My CO Experience at a Death Row Prison | Hiring Process, Academy, and more!
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- Опубликовано: 7 дек 2020
- Hey guys!
This video is long overdue but I finally got a chance to do it. I’ll be telling my almost two year experience working at a Texas men’s prison.
I’ll be giving details on how we had to work, terms we used while working there, and the process of getting hired.
If you’re curious how a prison works or was thinking about applying, watch my video☺️
Questions? You can always comment or message me!
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I’ve worked corrections too I can say that the inmates are not that bad is the workers who need to watch over they will snitched and try to set you up to get you fired.
Yea right. It’s a dangerous job
Im sure they loved seeing you come in to work!!!❤
Hello is the salary based on an eight hours a day forty hours a week and everything else overtime OR is the salary includes overtime?
Great video thanks for the content
I started the academy on my birthday January 6,1986. I was only 22 as well.
Im sure they loved seeing you come in to work.❤
I just got done with the hiring event I got the 5k bonus also I'm waiting to go to the academy in Tucson !
I live in the UK but I hear the exact same thing over and over, that they treat the correction officers like they're serving time too and those in higher positions are abusing their power, and it is your colleagues to look out for not the inmates. Why doesn't this industry learn? This is why they can't get officers to stay. 30 minute break for a high stress, high threat level job is an absolute joke yet they expect you to be assertive and on top of your game at all times.
Are you a correctional officer?
Loved the insite!!!! How was the 6week training??
Hey Love this video definitely gave me some insight on what I am about to get myself into in Huntsville Texas as well. I just relocated to Texas from Chicago and I am a barber. I love male dominated jobs and environments. I guess my main fear is the time because I am a mom and I dont have any family here. The salary has increased though, its about $3500 once a month for fulltime, and about $1700 part time. Im anxious about being pepper sprayed as well. You made some excellent points on benefits though, I think Im going to stick it out, save for a home and use those benefits endlessly lol and get the hell on. I can imagine it being draining mentally, physically, and emotionally.
That 3500 a month disappears real quick into insurance and retirement set asides. But it is a decent wage for a stressful job
Enjoyed watching your video. Is the OT still like that today?
Also, I didn’t even have to take a test. Just online application.
Then they offered me a Academy date.
I’m pretty sure the rules are the same. Also depends on what state prison you’re working at. My experience was from June 2018 to March 2020. You’re lucky you didn’t have to do the test. It was pointless and not needed.
The best thing I love about the agency is the benefits. The one thing I dislike is that you can not ask certain questions because they feel like you up to something. Another thing I dislike is that if you talk to the same inmate constantly then you try to establish a relationship.
CO here from Georgia Department of Corrections and Yeahh that’s why I don’t do night shift they count too much💯🤣 and we don’t even get a break 12 hours on a dorm until it’s time for you to go
GA corrections suck. i live in ATL.
Thanks for explaining the OT
I work corrections here in Florida and it can be overwhelming
Florida is the worst!
Hello there! I really enjoyed this video. My name is Sheryl but most just call me Trouble and I am currently a correctional officer myself. I was like you. I was very small and didn't know if I could do it, but like you know, its not the size of the dog that matters! I figured I'd share a technique that I still use and would love your thoughts on it. Basically I wanted to come up with a quick way to grab the inmates attention. So what I do is I shout TROUBLE! and when I do, the inmates know they have to drop what they are doing, line up and wait further instructions. The inmates picked up on this really quick. I only had to explain it like once and they respond to it very well. I even did what I like to call "trouble drills" with them to practice. This has helped with count times, searches, when I need to cuff a bunch up etc. I chose the word 'trouble' cause its an easy identifiable word. Plus if I'm shouting it, that means trouble is happening or coming or you(the inmates) are about to be in trouble. Other officers started doing this too which was cool to see. This is how I got the nickname Officer Trouble from both inmates and officers. As a former officer yourself, I'd love to hear your thoughts on this. And would love to know if this is something you would have tried had you still been an officer. Thanks for reading and I hope you don't mind the long comment :)
trouble? interesting!!!😀
Omg I am going on June 1 for agility test and interview I’m 5ft maybe 116 lbs im nervous
I'm doing an interview for a supermax men's prison, in Australia, but man, the anxiety is there.
Let me know how penitentiaries work in another country. I’m curious!
I was in tdcj to I just got out in Aug u was working in g4 or 95?
Good run down on the details
Im working at a state prison as a contractor do i want be around the prisoners but what will i do will i eork in cubicle are housing
Whewww I been thinking about going back to Corrections its been 5 years i was 21 or 22🤣🤣🤣💀💀💀 i was at a level 5 mental health prison but im going to try the Transitional Center if i finish the application
Thanks for the video Corrections is not for the weak🥳
Hey i got a interview next week I jus want to know if the men have to clean shave? ....I have my beard right and if i gotta shave it F that job
3600/month. 3000/ month in ot
After 10 years State pays 1/2 of your insurance for life; 100% after 20
Not bad!
