Visited several prisons when I was a Deputy in Florida. Props to all the Correctional Officers out there. I would much rather be on the street rather than working inside those fences.
You forgot to say The Scared Officers. The Office who appears to be a convict lover. They're scared to say,"NO". In a hearing the'll put themselves on the witnesses to defend the convict. They're the buddies of prisoners. They will tell you something then get amnesia on you. When their on the floor they let convicts do what ever they want.
Tiger Claw yeah he totally missed the “con lover” as you say. Plays more games and talks more personal life with them then they do any security or enforcement. I know some who are even on a “pet name” basis with inmates.
The thing is that the "con lover" doesn't remain a correctional officer for long- They will usually get themselves involved in trafficking contraband, illicit sexual activities, etc. that end up getting them terminated best case.
Alao forgot your dirty officer the one thats a disgrace who lies sides with inmates and traffics or sleeps with them ill deal with any of them officers before i do this one
cant forget the officer that thinks hes the judge jury and executioner. As if he is the one to deem punishment on a daily basis.The offficer does his duty, not execute what HE/SHE THINKS is appropriate The time for judgement is in the courthouse.
It's funny you mention the female CO the way you did. I just went through a job shadow this morning for the application process, and my FTO was a female. She ran the dorm herself, and pretty much was the laid back kind. Letting very small things slide as long as the inmates were well behaved. She was fun to talk to. I shadowed her for 2 hours. I'm not discrediting what you're saying at all, just putting out my findings in this one experience. Thank you.
I totally disagree with your point of view on female co's. Maybe that's how it was ran at your facility but at the facilities I've worked at it was never that way. I've worked city, state and county level corrections in three different states and never have I seen females just pushing buttons/only working admin positions. While working state and county we had females on C.E.R.T./SRT. The county jail I work in now has more female officers than male and for the most part..we're the stronger officers. So for any female whos watching this... don't think you'll become a CO and just sit in the tower or dorms doing nothing. You are going to work your ass off!
Domo B. I don't think you are telling the truth. Especially with you claming to work multiple departments. I worked multiple facilities and i can tell you that the female officers are just a bunch of button pushers, and they will suck and fuck the Higher ups just to get a better post spot or to get a promotion. Come on. Be real with me. Half the time the females like to stir shit up in the dorms, and leave it to the male officers to clean up the mess. The main problem with corrections is that there are too many females there that brings their emotions to the jobs, and you have a bunch of pussy whipped folks in the higher ups l, that are always willing to take sides with these whiny ass female officers. I lost my job because of those female officers. Oh well. Me and the guy in this video, said "fuck it " and we both decided to get our CDL and become truck drivers. You can have your $850-$950 every two weeks. We are making triple that in only a week lol. You can stay there while we make over 3 times that in a week, without the common bs
Miguel Robb The thing is that women in law enforcement period tend to be quicker witted and tend to be able to prove themselves in terms of ability to outshine their male counterparts as a product of women having to prove themselves in terms of gender-conformist roles. Female correctional officers also have to cope with things that male officers don't: cat calls and the potential for being steam-rolled. Female officers are called upon to do most of the duties of male officers with the exception of those assignments that involve nudity of a male inmate, which aren't permitted due to sexual misconduct concerns.
Well sorry you had a bad experience with female counterparts Miguel Robb... you seem pretty sore about it. I'm glad that you finally found something that works out for you. Again... everyone's experiences are different. I know the females that I've worked with including myself have worked extremely hard to get where we are. I've had the opportunity to do and have done everything my male counterparts have done with the exception of pat downs. I'm proud to be a CO! Btw those check amounts you stated sound like State checks... County... well mine anyway... may not make 6 figures but we're very well compensated for our duties!
Domo B. Heck yeah I was sore about it. Could you imagine all the hard work I went through to earn my badge. Defensive tactics, getting OC sprayed, and all the hoops I jumped through . And just like that, my badge got stripped away because of some females that decided to be impulsive? And the higher ups decide to take their side without hearing yours? Anybody would be sore lol. Lots of officers forget that they need to have each other's back. But the whole thing is just a big soap opera. Oh well. I'm making my $1000 a day. So in some ways I should be thanking them I guess lol
Domo B. Btw just remember. This guy in the video is no longer a C/O. He dealt with the same none sense I dealt with And decided to drive trucks as well. So that's saying something. The whole point of these videos was let others know the negative stuff that usually goes on in that line of work.
I spent 22 1/2 years with the FL DOC and had to medically retire due to an off the job accident. I started as a CO in 1988 and finished in 2011 as a CO Captain. I can honestly say that in all that time, I NEVER ONCE had any type of problem with any inmate. I dealt with every type and custody level inmates from minimum to death sentence. I didn't baby inmates but I did treat them with respect and I received respect in return. It was ALWAYS 100% of the time with other staff. So I agree with you on that issue. As a Shift OIC, I listened to my line CO's more than I did Sgt.'s. If someone wasn't doing their job, I knew about it and took action to either correct the problem or help those individuals find another career path. I worked multiple shifts weekly and I worked hard. I never stopped long enough to sit down more than 5 minutes and rarely ate any type of meal while on duty. My point is this, I expected my officers to 1) come to work, 2) do what their trained to do and 3) make sure that everyone goes home at the end of shift. Just my $0.02 worth.
@@m.pm.p6808 .... Not to necessarily worry about, but take good notes, pay special attention to any classroom instructions that are "hands on". Stay clear of any classmates that think they know everything and don't need to follow the Instructors advise, tips, etc.. The number one subject(s) to pay special attention to is Criminal Law and State Statutes. If you violate either of those subjects that allows an inmate the opportunity to file a Law Suit or Criminal Charges upon you, you'll wish you hadn't. Your Administration and Media will made an example out of you as far as discipline. Good Luck.
Former Georgia C.E.R.T. and Tac here. Great and true video. I'll never get over the intensity of the job but I make way more money as a carpenter. Hats off to all CO's thank you all for doing the job. Even the turds.
Great videoz so one question is for the female officers, are positions offered in the prisons as the same in the military. Because in the military there are certain positions thats female cadets cannot not do due to the military not allowing them to work, it sounds like it's the same in prison and wouldn't that create amonisty among the male officers who are doing the job the right way and get upset that a female officer would do less for the same pay rate, your thoughts
I've been a C/O for 6 months and I consider myself a laid back Officer. My pods are always calm and well run. I respond to fights in other pods but have yet to have one in my presence which from what I understand is a sign of respect from the inmates who will not fight in front of you. I do my rounds always on time, I do my searches, and I always get a proper count. I work at a level 3 institution which in my state is a high security prison with a 22/7 lock down. I enjoy what I do and I love your videos!
I was a male officer in the Tn Dept of Corrections for several years in a male facility and our female officers had to do the exact same jobs as us male officers except for strip searches, every other job was expected to be done just the same as male officers including pat searches.
I turn in my application in a few days. Trying to have as much info sink in me so I thank you sir. I am in Southeast Texas. Do you have more videos for me?
Don't know what state you're from but TDCJ, that's Texas Department of Criminal Justice, our female co's must be from Texas. I've seen 5 WOman teams go in on some 'bad a**' men inmate and TCB just as fast and effective as any 5 man teams. Run the floor like a boss. Lots of respect for our female officers here in Texas.
I wanted to be a police officer for a while But it seems like corrections is probably the best way for me to go even though overtime will practically be mandatory and you’re stuck in prison. I still think it’s worth a shot for me to go that route. I’ve been doing security for five years I’ve dealt with attitudes I’ve had to trespass people, so I have an idea of what it is to be a guard. I know corrections 1000 times more complex, but the pay is good and the benefits are good.
I work at a state prison as female CO and our females CO don’t get any different treatment than our male CO’s I work as a pod officers with 128 male offenders. My department doesn’t do gender based training or special treatment for female COs.
Do you ever regret being a correctional officer? I am currently in the hiring process, but I am having second thoughts... due to reading online post of other correctional officers saying that the job takes a toll on you... mentally, physically, and emotionally... so even say that it will have a negative effect on your personal family life... and changed you into being a heartless @sshole... if you have options... would you still choose to be a correctional officer as your choice of work???
Except that the case law explicitly prohibits female officers from being present in a shake-down area for any reason, or in a segregation area of a male facillity without a male officer present. Those two things right there will either get you sued or worse- under criminal accusation of sexual conduct with an inmate.
