Since she gets a taser I'm assuming she is going state, not to the federal system.
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Re: Nothing much; mostly just for the poll
Wed Aug 27, 2008 at 04:41:50 PM EST
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Damn I had no idea that federal corrections officers weren't allowed to carry weapons. What about the supermax facilities? That seems just plain suicidal.
I know a couple of guys who work at a nearby state medium security facility, and they go armed to the teeth every day - body armor, pepper spray, batons, and tasers - plus shotguns loaded with rubber bullet or "bean bag" slugs whenever they are working the yard.
{Insert amusing quotation here}
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Re: Nothing much; mostly just for the poll
Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 11:13:29 PM EST
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Federal prisons have plenty of weapons, they're just locked away unless needed and not carrier around the tier- or at least they did when I was in prison.
They'll also have rifles and 37mm gas launchers in the towers, federal or not.
Seriously, (regardless of what CNN says) if in a federal joint you get some guy who doesn't want to come out of his room the batons, electrified shields, gas, and stab vests are going to come out so quick it'll make your head spin. A cell extraction is truly a sight to behold- imagine a SWAT raid in an 8x6 room. Without the submachine guns of course, but then again SWAT doesn't get electric shields.
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Re: Nothing much; mostly just for the poll
Wed Aug 27, 2008 at 05:32:42 PM EST
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I agree. I have a brother in law who got out of the Marines. He went all the way through the process and was offered a position at a federal facility, but declined when he found out he would be that close to the inmates and not allowed to carry a weapon, IIRC. And he is a HUGE dude.
If you want to read an interesting book about a guy who joins the State Prison Service in NY I'd suggest this one.
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Re: Nothing much; mostly just for the poll
Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 01:49:32 AM EST
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Aww, my fantasies of a taser-wielding friend are shot down. She'll be carrying a normal firearm if she gets the job. I don't know if it's state or county, but it's certainly not federal.
Apparently the test dwelled a whole lot on prison tattoos, and how to defend yourself against a hepatitic needle attack. No, I don't know if that's a real word, I just made it up.
- derumi (del-me)
"Bobby Fischer? Man, that guy is crazy!" - Mike Tyson
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Since its a 'she'...
Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 10:29:04 PM EST
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Aww, my fantasies of a taser-wielding friend
That's hot.
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I'm gonna taze you bro'
Thu Aug 28, 2008 at 07:46:31 AM EST
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Aww, my fantasies of a taser-wielding friend are shot down.
She's in law-enforcement, right? She should be able to get a taser fairly easily.
It's the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine
The way they use the polygraph in corrections is like this:
First you fill out a yes/no questionnaire covering mostly substance abuse, convictions, domestic violence, racial stuff, gambling, past things you did but were never caught for, things like that. Then they go through the questionnaire while you're hooked up and answer yes or no. There are only three readings the machine gives- 1) strong evidence of a lie 2) weak but significant evidence of a lie and 3) inconclusive. The machine can't tell when you're telling the truth, but it measures breathing and other things that suggest you're under the stress caused by lying outright.
They really don't care what you did (as long as you're not an active gang member or a drug addict), they only care about whether or not you lied on your questionnaire. For example a retired prison warden I know (also a longtime family friend) had a felony conviction and served time before entering corrections. Your friend pretty much has nothing to worry about- the bar for entry is significantly lower than police, and that's saying something. The physical is laughably easy unless she's a total couch potato and the academy is also relatively easy. For example, here's the full curriculum for the Arizona corrections academy:
http://www.azcorrections.gov/adc/employment/cota_curriculum.asp
I'm related to and friends with many active and retired corrections workers, including a couple wardens; so any specific info you want just shoot me a msg or something.
