Im on the road to being hired as a c/o in the prison system. Is it anyone on here who is or has been a c/o that can tell me what to expect and what the job is like?
One of my friends’ dad is a CO at Rikers Island. He’s 6’6 and probably 300 lbs.
That’s about all I know.
[quote]rrjc5488 wrote:
One of my friends’ dad is a CO at Rikers Island. He’s 6’6 and probably 300 lbs.
That’s about all I know.[/quote]
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I know a few guys that work in corrections. They are all huge and strong as fuck. I don’t really know anything else about the job either.
the two I know don’t really like talking about work…
[quote]clip11 wrote:
Im on the road to being hired as a c/o in the prison system. Is it anyone on here who is or has been a c/o that can tell me what to expect and what the job is like?[/quote]
You started a thread about how much you hated cops, loved civilian retaliation and basically lived your life by the philosophy that snitches get stitches.
And now you want to work corrections, FOR the law??? What happened in between then and now?
Oh have you ever watched prison break? Yea it’s kind of like that. ehh wait a sec…
If you want to sell drugs, then it’s the best job in the world. Other wise why. Think about it. Everyday you will go to work in one of the most miserable places one could possibile work.
I’m not even sure it pays that well. Unless you choose one of the hell holes.
Good job security however, always someone fucking up somewhere. Union job = pension.
I have known two prison guard, here in Canada mind you. One quit after two years or so. The other stopped being my friend after about four or five years. He was turning into an asshole, twenty-four carat one at that!
I am however bias, I do like authority! I do not like it at all! No, not one little bit, I say!
[quote]buckeye girl wrote:
rrjc5488 wrote:
One of my friends’ dad is a CO at Rikers Island. He’s 6’6 and probably 300 lbs.
That’s about all I know.
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I know a few guys that work in corrections. They are all huge and strong as fuck. I don’t really know anything else about the job either.[/quote]
x3 I also have a few friends that work in corrections, all huge and strong as fuck
[quote]thick88 wrote:
buckeye girl wrote:
rrjc5488 wrote:
One of my friends’ dad is a CO at Rikers Island. He’s 6’6 and probably 300 lbs.
That’s about all I know.
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I know a few guys that work in corrections. They are all huge and strong as fuck. I don’t really know anything else about the job either.
x3 I also have a few friends that work in corrections, all huge and strong as fuck [/quote]
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I was talking to a guy at Costco a few months back and turns out he was a CO from Vancouver. He was 6’8" and probably 350lbs. With knees the size of my waist. Most intimidating looking guy ever, but he was very nice and friendly.
I jokingly asked him how I could get as big as him. He told me to do squats.
Being big most certainly helps, but at the end of the day, if you are targeted by the inmates it doesnt matter how big you are. The actual amount of interaction you have with the inmates depends on the facility you work at. As for what to expect working there…expect to do some nasty, nasty shit.
Inmates will piss on you or try to, throw their feces on you, spit on you…and dont forget alot of them have all kinds of diseases. If an inmate is suspected of smuggling in drugs, guess what, your searching through his feces to find it.
You need to know how to talk to the inmates, you cant just mother fuck them all day long, eventually they get tired of that and youll be a target. You need to let them know your in chage but at the same time give them what they think is respect. INMATES ARE ALL ABOUT RESPECT. You dont actually respect them, just let them think it, but at the same time they better know YOU run the shit. Its a difficult line to walk, that many people cant. I could go on forever, as i know dozens of people that work in several different prions/jails/facilities/compounds whatever.
Im just glad its them and not me working there. If you are really serious about working as a Corrections Officer then PM me for specific questions.
[quote]Big Aristotle wrote:
clip11 wrote:
Im on the road to being hired as a c/o in the prison system. Is it anyone on here who is or has been a c/o that can tell me what to expect and what the job is like?
You started a thread about how much you hated cops, loved civilian retaliation and basically lived your life by the philosophy that snitches get stitches.
And now you want to work corrections, FOR the law??? What happened in between then and now?[/quote]
Need a good paying job.
I could never work at a prison!
I used to know this guy that worked at the Huntsville unit in TX - not a nice place.
Many people in there are completley wacky in the head!
He told me about inmates throwing turds at the staff all the time. Guys slicing there body up and spewing blood all over the place claiming Aids and other diseases… he had to be tested for Hep. C form a similar event.
The worst story, you may want to stop reading ifyou are squimish or have cock…
Anyways, some guy wanted to go to the infirmiry really bad and the staffalways told him no. So to make sure he would go, he jammed a pencil in his tube steak and broke it off. I think there are so many people that need mental help and not to be stuck in a 6 x 9 cell in there. Obviously it only makes things worse.
He couldn’t do it anymore. He was in college for CJ and playing baseball. Now he is a teacher/coach.
You will never find me in any jail, prison, etc. volunteerally. <-spelling?
EDIT: I typed a little fast onthis one. Sorry about the grammar and spelling.
Also, last Friday in Hunstville a guy popped out his only good eye and ate it. I think he is scheduled for death as he killed his wife and daughters before taking there hearts out of chest. He is now in the mental ward he was asking for his entire incarceration.
I know disturbing!!
Is it going to be a jail or a prison. I don’t “know” any c/os but I was in jail for awhile and talked to a bunch of them. Basically all you do is walk around to each cell and do laundry all day.
Being a CO can bring a different experience depending where you work, and how you treat inmates.
For example, when I spent time in minimum security, there was a guard who came from max security who was thrown over the tier by inmates for throwing inmates’ mail on the ground. Rather than handing it to you, he would throw it at your feet. So he spent 6 months in a neck brace and learned how to treat inmates I am sure.
While guards do their best to control things, realize that things can pop off at any time. A riot can start at any time, and its every man for himself. I witnessed one over nothing more than a glass of orange juice. Inmates don’t get much, so they treasure what little they have, that includes their respect. You dont need to be “cool”, the one thing that will be wanted from you is to be fair and respectful. For every guard on a shift, there might be 100 or more inmates to watch. So while you have your panic button on your shoulder, by the time your help arrives, it may be too late. I dont say this to scare you, but this is the truth of the matter. This is what I saw during my Federal time spent among various jails and facilities.
I would not want that job for any amount of money unless it was my absolute last resort. I watch Locked Up on MSNBC way too much and have seen too many horror stories. It looks like it would be volunteering to work as a bouncer in Hell.