John Doe sorry but your wrong maybe certain states I’m even skeptical with saying that but Me and my fantastic four(what we called ourselves lol) were the only officers on our rotation for 6 mos in seg those aren’t gender specific roles... also we can do shakedowns and pat downs just not strip searches thank heavens lol but yea ur wrong
Very true about all perspectives on COs. Awwwee man i hated working with the COs who go to sleep majority of shift or never come back to count, then have to be call over the radio to 56. Ive done use of forces, clothed searches, been on the floor by myself against 60+ inmates and the only hope of getting out alive is in trusting my fellow CO. Its serious business man but some get compliance and its just sad. Because while one is sleeping another is working twice as hard gettin the same check
Brad, I am not you typical Correctional Employee and I do not have any idea what State you are from. I have been retired for number of years now but when I was working, in many State prisons in the northeast, life was not always as you described. I am not here to challenge what you have said but I am here to give my opinion about what you said. Over half my career was spent at the Watch Commander level. I have undergraduate degrees in Criminal Justice and Criminal Science as well as a graduate level degree in the same field. I pride myself to have been called an Officers Supervisor because I lived your life while trying to operate one of the largest prison systems in this country. I know what it is like to be at a level where you lived with the inmates and tried to do your job as best you could. I agree with the types of officers you will encountered and your general assessment of those groups. I want you to look to look at your assessment of female officers. Look at it from the observation of male Officers working in female prisons. Male Officers are arrested and removed from female prisons at a much higher rate than female officers from male prisons. Why is that? Because male officers in general take much more advantage of female inmates. I do not always mean the male officers used their physical strength over female inmates, although that sometimes happens. Female inmates have much more power over male Officers with their ability to place Officers in compromising situations. Male inmates do not have that much ability to compromise a female Officer, unless they are willing to get involved physically with an inmate. What is my point here? Female Officers working in male Correctional Facilities is something that will continue in the future. Should such conditions be something that should be allowed? You are right that some females move into non-contact positions just like some male Officers do. Sometimes females Officer have no choice in how they have to behave. I worked with many female Officers that were outstanding with male inmates, some much better that male Officers. Once I had to address the issue of directing a female Officer to comply with a housing policy on naked photos posted inside the inmates cube. The female officer was willing to comply with my direction however, she explained that the inmates posted those photos just to get a rise out of her. I never thought of that from her point of view but she was right. I could have ordered her to follow my orders but was that the best course of action? She assured me that with the aid of fellow male officers she could get the issue under control and she did. There are some things that go better with female Officers between inmates than with male officers. A good supervisor tries to balance that issue. Female Officers can get something from male inmates that sometimes male Officers cannot. Does that mean that all Officers should be treated the same by their employer? No! It is a dynamic that we need to learn. There are some things that a good Officer can do over a bad one. You clearly described the bad ones. Should a female Officer be allowed to move from an inmate contact position? Males do that all the time but your position is that females do that sooner than they're seniority dictates. It that a similar situation in female prisons with male Officers? I am not sure, but it may be. If it is, does that mean it is right? No it is not. Equal pay for equal work. But that is reality in modern prisons. Are we likely to go backwards in time to the good old days? Do you really think that? Brad, I offer you this advice. The future is not likely going to change much. Women working in male prisons is a thing of the future just like male employees working in a female prison. Try to find what works the best for all of you. There is a balance here, you just need to find it. The safest position for you is to find a way for all to work together. Your life depends on that. Your future depends on that. I cannot tell you how concerned for you I am, as well as your fellow employees. Please use your head. It is the only thing keeping you alive. Each Officer you encounter has a new set of life experiences. Learn from them, grow together, stay safe together.
Well as a female officer in a closed custody male prison I work in segregation and we do showers and the ONLY thing we don’t do is unclothed searches smh 🤦🏾♀️
So you can shower them while there naked but can’t search them naked. That doesn’t make sense. Sounds like a law suit waiting to happen. Just refuse to shower because if a inmate get you to come up to him just once he will say you tried to sexually assault him. Just some food for thought.
Brad’s Crazy LIFE we don’t wash them.... we put them in turn the water on from the booth and walk out of the pod when their 10mins n come back to get them... they accuse male officers more than females of that kind of thing and if they ever tried to jack while in the shower we make sure they nvr get another one.... believe me one guy didn’t get a shower for so long he was probably growing mushrooms on his body lol.... this has been this way for 20 yrs at my old facility medium custody women could not work seg... We can’t work a dry cell which is crazy but we aren’t treated any differently as u suggested
Brad’s Crazy LIFE I’m far from a rookie lol we have had more male officers accused of PREA violations than female I actually nvr heard of any at my facility... It’s very rare that u see any genitalia tbh thank GOD in the shower bcz of the way the shower cells are there is a RUclips video of a facility that is modeled exactly like my facility “Alexandria correctional and u may be able to see the showers on red unit
I guess ours were completely different. We had eight stalls. 4 top and bottom. We escorted them one at a time to shower. So no women are allowed in the pods. At our prison the men did everything.
It’s funny that I can relate to all of these being a C/O in my first two years. Ironically I am a by the book Officer but not for petty things. I just don’t tolerate disrespect but I’m not a hard ass Officer either. I’m more like an enforcer but I’m consistent but the guys that have done a lot of time tend to like me because they know what to expect 🤷🏾. Always love to learn though. The day I stop learning is the day I should quit.
It’s always better to be respected than liked. I’m the CO that’ll drop everything to go unclog an inmates toilet, fix plumbing issues, etc. but don’t bother asking for extra trays, blankets, or giving me a sob story to get out and use the phones. Treat inmates like human beings, but don’t get close to them. Treat them all equally don’t play favorites and don’t make promises that you’ll end up falling through on. An honest “No” gains more respect than an empty promise. Don’t share personal details to inmates, especially about coworkers, don’t rile inmates up or pit them against each other. Don’t shit talk inmates, it’s better to keep a poker face and pretend you don’t hear them. Not every inmate will respect you nor like you and same goes for your coworkers.
Bless your heart darling. I am a female and worked in a male facility and I worked every position the only thing I did not do was strip search. I did have to call a male for that. But I worked the cell block. The female officer can do more then admin. Lets talk about the male in a female facility who can't even do a pat search.
im about to go for a correctional job having a background in juvenile... is there a physical you have to do like a test? to see if your physically fit for the job? i have one disability but still wanted to apply because i meet the qualitfications.
I was a Corrections Officer in Virginia in a maximum security prison for eight years before going into the military. The qualifications for being a corrections officer is; if you can count to ten, a clean criminal record and if you could walk to point A to B - you got a job. While being a corrections officer I've seen people beaten-up, stabbed, fired, bullied and riots. I've seen officers quit on the first day, officers getting romantically involved with prisoners and officers bring stuff into the prisoners. (IT'S A TOUGH JOB)!
People keep complaining about it being easy to be a c.o but dont bring up the fact that most prisons are horribly understaffed and desperately in need of c.o's so they cant command higher standards .
Shawn Robinson I like getting assigned to an open bay dorm because counting during count time is a breeze. When I get assigned to a T dorm/dorm with cell doors I have to make sure that I count correctly because if I am off with at least one number I have to return to the wing(s) to recount. What I do dislike about open bay dorms is that since there are no cell doors the officer(s) in the bubble have no privacy.
In the county jail in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania there are some female officers that do not take any crap.., and there are some females that are on the cert team. I didn't notice what facility are you working at?
@Brad’s Crazy LIFE: What would you consider "shit pay"? In CA, I was told that correctional officers make at a cap of 8k per month. That's somewhere in the range of $96,000 per year, plus a pension after 20 years of employment. I'm not being smart or anything... I'm really curious... is it really worth it to be a correctional officer or would some other profession should be considered.
I wish we were making 96,000. Probably would have stayed for that kinda money. But California is run by the left that jack every tax known to man for there own pockets. So 96,000 might be min wage there. What you need to find out is what your bi weekly take home after all the bullshit is taken out. Then compare it to other careers. For me I made 433 a week. That’s below the poverty line. So I drive a truck now. Make 3 times that. It’s up to you. Good luck
I am currently a CO a few months away from having 3 years in. I am not sure what facility you worked at but the only things females cannot do at the male prison I work at are strip searches and showers for the inmates on Alpha (the hole). We are able to do strip searches on transgender offenders but there also has to be another male present to ensure the inmate cannot claim anything inappropriate happened. There are PREA announcements when a female walks on a unit, that part is true. It is a requirement in the state and it is essentially useless but they want to cover themselves legally. We run units on our own, averaging 242 inmates per unit, we can do pats and property searches... again we do everything except for anything involving nude males. I honestly see more lazy male officers than female officers and I am impartial. If someone works they WORK and that is great. We go through every single training class with the male officers. We get on teams just as quickly as male officers. We are all held to the same standard. Some of your other points I agree with but I'd say about 70% is alright while 30% of the information was a little wonky. Granted a state run prison compared to a private prison and different states could definitely have different ways they handle things. Still, thank you for taking the time to make the video regardless.