@@louisgordon-415 We make that in a two weeks pay here in Cali.
I start my orientation on the 16th super nervous 😬
good luck 😌
good luck salute to all female CO's
Omg 5k bonus 😹 made me laugh!
I see it they have a 5k bonus
Very interesting video
Did you work any shifts in the death row building or just ad seg?
at that unit ad seg and dr are on the same building.
Try working at Rikers in NYC....!
See that'd always be a problem cuz I already have plenty of friends on several different units- male & female. Cant think of a time I havnt had a friend, X, etc locked up on some unit. And that "they're criminals" bs yeah most of the staff Ive ever known are too they just havnt been caught & all inmates arent "criminals" they just normal ppl who got caught doing something. There is a difference. Knew 2 COs back when I was still in HS in the 90s that both sold weed & everybody I know that works there now has an old HS friend locked up on some unit and/or at least one relative. And anywhere Ive ever worked its been bi-monthly pay except when I worked for a agency then it was weekly but one of them didnt take out taxes which bit my ass when tax time rolled around- and I was getting those once a week plus bi-weekly pay at my full-time job so that was normally around 5-6 checks a month
I know the CO's don't be innocent either. I even worked with a couple of them that got walked off by the warden because they were either sleeping with inmates or bringing in drugs. There were inmates that told me they were wrongfully accused or took the fault. I know all of them aren't criminals.
Going for Angola
How much was the pay?
did you test in Huntsville Alabama? or texas?
Huntsville, Texas
When do they schedule your pt test
It’s been soo long I don’t even remember. But I believe it was before or during academy.
Drove an 1 1/2
I applied for part time will I receive the same salary as full time ?
No false part time like 15 hundred a month full time is from 22 hundred for c.o. 1 24 hundred for c.o. 2 and more pay when your a c.o. 5
No part time pay is less than full time
You will receive full salary during the Academy and I think for OJT. Then when you start your part time you will get the part time pay.
Did you get paid for training from the academy
Yes I did, had to graduate academy in order to get the check though
Omg is what I use to say when I was in prison, it was sickening being in there . I knew that people had to hate working in a prison , fucking depressing ass shit
What was the drug test process like? Was it urine, blood, hair, or saliva
luckily i never got drug tested while working there but from people that i worked with , they said they do urine tests
Its urine tests
You have my respect. I have to say something about those eyelashes. They look like a huge spider is glued to your eye lids. Seriously you are a beautiful woman. You don't need to go to this extreme with your lashes.
they were extensions so i couldn’t take them off anyway
How to know if u passed the psychological test for CO
The psychological test is not a pass or fail psychiatrist only gives an opinion about you it's up to the department if they want to hire you or not.
Also how was the training academy?
It was military style. Had to be there at 6am. Didn’t leave until 4-5pm. Was given T numbers alphabetically and had to call each other by last name. We had to learn how to shoot three different guns, had to get gassed which was traumatizing seeing people pass out tryna hold their breath.. I could go on and on lol
@@miss.jadamonet facts. That gas was definitely traumatizing. I’m literally seeking help based off the events that occurred when the gas was deployed.
@@Wolfclaw-fo2kr so sorry to hear that
@@miss.jadamonet the academy has definitely changed . Big time. And I appreciate it. Big time.
@@Wolfclaw-fo2kr how has it changed? 👀
How much is the check like every month?
A little over 2k when I was there. Idk if it changed.
2k! For full time? Nah that’s terrible
@@kingoneway1279 very. We should’ve gotten 4-5k a month with the bs we went through & risking our lives everyday around criminals
@@miss.jadamonet someone said with all that overtime you can make like 5k to 6k. Thoughts there’s lots of OT available
@@kingoneway1279 you can work as much OT as you want. It’s the same 12 hour shifts, just spend less and less time with your family and friends which I was not okay with. And since we were short handed, it was mandatory which was 3-4 days. So basically they were trying to force us to work 6 out of 7 days a week. Only thing you’ll be doing on your off day is sleeping. Luckily I’m not married or have kids. People have gotten divorces over working so much.
Hahahaha lol I just quit polunsky today myself worked DR 1/1 turned my shit in I lived an hour away an didn’t see my kids for a while only did it for 4 months
I felt sorry for the people that had kids and spouses and couldn’t spend time with them unless they took off (IF the request off was approved.) I have missed major family events and funerals working there. Don’t miss that at all.
