allowed to have phone calls, visits, access to the yard, dayroom privileges, and packages. Basically, these inmates have access to other inmates, unless they choose not to by requesting protective custody. PC or Protective Custody– there are certain inmates who may choose to be […]

Son in Prison

By Editor / 05/09/2015 / 2 Comments

My son is in prison My son wasn’t living with us at the time; we had kicked him out of the house 2-3 weeks prior. He moved in with a friend down the street: he was 17. I was happy he was down the street, but I had no idea he had a drug problem. I would talk to him every couple of days. One day his friend knocked on my door crying and told me […]