I work at a state prison in Florida I have worked every post on the compound including confinement. I'm also a sgt and also I am a member of the dart team. I work at a reception center now. So I guess it all depends on the institution you work for.
I retired from LAPD after 31 years. I worked patrol, Special Enforcement Group,and C.R.A.S.H all in glorious uniformed capacity. I learned that it was easier to talk people to jail than to put my hands on them and use force. Treating people with a little respect and dignity always paid dividends, and saved my body and uniform from unnecessary wear and tear.
You seem like one of the few co that are not on the bs I hate it when I see you I would have issues on the outside and bring them into this the inside and they didn’t realize if they made all the time hard that we can make their time even harder thank you because you did it video with you and a convict like myself, give me your opinion on different topics from a Co standpoint, and from my inmate standpoint
I'm only 21 years old, 97 pounds and I'm interested in becoming a CO, I'm watching this video to learn and will be doing more research even if I can't be a CO, I'll try for a security guard or a state trooper.
I like the video but I have to disagree with your opinion about female officers . Female officers bring a lot to correctional work. They are often highly skilled at de-escalation ; especially when working will all male offenders. Both make and female offenders tent to behave themselves while in the presence of female officers. Female officers have the potential to garner more respects from offenders. Female officers resolve conflict more than male as they are more calm and level headed. Less physical use of force is prevalent with female officers over male officers. Female officers are apart of special teams and require the same training as their male counterparts. I’m not sure why you’re painting this negative picture of female officers. No institution would risk the safety of an untrained incompetent staff..
THE DUTIES OF A CORRECTIONS OFFICER IS TO THOROUGHLY ANALYZE ALL SITUATIONS, ANTICIPATE PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THEIR OCCURRING, HAVE ANSWERS FOR THOSE PROBLEMS READY, AND MOVE SWIFTLY WHEN CALLED ON. HOWEVER; WHEN YOUR UP TO YOUR ASS IN ALLIGATORS, IT IS DIFFICULT TO REMIND YOURSELF THAT YOUR INITIAL OBJECTIVE WAS TO DRAIN THE SWAMP.
This guy have no idea what he’s talking about. He left a big one out which is what I guarantee this guy is, the inmate lover. As soon as he said inmates are upset when he leaves his unit I knew it. And that’s the WORST kind of officer. He’s the one that lets inmates do whatever they want and a lot of times they become some form of a duck. Also the by the book officer is a lot of times the best kind because they are the go to when shit hits the fan or you need a guy that knows what he’s doing.
Right now I’m in the interview process to be a CO at a woman’s prison. I wish I could find any videos about being a female CO in a woman’s prison. Do you know of any?
I disagree with all the female staff member comments, I agree that there are some concessions but I don’t think I was ever treated softly as an immigration detention officer. I was in harms way dude, every day
I need to know where this prison is because the “females “ at the prison do it all. We work on the floors, the large cell houses, cert, tact, and High Max.
@@bradscrazylife4269 I was in the Tn Dept of Corrections for 10 years and my Sister worked there for 17 years and became a Corporal before she had to retire for medical reasons, she as well as all our female officers did it all including working shower duty at the old prison. The only thing females didn't do was strip searches.
Okay....mentioning the female CO, offended, it has not always been PREA standards as far as same sex pat downs, announcing your entrance, etc. I have been in the depths with many of my fellow officers, gotten assaulted before (hit in the forehead, big ole egg), will always back anyone up and NEVER want to be treated any different. I have proven I can do it and wanted to be treated the same! If you can prove you can do it, it should not matter what sex you are in my mind. Been there, done that, still doing it.
Yep you made some good points but I disagree regarding female officers. The reason for that is that the majority of female recruits end up in female prisons working with female inmates. In these facilities you have male officers treated the same as you describe females here. Only a small percentage of female officers end up in male facilities. It’s not that they are any less helpful it just depends on the facility that the are employed at.
I wasn’t a hard ass. These are full grown men. So as long as they weren’t killing each other I was fine with it. Why add stress to an already stressful situation
Let me tell you folks being a CO-I in Missouris worst prison, Has changed my perspective on the outlooks of people. There are differences differences in mentality In offenders versus correctional officers Regarding basic things Such as what is and isn't your business. Like they really want you to look at them and not give a fuck If they Cut their bunk up and made a 9" knife to stab the guy next door at mainline. Just wanted to put it out there that we're having a really really bad staffing crisis(Somtimes we only have about 16 CO-I's on camp) so if you're a local And you think you got what it takes to fight a man with a knife with only a pair of cuffs and some mace Then sign right up they'll take you at the door.
I have worked in the Department of Corrections for almost 25 years, and I have seen many of the types of officers that you mentioned. However, I must disagree with many of the views expressed. I was a Corrections officer for thirteen years before I started climbing the ladder, and I worked with several of the officer types mentioned, but they were very few and very far between. I don't want the perception to go out that this is the norm in the Florida Department of Corrections. Most of our staff are dedicated professionals working to support a family.
@Garret Grant I cannot agree with you less with regards to torture and degradation and humiliation. I consider my job helping people, and I do my best to aid the individuals in my care in becoming peace loving, law abiding citizens. The focus on Corrections is rehabilitation, not the aforementioned atrocities. How do I cope with the stress of the job, though? I go to the gym, I play praise and worship music, I draw, and I play video games.
@Garret Grant ALL PEOPLE ARE NOT THE SAME, SOME ABUSE THERE POWER AND OTHERS DO NOT!!! Please RUclips SGI BUDDHIST MOVEMENT an introduction full length version. Peace and NammyohorengekyO!!!
@Garret Grant Its not wise to pigeon hole everyone base off your bad experience!! Society does that in general to ALL races of people. No matter how hard it can be at times you have to judge people indiviually and check yourself and strive in doing your own inner work!! I am in the mist of trying to become a detention officer myself and have no desire at all to abuse my powr over anyone if this is the path i should go down!! Everyone be it officer or inmate has to treat one another with dignity and respect!! Karma is very real you reap what you sow!! Everyone has to take a look at themselves , themselves and do therr own internal work!!!
The bully ones are the ones that beat your son with 4 others because of false suspicion and throw him in confinement without medical help. Among other things. Then their mothers don't know if they are near death or how much pain they are in. Need to find out his condition without him getting tmretaliated on. Can someone help me with advice? Please help me
I’m sorry about your situation. Yes things happen behind those walls everyday. I would call the warden. And bug the shit out of them. That’s what I would do.
You might be right. Talked to chaplain. He went and checked on him. But son was sleeping with blanket to his head. Chaplain said he's fine. How can he say that if he didnt talk to him and he's laying there like that. Didn't even see his body. Could be in coma how's he know
Old vid but they can do searches in NC and actually can do strip and pats, they're not wanted too but they can and may have to. My experience there's a select few female officers and one I could cut up with. She actually was dying of ovary cancer at the time and really didn't care anymore expect when it came to doing her job. The imates knew something was up because she starting wearing a hat when she never did before. She was a pretty woman but also wasn't afraid to go hands on. And at the time i was there she actually was on a CERT team for a bit. She was a awesome fto and would banter back as well. I moved to nights and ran my dorms well enough. When she eventually passes even the inmates mourned.
Assholes are everywhere and can be either one, male and female. However, you actually have 3 types of officers, only 3. One. The ones by the book and quick to write up cases. Two. The ones that are more human, considerate and know common sense. They're nice but at the same time, they make sure that being nice isn't being weak. Then, you have the ones who are "dirty". These are about image of either officers from one and two, but in reality are nothing but the ones who not only are dirty, but also dangerous. I worked with many of them and for the most part were (I'm referring to when I used to be a CO) female officers. These female officers mingle with inmates and I remember of one who, after I battled to put the inmates inside their bunks, as soon as I turn around to put the rest to the other bunks would open the door and let them all out again and when I questioned her she would give me a very stupid laugh while flirting with an inmate. The job is very stressful, it changes you, emotionally, mentally and physically. You see a beautiful female officer who just started, a few months later she's ugly. Guys too, you develop asthma, etc. The environment is very negative, noisy and dirty. 5 Years was enough for me.
Major Hill started after Brad left. I work at Taylor and I gotta say, I kinda like it. Fyi Brad, just so you know, there are female prisons where the roles are reversed, in addition, females are allowed to be on any and every special team.