I worked corrections for 6 months & I realized a few weeks ago this is just not for me. I worked FDC & soon as I was done with the academy my shift captain threw me in a dorm by myself with my roster & equipment that I wasn't even certified to use yet. I was married & I have small children so working a 12 hr shift overnight just wasn't cutting it. On top of the 12 hr shift they required you to stay over at least 4 more hrs so I ended up doing 16 hr shifts instead of 12. I was married for almost 5 yrs happily but due to me not being home & being able to spend time with my family, my marriage didn't make it. I needed to take time off & my captain told me to fill out the request so I did but every time I tried to give it to her she'd say "I'll get it later"🙄... As I type this I am suppose to be getting ready for work & I don't feel bad for deciding to quit. This job screwed up my mental, my home life, is very thankless, & just literally drained me.
@@Truckher_gang229 I’m sorry that job did that to your life. Rank didn’t care if you were sick, if you had kids, had medical issues.. they just need you to show up to work so they won’t get chewed out. About 2-3 months before I quit, people was quitting left and right, calling in. Then I realized that the job was making me physically and mentally tired, depressed, anxious & everything under the sun. I left right before covid shut everything down and shit spreads like wildfire in there so that made me wanna quit more. I liked the other officers I worked with, just not who I was working for rank wise.
Where did you sleep? Did they have dorms at the work place???
@@markitossandoval404 i slept at home lol i had to drive an hour and a half to and from work. the only people sleeping there was the inmates.
I feel like i dont want to work in a prison
Wait , you work in dayton??
No I didn’t
Lol 5,000$ bonus 😂😂😂 LETS GO 💨
Military was exempt?!? They usually do anything for an ex grunt/sailor/jarhead.
Exempt from the testing requirement. TDCJ is still hiring veterans and they must still fill out the applications and associated forms.
Where are you working now?
Twin Peaks and another sports bar
How was the polygraph test?
We never took a polygraph test
That’s For police officers
@@miss.jadamonet shiii good
@@emmanuelramirez8690 I had to take a polygraph to be a detention officer at the county jail. So it's not just for police officers. I did polygraph, psychological written test of like 500 questions, then visit with a psychologist.
Try not to cuss within the 1st 2 mins of your Videos, it helps with the $‼️
She’s cute ☺️
breakfast at 3am ?! tf 🤨 that’s when you sleeping good …
Exactly!
too early!
I remember u from there I thought I knew u
You are to cute to be there girl. How much did they start you hourly?
We were put on salary so we got paid monthly. You get paid extra when you work OT the following month
@@miss.jadamonet so you don’t get a paycheck every week ? It’s every month ?
@@justlivinginthematrix6260 yes every month so you’ll be broke towards the end of the month. I was a CO3.
You're a little more professional than ShieTalli..lol!
The one thing you can say about your job was. All the people who were executed and were all well done and fully cooked. Lol just joking
If I read that overtime sheet correctly they wanted you to work 4 regular days then 3 OT days in a row?!! F#*k that. I worked 5 years in another states corrections department and never seen such bs.
That’s when I knew it was time to look for another job
Mandatory overtime sucks
Did U work a max unit?
What do you mean by that? I worked at the only men’s prison that has death row
Did the gave you weapon
The only weapon we had was pepper spray 😭
@@miss.jadamonet 😂😂😂
Did you you use weapons in the academy?
@@sportsfl6883 we had to shoot 3 different guns at the range: revolver, shotgun and ar-15. The guns were only used in the watch towers and transporting an inmate to a hospital.
@@miss.jadamonet oh ok thank you so much
U cute af🥰
Are the inmates cute?😭😭😭, sorry I just really wanna know
Not gonna lie, yes there do be attractive inmates in there but don’t let a cute face make you lose your job and possibly face time for it
A$5000 bonus so you can buy them long ass eyelashes
I find your eye lashes to be a distraction while watching your video. I can't handle this anymore... I'm going to click off!
U single?
No
I already knew about how that job would be. I had wanted to work for the Sheriff department. When they told me that I would spend first 2 years in the jail I immediately backed out of it. Sorry the job didn’t work out for you.
Them lashes r too thick
I like my lashes thick. It's my preference.
@Nish I'm afraid of you. salvage in the comment section!🤕
why do you keep criticizing her. I don't know why BW do this to each other. How about you send her a private message.
You look like a whole man, but I guess I shouldn't say that in public either...smh
@@bemaat6723 Who do I “keep” criticizing? Sheesh it’s an opinion. Thts all. Everyone has one. Relax. When u make videos u open urself up for opinions. Stop it!!! Calm down
Lets be honest You love the attention you get from the male inmates 666
Let's be honest. If you were an female correctional officer and was surrounded by testosterone for 12 hours you would love the attention too. Would you like getting jacked off on or seeing johnsons unsolicited? Probably not and I didn't like it either. Thanks for the extra view hun.
lmao
Hello there I jus decided to listen to u. Bt ur voice is really dry n dull try to spice it up a lil bit. Nuthin personal jus slight criticism.
I naturally have a monotone voice. I can't help it.
omg
There was nothing slight about that criticism. This is not a gossip channel.