I am on a last name basis with my inmates, I don’t do nicknames or answer to them, I don’t argue with them. I show respect, when they don’t they understand the answer I will give is no. I won’t talk to them until they are willing to treat me with basic respect as I do them. If they are pleasant, I will do what I can and sometimes more for them. If they are assholes I do the bare minimum. It’s easy when you get the hang of it.
Garret Grant I don’t know what Jail or Prison you’re referring to, but we have nothing like that going on at my agency. All Jailers are monitored 100% of the time by our dispatcher.
In order to keep your spirit and soul safe while working at a prison or jail put a Zantac tablet and a very small amount of coffee grounds down as many sink drains as possible in your location. Thank you Corrections Officers.
Not in Florida bro. Now this is just my opinion from the 2 years I was there. I would guess a 75-25 split 75 being lazy asses. Most watch over a dorm for 12 hrs. Never moved.
I disagree my mom was in lock up unit she did showers she had make sure they where dressed but she escorted my mom was also on esquad and sert she was first female on idoc cert my LT shes cert team my mom was in the riot did just as much she was also first female sniper and best they had i disagre ibalso seen women do the same as me and day shift they have 2 females who are on cell extraction team and escort to showers where i been they can pat down male inmates espacually transgender ones they can not strip but they can do more in male facility then i can in a female
Obviously this guy was/is a terrible C/O. Listen to what he says here about how he's had inmates almost cry when he would leave their dorm. That's terrible... The man speaking is not the type of guy you want to learn from. The fact that he has a cell phone in a restricted area alone is enough to show what a poor officer he is, let alone he looks like a scraggly mess. Most really good C/O's do follow the books fairly closely, you're much less likely to get hemmed up that way. It's the guys who go off course and try to somehow earn respect from inmates that end up being of no value. If an inmate likes you, I assure you he doesn't respect you; he just likes that you allow him to get away with more than he should be. I can listen to this guy for just a few minutes and I know his whole character. As far as female C/O's there's good ones and bad ones just like the guys. As a C/O you are not here to be respected or liked; you're there to do your job. Nothing more, nothing less. There's a reason the state sets up rules to be followed by both inmates and C/O's alike. These are well placed guidelines and really the bread and butter of the institution. Firm, fair and consistent. So if you're a C/O who is liked by the inmates, there's a reason for that. You do your job poorly.
I'm a c,/o Florida and have been in a fight with an inmate. It was myself and the captain,oh did I say that I was a female c/o. Hey he needed my backup what a shift.
Learn from end "by the book" guy so you know how things are supposed to be done. If you don't want to be that guy then Over time you'll learn what small things you can let slide and how to do so without putting a target on yourself for IA. Can't safely cut corners if you don't actually know where the corners are. +1 for the female Co's. Woman do get housing units from time to time but for the most part our majors prefer to put them in easy posts. Video visits, visiting room, control, towers, med-cart. And especially when on OT. One was bragging about how much OT she had done so far this year. Yea, I'd do 3 doubles a week too if I knew I was going to sit in a tower for 16 hours.
I 150% disagree with the things you said about female officers! Evidently that's how your facility was run, but not mine! I work as a CO at a State facility and we do and deal with just as much or more than a male CO will ever do or is scared to do it! I run 4 dorms by MYSELF every single day when all the men do is rounds in ISO Seg and sit on their ass doing, nothing! I go into fights alone and everything else daily before assistance even gets there! Try being a female officer has 200 and sometimes more inmates at the time (alone), then you can talk because I do this everyday! How many inmates do you have alone on a daily basis?
@@hiiij9638 my question would be. Why would you want to do the job. I had no choice. Small ass town and the only job around. Took me getting another skill to move on. Just ask yourself, can I do anything else for 40k. Target pays 24$ an hour. Amazon 19$ a hour. McDonalds pays more. 15-17$ an hour. Just know the reason your gonna do this. Just know the jobs sucks. Pay sucks, you have a chance of death everyday. You better be prepared for that
@@bradscrazylife4269 I wanted a new opportunity at a different type of job since I've always worked at fast food I work at Starbucks and get payed well enough $15 but I have to go to different stores and I wasn't thinking when Iapplied I didn't know what that job consisted of. Even a former inmate I know told me not to take it . But since I just got the hire date I'm going to try to stay a year or 2 since you have to stay for 2 years or you pay the academy use it to try to get in the police force . I'm scared of going in everyday scared something bad will happen though. I'm probably in over my head here
@@bradscrazylife4269 and we'll they're paying $18 now and offering sign up bonuses since no one wants the job they said they're going to have a raise of $20 in like 2 years or so but now I think about it they should get payed like $30-40 an hour shit .
Visited several prisons when I was a Deputy in Florida.
Props to all the Correctional Officers out there.
I would much rather be on the street rather than working inside those fences.
Yes Sir!!!
Couldn’t agree more
I would much rather work in prison than be on the street
@@sunkissed6413
I should have made that clearer.
I would much rather be a Police Officer on the street than a Correctional Officer in a prison.
mushroomcloud1 i understood everything you said. I am a C.O. in a prison. And i would much rather work in a prison than be a cop on the streets
You forgot to say The Scared Officers. The Office who appears to be a convict lover. They're scared to say,"NO". In a hearing the'll put themselves on the witnesses to defend the convict. They're the buddies of prisoners. They will tell you something then get amnesia on you. When their on the floor they let convicts do what ever they want.
Tiger Claw yeah he totally missed the “con lover” as you say. Plays more games and talks more personal life with them then they do any security or enforcement. I know some who are even on a “pet name” basis with inmates.
The thing is that the "con lover" doesn't remain a correctional officer for long- They will usually get themselves involved in trafficking contraband, illicit sexual activities, etc. that end up getting them terminated best case.
Alao forgot your dirty officer the one thats a disgrace who lies sides with inmates and traffics or sleeps with them ill deal with any of them officers before i do this one
cant forget the officer that thinks hes the judge jury and executioner. As if he is the one to deem punishment on a daily basis.The offficer does his duty, not execute what HE/SHE THINKS is appropriate The time for judgement is in the courthouse.
Those are the most dangerous.
It's funny you mention the female CO the way you did. I just went through a job shadow this morning for the application process, and my FTO was a female. She ran the dorm herself, and pretty much was the laid back kind. Letting very small things slide as long as the inmates were well behaved. She was fun to talk to. I shadowed her for 2 hours. I'm not discrediting what you're saying at all, just putting out my findings in this one experience.
Thank you.
I run 4 dorms at the time by myself every single day!
@@amberallen7914 yeah I'm sure 😂
That's honestly the way to do it. You gain respect plus they know how you run things, keep it up everyday and makes it easy to be consistent.
I totally disagree with your point of view on female co's. Maybe that's how it was ran at your facility but at the facilities I've worked at it was never that way. I've worked city, state and county level corrections in three different states and never have I seen females just pushing buttons/only working admin positions. While working state and county we had females on C.E.R.T./SRT. The county jail I work in now has more female officers than male and for the most part..we're the stronger officers. So for any female whos watching this... don't think you'll become a CO and just sit in the tower or dorms doing nothing. You are going to work your ass off!
Domo B. I don't think you are telling the truth. Especially with you claming to work multiple departments. I worked multiple facilities and i can tell you that the female officers are just a bunch of button pushers, and they will suck and fuck the Higher ups just to get a better post spot or to get a promotion. Come on. Be real with me. Half the time the females like to stir shit up in the dorms, and leave it to the male officers to clean up the mess. The main problem with corrections is that there are too many females there that brings their emotions to the jobs, and you have a bunch of pussy whipped folks in the higher ups l, that are always willing to take sides with these whiny ass female officers. I lost my job because of those female officers. Oh well. Me and the guy in this video, said "fuck it " and we both decided to get our CDL and become truck drivers. You can have your $850-$950 every two weeks. We are making triple that in only a week lol. You can stay there while we make over 3 times that in a week, without the common bs
Miguel Robb The thing is that women in law enforcement period tend to be quicker witted and tend to be able to prove themselves in terms of ability to outshine their male counterparts as a product of women having to prove themselves in terms of gender-conformist roles. Female correctional officers also have to cope with things that male officers don't: cat calls and the potential for being steam-rolled. Female officers are called upon to do most of the duties of male officers with the exception of those assignments that involve nudity of a male inmate, which aren't permitted due to sexual misconduct concerns.
Well sorry you had a bad experience with female counterparts Miguel Robb... you seem pretty sore about it. I'm glad that you finally found something that works out for you. Again... everyone's experiences are different. I know the females that I've worked with including myself have worked extremely hard to get where we are. I've had the opportunity to do and have done everything my male counterparts have done with the exception of pat downs. I'm proud to be a CO! Btw those check amounts you stated sound like State checks... County... well mine anyway... may not make 6 figures but we're very well compensated for our duties!
Domo B. Heck yeah I was sore about it. Could you imagine all the hard work I went through to earn my badge. Defensive tactics, getting OC sprayed, and all the hoops I jumped through . And just like that, my badge got stripped away because of some females that decided to be impulsive? And the higher ups decide to take their side without hearing yours? Anybody would be sore lol. Lots of officers forget that they need to have each other's back. But the whole thing is just a big soap opera. Oh well. I'm making my $1000 a day. So in some ways I should be thanking them I guess lol
Domo B. Btw just remember. This guy in the video is no longer a C/O. He dealt with the same none sense I dealt with And decided to drive trucks as well. So that's saying something. The whole point of these videos was let others know the negative stuff that usually goes on in that line of work.
As long as you are consistent the inmates might not like but respect it because you are 1 way all the time
Ive been a C/O now for 2 years now and from watching you’re video you put the nail right on the head. 💯
I spent 22 1/2 years with the FL DOC and had to medically retire due to an off the job accident. I started as a CO in 1988 and finished in 2011 as a CO Captain. I can honestly say that in all that time, I NEVER ONCE had any type of problem with any inmate. I dealt with every type and custody level inmates from minimum to death sentence. I didn't baby inmates but I did treat them with respect and I received respect in return. It was ALWAYS 100% of the time with other staff. So I agree with you on that issue. As a Shift OIC, I listened to my line CO's more than I did Sgt.'s. If someone wasn't doing their job, I knew about it and took action to either correct the problem or help those individuals find another career path. I worked multiple shifts weekly and I worked hard. I never stopped long enough to sit down more than 5 minutes and rarely ate any type of meal while on duty. My point is this, I expected my officers to 1) come to work, 2) do what their trained to do and 3) make sure that everyone goes home at the end of shift. Just my $0.02 worth.
I have my 1st time c.o class sept 3rd any advice on what i should worry on.
@@m.pm.p6808 .... Not to necessarily worry about, but take good notes, pay special attention to any classroom instructions that are "hands on". Stay clear of any classmates that think they know everything and don't need to follow the Instructors advise, tips, etc.. The number one subject(s) to pay special attention to is Criminal Law and State Statutes. If you violate either of those subjects that allows an inmate the opportunity to file a Law Suit or Criminal Charges upon you, you'll wish you hadn't. Your Administration and Media will made an example out of you as far as discipline. Good Luck.
@cj budz very valuable comment. Thank you
Never ate any meal while on duty? hope you get a lunch break if not you took your health as an expense not worth
@@Dan-ei2be Exactly. Florida DOC could care less about him not taking a lunch break.
Most of time the stress come from your fellow officers, not the inmates.
100-% fact. Unless you’re in the good old boy club then you can get away with murder
Yes sir. You hit the nail on the head
Exactly right, even the other side of the world in little NZ.
This.
Former Georgia C.E.R.T. and Tac here. Great and true video. I'll never get over the intensity of the job but I make way more money as a carpenter. Hats off to all CO's thank you all for doing the job. Even the turds.
I'm currently a C/O and your background looks identical to one of our dorms
Hi Brad, I’m making the move right now to becoming a CO. I eventually want to stay and move up in rank
Great videoz so one question is for the female officers, are positions offered in the prisons as the same in the military. Because in the military there are certain positions thats female cadets cannot not do due to the military not allowing them to work, it sounds like it's the same in prison and wouldn't that create amonisty among the male officers who are doing the job the right way and get upset that a female officer would do less for the same pay rate, your thoughts
I've been a C/O for 6 months and I consider myself a laid back Officer. My pods are always calm and well run. I respond to fights in other pods but have yet to have one in my presence which from what I understand is a sign of respect from the inmates who will not fight in front of you. I do my rounds always on time, I do my searches, and I always get a proper count. I work at a level 3 institution which in my state is a high security prison with a 22/7 lock down. I enjoy what I do and I love your videos!
6 months? LOL
Don't ever do your rounds on time. Scatter them rookie!
The background is that at Baker CI in FL ? Looks allot like it. If so I worked there.
I was a male officer in the Tn Dept of Corrections for several years in a male facility and our female officers had to do the exact same jobs as us male officers except for strip searches, every other job was expected to be done just the same as male officers including pat searches.
I turn in my application in a few days. Trying to have as much info sink in me so I thank you sir. I am in Southeast Texas. Do you have more videos for me?
I about to start making more. I have a bunch on my channel. Any ?s just hit me up
Don't know what state you're from but TDCJ, that's Texas Department of Criminal Justice, our female co's must be from Texas. I've seen 5 WOman teams go in on some 'bad a**' men inmate and TCB just as fast and effective as any 5 man teams. Run the floor like a boss. Lots of respect for our female officers here in Texas.
I wanted to be a police officer for a while But it seems like corrections is probably the best way for me to go even though overtime will practically be mandatory and you’re stuck in prison. I still think it’s worth a shot for me to go that route. I’ve been doing security for five years I’ve dealt with attitudes I’ve had to trespass people, so I have an idea of what it is to be a guard. I know corrections 1000 times more complex, but the pay is good and the benefits are good.
Also thanks for watching. Subscribe and I’m going to have new camera equipment soon
Great video. Solid content.
Thank you
Are you from Michigan? If so what prison did you work at?
I work at a state prison as female CO and our females CO don’t get any different treatment than our male CO’s I work as a pod officers with 128 male offenders. My department doesn’t do gender based training or special treatment for female COs.
Danielle Joffe I respect his effort. But I humbly disagree on many of his points.
Do you ever regret being a correctional officer? I am currently in the
hiring process, but I am having second thoughts... due to reading online
post of other correctional officers saying that the job takes a toll on
you... mentally, physically, and emotionally... so even say that it
will have a negative effect on your personal family life... and changed
you into being a heartless @sshole... if you have options... would you
still choose to be a correctional officer as your choice of work???
Tier Talk I’m with you it makes you feel like as a female I somehow get the “easy” jobs lol
Except that the case law explicitly prohibits female officers from being present in a shake-down area for any reason, or in a segregation area of a male facillity without a male officer present. Those two things right there will either get you sued or worse- under criminal accusation of sexual conduct with an inmate.
John Doe sorry but your wrong maybe certain states I’m even skeptical with saying that but Me and my fantastic four(what we called ourselves lol) were the only officers on our rotation for 6 mos in seg those aren’t gender specific roles... also we can do shakedowns and pat downs just not strip searches thank heavens lol but yea ur wrong
Very true about all perspectives on COs. Awwwee man i hated working with the COs who go to sleep majority of shift or never come back to count, then have to be call over the radio to 56. Ive done use of forces, clothed searches, been on the floor by myself against 60+ inmates and the only hope of getting out alive is in trusting my fellow CO. Its serious business man but some get compliance and its just sad. Because while one is sleeping another is working twice as hard gettin the same check
I kept it as Real as I could. Thanks
Brad, I am not you typical Correctional Employee and I do not have any idea what State you are from. I have been retired for number of years now but when I was working, in many State prisons in the northeast, life was not always as you described. I am not here to challenge what you have said but I am here to give my opinion about what you said.
Over half my career was spent at the Watch Commander level. I have undergraduate degrees in Criminal Justice and Criminal Science as well as a graduate level degree in the same field. I pride myself to have been called an Officers Supervisor because I lived your life while trying to operate one of the largest prison systems in this country. I know what it is like to be at a level where you lived with the inmates and tried to do your job as best you could. I agree with the types of officers you will encountered and your general assessment of those groups.
I want you to look to look at your assessment of female officers. Look at it from the observation of male Officers working in female prisons. Male Officers are arrested and removed from female prisons at a much higher rate than female officers from male prisons. Why is that? Because male officers in general take much more advantage of female inmates. I do not always mean the male officers used their physical strength over female inmates, although that sometimes happens. Female inmates have much more power over male Officers with their ability to place Officers in compromising situations. Male inmates do not have that much ability to compromise a female Officer, unless they are willing to get involved physically with an inmate.
What is my point here? Female Officers working in male Correctional Facilities is something that will continue in the future. Should such conditions be something that should be allowed? You are right that some females move into non-contact positions just like some male Officers do.
Sometimes females Officer have no choice in how they have to behave. I worked with many female Officers that were outstanding with male inmates, some much better that male Officers. Once I had to address the issue of directing a female Officer to comply with a housing policy on naked photos posted inside the inmates cube. The female officer was willing to comply with my direction however, she explained that the inmates posted those photos just to get a rise out of her. I never thought of that from her point of view but she was right. I could have ordered her to follow my orders but was that the best course of action? She assured me that with the aid of fellow male officers she could get the issue under control and she did. There are some things that go better with female Officers between inmates than with male officers. A good supervisor tries to balance that issue. Female Officers can get something from male inmates that sometimes male Officers cannot. Does that mean that all Officers should be treated the same by their employer? No! It is a dynamic that we need to learn. There are some things that a good Officer can do over a bad one. You clearly described the bad ones. Should a female Officer be allowed to move from an inmate contact position? Males do that all the time but your position is that females do that sooner than they're seniority dictates. It that a similar situation in female prisons with male Officers? I am not sure, but it may be. If it is, does that mean it is right? No it is not. Equal pay for equal work. But that is reality in modern prisons. Are we likely to go backwards in time to the good old days? Do you really think that?
Brad, I offer you this advice. The future is not likely going to change much. Women working in male prisons is a thing of the future just like male employees working in a female prison. Try to find what works the best for all of you. There is a balance here, you just need to find it. The safest position for you is to find a way for all to work together. Your life depends on that. Your future depends on that.
I cannot tell you how concerned for you I am, as well as your fellow employees. Please use your head. It is the only thing keeping you alive. Each Officer you encounter has a new set of life experiences. Learn from them, grow together, stay safe together.
I was in Florida panhandle
Well as a female officer in a closed custody male prison I work in segregation and we do showers and the ONLY thing we don’t do is unclothed searches smh 🤦🏾♀️
So you can shower them while there naked but can’t search them naked. That doesn’t make sense. Sounds like a law suit waiting to happen. Just refuse to shower because if a inmate get you to come up to him just once he will say you tried to sexually assault him. Just some food for thought.
Brad’s Crazy LIFE we don’t wash them.... we put them in turn the water on from the booth and walk out of the pod when their 10mins n come back to get them... they accuse male officers more than females of that kind of thing and if they ever tried to jack while in the shower we make sure they nvr get another one.... believe me one guy didn’t get a shower for so long he was probably growing mushrooms on his body lol.... this has been this way for 20 yrs at my old facility medium custody women could not work seg... We can’t work a dry cell which is crazy but we aren’t treated any differently as u suggested
Brad’s Crazy LIFE I’m far from a rookie lol we have had more male officers accused of PREA violations than female I actually nvr heard of any at my facility... It’s very rare that u see any genitalia tbh thank GOD in the shower bcz of the way the shower cells are there is a RUclips video of a facility that is modeled exactly like my facility “Alexandria correctional and u may be able to see the showers on red unit
I guess ours were completely different. We had eight stalls. 4 top and bottom. We escorted them one at a time to shower. So no women are allowed in the pods. At our prison the men did everything.
10-4 be safe out there.
We have females running pods and doing searches and running confinement.
Same here!
that's nuts guards actually sleep on the night shift
Watching all these video! Great info man!
It’s funny that I can relate to all of these being a C/O in my first two years. Ironically I am a by the book Officer but not for petty things. I just don’t tolerate disrespect but I’m not a hard ass Officer either. I’m more like an enforcer but I’m consistent but the guys that have done a lot of time tend to like me because they know what to expect 🤷🏾. Always love to learn though. The day I stop learning is the day I should quit.
Every thing comes in time. But with this job mistakes can be deadly
It’s always better to be respected than liked. I’m the CO that’ll drop everything to go unclog an inmates toilet, fix plumbing issues, etc. but don’t bother asking for extra trays, blankets, or giving me a sob story to get out and use the phones. Treat inmates like human beings, but don’t get close to them. Treat them all equally don’t play favorites and don’t make promises that you’ll end up falling through on. An honest “No” gains more respect than an empty promise. Don’t share personal details to inmates, especially about coworkers, don’t rile inmates up or pit them against each other. Don’t shit talk inmates, it’s better to keep a poker face and pretend you don’t hear them. Not every inmate will respect you nor like you and same goes for your coworkers.
Well said!
Bless your heart darling. I am a female and worked in a male facility and I worked every position the only thing I did not do was strip search. I did have to call a male for that. But I worked the cell block. The female officer can do more then admin. Lets talk about the male in a female facility who can't even do a pat search.
U didn’t do showers either. Also the chances you worked or was even put in dangerous positions was extremely low. Stay in your lane
im about to go for a correctional job having a background in juvenile... is there a physical you have to do like a test? to see if your physically fit for the job? i have one disability but still wanted to apply because i meet the qualitfications.
Then do it dont let your disability define you good luck
Woman search units and do pat downs on inmates and work in seg where I am. Only thing they don’t do is unclothed searches.
Which facilities are best to work and why
As an ex con I can validate everything you said
This is great
I was a Corrections Officer in Virginia in a maximum security prison for eight years before going into the military. The qualifications for being a corrections officer is; if you can count to ten, a clean criminal record and if you could walk to point A to B - you got a job. While being a corrections officer I've seen people beaten-up, stabbed, fired, bullied and riots. I've seen officers quit on the first day, officers getting romantically involved with prisoners and officers bring stuff into the prisoners. (IT'S A TOUGH JOB)!
Hell I have seen new hires quit on the tour of the facility. Especially once they realize that it's mostly open bay dorms.
@@shawnrobinson2213 True..
People keep complaining about it being easy to be a c.o but dont bring up the fact that most prisons are horribly understaffed and desperately in need of c.o's so they cant command higher standards .
Actually the quaifications are more intense than what this idiots says.
Shawn Robinson I like getting assigned to an open bay dorm because counting during count time is a breeze. When I get assigned to a T dorm/dorm with cell doors I have to make sure that I count correctly because if I am off with at least one number I have to return to the wing(s) to recount. What I do dislike about open bay dorms is that since there are no cell doors the officer(s) in the bubble have no privacy.
In the county jail in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania there are some female officers that do not take any crap.., and there are some females that are on the cert team. I didn't notice what facility are you working at?
26 years C/O here...cool job if ya got the backbone for it....and man enough to man up
Can’t man up if you make dog shit for money. I made 75k this year. Home most days and holidays. Off every weekend.
doing what
Regional truck driver
@Brad’s Crazy LIFE: What would you consider "shit pay"? In CA, I was told that correctional officers make at a cap of 8k per month. That's somewhere in the range of $96,000 per year, plus a pension after 20 years of employment. I'm not being smart or anything... I'm really curious... is it really worth it to be a correctional officer or would some other profession should be considered.
I wish we were making 96,000. Probably would have stayed for that kinda money. But California is run by the left that jack every tax known to man for there own pockets. So 96,000 might be min wage there. What you need to find out is what your bi weekly take home after all the bullshit is taken out. Then compare it to other careers. For me I made 433 a week. That’s below the poverty line. So I drive a truck now. Make 3 times that. It’s up to you. Good luck
Wow, and amazing. Do you happen to call any of the inmates by their first or nick names by any chance?
Nope just last names!
No. 1 Is 95% Even when a supervisor is training a new area an officer expects him to figure it out and he sits somewhere to talk or sleep.
What do you know about working in Liberty County?
Nothing I never went to liberty County. I worked in the panhandle in Taylor County. I went to Rayford a couple times.
I am currently a CO a few months away from having 3 years in. I am not sure what facility you worked at but the only things females cannot do at the male prison I work at are strip searches and showers for the inmates on Alpha (the hole). We are able to do strip searches on transgender offenders but there also has to be another male present to ensure the inmate cannot claim anything inappropriate happened. There are PREA announcements when a female walks on a unit, that part is true. It is a requirement in the state and it is essentially useless but they want to cover themselves legally.
We run units on our own, averaging 242 inmates per unit, we can do pats and property searches... again we do everything except for anything involving nude males. I honestly see more lazy male officers than female officers and I am impartial. If someone works they WORK and that is great.
We go through every single training class with the male officers. We get on teams just as quickly as male officers. We are all held to the same standard.
Some of your other points I agree with but I'd say about 70% is alright while 30% of the information was a little wonky. Granted a state run prison compared to a private prison and different states could definitely have different ways they handle things. Still, thank you for taking the time to make the video regardless.
Yeah every thing in states and prisons are run differently. Gave my opinion on what I saw in a state prison in FL. Thanks
I work at a state prison in Florida I have worked every post on the compound including confinement. I'm also a sgt and also I am a member of the dart team. I work at a reception center now. So I guess it all depends on the institution you work for.
I retired from LAPD after 31 years. I worked patrol, Special Enforcement Group,and C.R.A.S.H all in glorious uniformed capacity. I learned that it was easier to talk people to jail than to put my hands on them and use force. Treating people with a little respect and dignity always paid dividends, and saved my body and uniform from unnecessary wear and tear.
My fto had to fill in for kitchen duty so I had an entire building to myself as escort on my second week XD
That's definitely a open dormitory and picture of the officer station in Florida for real
Very interesting video
You seem like one of the few co that are not on the bs I hate it when I see you I would have issues on the outside and bring them into this the inside and they didn’t realize if they made all the time hard that we can make their time even harder thank you because you did it video with you and a convict like myself, give me your opinion on different topics from a Co standpoint, and from my inmate standpoint
I'm only 21 years old, 97 pounds and I'm interested in becoming a CO, I'm watching this video to learn and will be doing more research even if I can't be a CO, I'll try for a security guard or a state trooper.
Just go for it! I’m sure you will be fine
Brad’s Crazy LIFE Thanks. I argued on the phone with my dad about it but, it’s time I started to live for me tho.
Just listen to your people around you. You will be fine
Must be casual friday in this video
I like the video but I have to disagree with your opinion about female officers . Female officers bring a lot to correctional work. They are often highly skilled at de-escalation ; especially when working will all male offenders. Both make and female offenders tent to behave themselves while in the presence of female officers. Female officers have the potential to garner more respects from offenders. Female officers resolve conflict more than male as they are more calm and level headed. Less physical use of force is prevalent with female officers over male officers. Female officers are apart of special teams and require the same training as their male counterparts. I’m not sure why you’re painting this negative picture of female officers. No institution would risk the safety of an untrained incompetent staff..
THE DUTIES OF A CORRECTIONS OFFICER IS TO THOROUGHLY ANALYZE ALL SITUATIONS, ANTICIPATE PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THEIR OCCURRING, HAVE ANSWERS FOR THOSE PROBLEMS READY, AND MOVE SWIFTLY WHEN CALLED ON.
HOWEVER;
WHEN YOUR UP TO YOUR ASS IN ALLIGATORS, IT IS DIFFICULT TO REMIND YOURSELF THAT YOUR INITIAL OBJECTIVE WAS TO DRAIN THE SWAMP.
Can I use this video on my channel?
Go for it
Do arizona c.o.s carry expandable batons????
No they dont
This guy have no idea what he’s talking about. He left a big one out which is what I guarantee this guy is, the inmate lover. As soon as he said inmates are upset when he leaves his unit I knew it. And that’s the WORST kind of officer. He’s the one that lets inmates do whatever they want and a lot of times they become some form of a duck. Also the by the book officer is a lot of times the best kind because they are the go to when shit hits the fan or you need a guy that knows what he’s doing.
I agree
Right now I’m in the interview process to be a CO at a woman’s prison.
I wish I could find any videos about being a female CO in a woman’s prison.
Do you know of any?
No I don’t but find you someone you can trust and learn all you can.
There's a channel called Tier Talks that has a few videos with advice for female CO's. Good luck
Good luck I retired as a sergeant after 12 years
I quit after 2 years. 400$ a week for that shit hole wasn’t enough. I make 3 times that now and less stress.
Get ready to fall in love with inmates
I disagree with all the female staff member comments, I agree that there are some concessions but I don’t think I was ever treated softly as an immigration detention officer. I was in harms way dude, every day
Being a immigration officer is totally different than what we were doing.
Not totally different, differences but not completely different
I need to know where this prison is because the “females “ at the prison do it all. We work on the floors, the large cell houses, cert, tact, and High Max.
Florida DOC. From my eyes they didn’t do shit
Exactly! Females do more at my facility than male CO'S ever will! Guess he got butt hurt by a female officer!
@@bradscrazylife4269 I was in the Tn Dept of Corrections for 10 years and my Sister worked there for 17 years and became a Corporal before she had to retire for medical reasons, she as well as all our female officers did it all including working shower duty at the old prison. The only thing females didn't do was strip searches.
Okay....mentioning the female CO, offended, it has not always been PREA standards as far as same sex pat downs, announcing your entrance, etc. I have been in the depths with many of my fellow officers, gotten assaulted before (hit in the forehead, big ole egg), will always back anyone up and NEVER want to be treated any different. I have proven I can do it and wanted to be treated the same! If you can prove you can do it, it should not matter what sex you are in my mind. Been there, done that, still doing it.
I'm good friends with a CO that hates being at the prison more than the inmates/convicts that are IN prison
Yep you made some good points but I disagree regarding female officers. The reason for that is that the majority of female recruits end up in female prisons working with female inmates. In these facilities you have male officers treated the same as you describe females here. Only a small percentage of female officers end up in male facilities. It’s not that they are any less helpful it just depends on the facility that the are employed at.
Just started about 3 weeks ago start my academic next week any tips
Find another job!
The inmates almost cried when you got off because you probably let them get away with things.
I wasn’t a hard ass. These are full grown men. So as long as they weren’t killing each other I was fine with it. Why add stress to an already stressful situation
@@bradscrazylife4269 no need for hard ass c/os either. You just have to be stern, fair and consistent.
You ever hear about tier talk the you tube channel??
C Kez i love tier talk he’s real and informative
Let me tell you folks being a CO-I in Missouris worst prison, Has changed my perspective on the outlooks of people. There are differences differences in mentality In offenders versus correctional officers Regarding basic things Such as what is and isn't your business. Like they really want you to look at them and not give a fuck If they Cut their bunk up and made a 9" knife to stab the guy next door at mainline.
Just wanted to put it out there that we're having a really really bad staffing crisis(Somtimes we only have about 16 CO-I's on camp) so if you're a local And you think you got what it takes to fight a man with a knife with only a pair of cuffs and some mace Then sign right up they'll take you at the door.
How many months do you have in service? Cause I can tell by your description of the others, you didn't last long.
I did 2 1/2 years
We have these types too. It all depends where you work. I can’t work with “ by the book” people. They make it really hard to have a good day
The most skilled C.O.'s out there are the old-timers who faced multiple demotions.
Pretty much every officer that isn’t exactly like you - you don’t like.
No I had 7 or 8 officers that were great. Most I’m still friends with today. Even tho I’m living in another state.
So you like being around lazy officers
I have worked in the Department of Corrections for almost 25 years, and I have seen many of the types of officers that you mentioned. However, I must disagree with many of the views expressed. I was a Corrections officer for thirteen years before I started climbing the ladder, and I worked with several of the officer types mentioned, but they were very few and very far between. I don't want the perception to go out that this is the norm in the Florida Department of Corrections. Most of our staff are dedicated professionals working to support a family.
@Garret Grant I cannot agree with you less with regards to torture and degradation and humiliation. I consider my job helping people, and I do my best to aid the individuals in my care in becoming peace loving, law abiding citizens. The focus on Corrections is rehabilitation, not the aforementioned atrocities. How do I cope with the stress of the job, though? I go to the gym, I play praise and worship music, I draw, and I play video games.
@Garret Grant ALL PEOPLE ARE NOT THE SAME, SOME ABUSE THERE POWER AND OTHERS DO NOT!!! Please RUclips SGI BUDDHIST MOVEMENT an introduction full length version. Peace and NammyohorengekyO!!!
@Garret Grant Its not wise to pigeon hole everyone base off your bad experience!! Society does that in general to ALL races of people. No matter how hard it can be at times you have to judge people indiviually and check yourself and strive in doing your own inner work!! I am in the mist of trying to become a detention officer myself and have no desire at all to abuse my powr over anyone if this is the path i should go down!! Everyone be it officer or inmate has to treat one another with dignity and respect!! Karma is very real you reap what you sow!! Everyone has to take a look at themselves , themselves and do therr own internal work!!!
@Garret Grant I am truly SORRY you experienced that,!!!
How much money a correction officer can expect after 10 years of service? Thanks
You’re the type of CO I want to be
The bully ones are the ones that beat your son with 4 others because of false suspicion and throw him in confinement without medical help. Among other things. Then their mothers don't know if they are near death or how much pain they are in. Need to find out his condition without him getting tmretaliated on. Can someone help me with advice? Please help me
I’m sorry about your situation. Yes things happen behind those walls everyday. I would call the warden. And bug the shit out of them. That’s what I would do.
Scared to call warden,he protec5s the guards. I'm going to try classification officer or warden. But their not answering phone. Thank you
Meant chaplain
Wardens are job scared. Always call him/her. You will get the secretary 9 times out of 10
You might be right. Talked to chaplain. He went and checked on him. But son was sleeping with blanket to his head. Chaplain said he's fine. How can he say that if he didnt talk to him and he's laying there like that. Didn't even see his body. Could be in coma how's he know
Old vid but they can do searches in NC and actually can do strip and pats, they're not wanted too but they can and may have to. My experience there's a select few female officers and one I could cut up with.
She actually was dying of ovary cancer at the time and really didn't care anymore expect when it came to doing her job. The imates knew something was up because she starting wearing a hat when she never did before. She was a pretty woman but also wasn't afraid to go hands on. And at the time i was there she actually was on a CERT team for a bit.
She was a awesome fto and would banter back as well. I moved to nights and ran my dorms well enough.
When she eventually passes even the inmates mourned.
I had only 1 too. She was like part of the guys. But that’s one out of 100s
@@bradscrazylife4269 oh yea definitely. When I got into LE as a Deputy it became more obvious
You mean too say the officers sleep on the job?
Assholes are everywhere and can be either one, male and female. However, you actually have 3 types of officers, only 3. One. The ones by the book and quick to write up cases. Two. The ones that are more human, considerate and know common sense. They're nice but at the same time, they make sure that being nice isn't being weak. Then, you have the ones who are "dirty". These are about image of either officers from one and two, but in reality are nothing but the ones who not only are dirty, but also dangerous. I worked with many of them and for the most part were (I'm referring to when I used to be a CO) female officers. These female officers mingle with inmates and I remember of one who, after I battled to put the inmates inside their bunks, as soon as I turn around to put the rest to the other bunks would open the door and let them all out again and when I questioned her she would give me a very stupid laugh while flirting with an inmate. The job is very stressful, it changes you, emotionally, mentally and physically. You see a beautiful female officer who just started, a few months later she's ugly. Guys too, you develop asthma, etc. The environment is very negative, noisy and dirty. 5 Years was enough for me.
I had it at 2. When I stated gets depressed about going in. That’s when I knew I needed a Change
When a inmate is trying to test you how should you respond?
Bluntly but with respect.
Please make more videos!!!
That was the plan. Then I lost my Grandpa, Uncle, Dad and Mother in-law. So I decided to take a break and focus on Family
@@bradscrazylife4269 Sorry to hear that my condolenses goes out to you and family.
What institution do you work at?
I worked at Taylor correctional institute. In Perry FL
You work with Major J. Hill.
I worked mostly nights. I worked with Major Brown and Captain Joey Bailey.
Major Hill started after Brad left. I work at Taylor and I gotta say, I kinda like it. Fyi Brad, just so you know, there are female prisons where the roles are reversed, in addition, females are allowed to be on any and every special team.
I hear yeah. There can be women on the Navy SEALs too. Doesn’t mean that they’re always going to be there
Are you in Michigan bro?
FLORIDA
Wow spot on nice.
I am on a last name basis with my inmates, I don’t do nicknames or answer to them, I don’t argue with them. I show respect, when they don’t they understand the answer I will give is no. I won’t talk to them until they are willing to treat me with basic respect as I do them. If they are pleasant, I will do what I can and sometimes more for them. If they are assholes I do the bare minimum. It’s easy when you get the hang of it.
Garret Grant I don’t know what Jail or Prison you’re referring to, but we have nothing like that going on at my agency. All Jailers are monitored 100% of the time by our dispatcher.
Garret Grant you really have some issues man. I’ll pray for you lol.
What’s the names tho?
Couldn’t of said it better myself.
Someone’s gotta do it! Even the about the women’s POV. I get killed for it, but they know I’m right
Straight forward, .... great video!
In order to keep your spirit and soul safe while working at a prison or jail put a Zantac tablet and a very small amount of coffee grounds down as many sink drains as possible in your location. Thank you Corrections Officers.
What? That’s funny
Wonder which one I'll turn out to be
Female officers do everything at county. Equal rights and work.
christopher kibler Bull shit🤣😂 females just get a free check.
Not in Florida bro. Now this is just my opinion from the 2 years I was there. I would guess a 75-25 split 75 being lazy asses. Most watch over a dorm for 12 hrs. Never moved.
I disagree my mom was in lock up unit she did showers she had make sure they where dressed but she escorted my mom was also on esquad and sert she was first female on idoc cert my LT shes cert team my mom was in the riot did just as much she was also first female sniper and best they had i disagre ibalso seen women do the same as me and day shift they have 2 females who are on cell extraction team and escort to showers where i been they can pat down male inmates espacually transgender ones they can not strip but they can do more in male facility then i can in a female
Will they make me cut my hair
Obviously this guy was/is a terrible C/O. Listen to what he says here about how he's had inmates almost cry when he would leave their dorm. That's terrible... The man speaking is not the type of guy you want to learn from. The fact that he has a cell phone in a restricted area alone is enough to show what a poor officer he is, let alone he looks like a scraggly mess.
Most really good C/O's do follow the books fairly closely, you're much less likely to get hemmed up that way. It's the guys who go off course and try to somehow earn respect from inmates that end up being of no value. If an inmate likes you, I assure you he doesn't respect you; he just likes that you allow him to get away with more than he should be. I can listen to this guy for just a few minutes and I know his whole character. As far as female C/O's there's good ones and bad ones just like the guys.
As a C/O you are not here to be respected or liked; you're there to do your job. Nothing more, nothing less.
There's a reason the state sets up rules to be followed by both inmates and C/O's alike. These are well placed guidelines and really the bread and butter of the institution. Firm, fair and consistent.
So if you're a C/O who is liked by the inmates, there's a reason for that. You do your job poorly.
lol all true right here! good vid man!
Amen
I'm a c,/o Florida and have been in a fight with an inmate. It was myself and the captain,oh did I say that I was a female c/o. Hey he needed my backup what a shift.
Good training make you a better officer
I come across the lazy officer more than any other. No need for him to get up other than scheduled unlocks and shift change 😂
Lmafo.
This guy sounds like he goes to family reunions to meet women.
Learn from end "by the book" guy so you know how things are supposed to be done. If you don't want to be that guy then Over time you'll learn what small things you can let slide and how to do so without putting a target on yourself for IA. Can't safely cut corners if you don't actually know where the corners are.
+1 for the female Co's. Woman do get housing units from time to time but for the most part our majors prefer to put them in easy posts. Video visits, visiting room, control, towers, med-cart. And especially when on OT. One was bragging about how much OT she had done so far this year. Yea, I'd do 3 doubles a week too if I knew I was going to sit in a tower for 16 hours.
I 150% disagree with the things you said about female officers! Evidently that's how your facility was run, but not mine! I work as a CO at a State facility and we do and deal with just as much or more than a male CO will ever do or is scared to do it! I run 4 dorms by MYSELF every single day when all the men do is rounds in ISO Seg and sit on their ass doing, nothing! I go into fights alone and everything else daily before assistance even gets there! Try being a female officer has 200 and sometimes more inmates at the time (alone), then you can talk because I do this everyday! How many inmates do you have alone on a daily basis?
How should I prepare myself as a female going into that job
Keep your head up. Find someone who you trust to train you Properly.
@@bradscrazylife4269 thanks I'm scared cuz I'm small and shy 😭 but I'm. Preparing myself mentally
@@hiiij9638 my question would be. Why would you want to do the job. I had no choice. Small ass town and the only job around. Took me getting another skill to move on. Just ask yourself, can I do anything else for 40k. Target pays 24$ an hour. Amazon 19$ a hour. McDonalds pays more. 15-17$ an hour. Just know the reason your gonna do this. Just know the jobs sucks. Pay sucks, you have a chance of death everyday. You better be prepared for that
@@bradscrazylife4269 I wanted a new opportunity at a different type of job since I've always worked at fast food I work at Starbucks and get payed well enough $15 but I have to go to different stores and I wasn't thinking when Iapplied I didn't know what that job consisted of. Even a former inmate I know told me not to take it . But since I just got the hire date I'm going to try to stay a year or 2 since you have to stay for 2 years or you pay the academy use it to try to get in the police force . I'm scared of going in everyday scared something bad will happen though. I'm probably in over my head here
@@bradscrazylife4269 and we'll they're paying $18 now and offering sign up bonuses since no one wants the job they said they're going to have a raise of $20 in like 2 years or so but now I think about it they should get payed like $30-40 an hour shit .