...decision? Being a newly certified correctional officer I have learned the “policy and procedure” way of doing things from the academy, but now I am seeing the “hands on” way of doing things from the more seasoned correctional staff. To say the least some of the ways are completely opposite. One of the main dilemmas I have been faced with is “whether or not to give out inmate request forms” to the inmates if they ask for them. This may seem like an open and closed question, but it really isn’t. See according to policy and the inmate handbook, the only way for the inmates to communicate or request anything is through the inmate request form. This includes but is not limited to signing up for classes, chapel services, medical call outs (sick or well), laundry changes or request, etc. This list really goes on! This is where I am happy to give the form out as long as I have them, because I understand that point. However I have several fellow officers who will tell them “I don’t have any request forms!” Even if they have a stack of them sitting within arm’s reach. I believe this is wrong. I feel that though the inmates made poor decision that landed them in my care and custody, they are still human beings, and should be treated as such, therefore if they need a request form they should be given one. # 2) What do you do when you face conflicting work or family obligations? How might critical and creative thinking assist in prioritization of obligations? Although I always try to put...
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...intake to the release of an inmate back into the community or until they have served their sentence and their time is up. Everything in a prison must be on close watch. The workers should be watched just as well as the inmates. All the prisons procedures should be followed under a very strict manner to ensure that the prisonfunctions properly and effectively. Prison procedure should be very strict in every aspect pertaining to the institution. From the intake, the guards should evaluate every inmate entering the facility and then place them accordingly. There are many different things to look at when considering the placement of an inmate. The age and the nature of the offense are some key ones, also their race. All entering inmates must have full cavity searches prior to being placed in a cell; this is for guard and inmate safety purposes. In running the prison the prison should be well advanced and should have only skilled and trained workers working under the institution. There should be no excuse for not knowing the proper prison procedures and rules. Punishment should be inflicted on those who don’t abide be them, for both the workers and the inmates. In considering the proper procedure you should think about the inmate’s life, and how to control them. There are many things that can be done to maintain a controllable environment for an institution. Treating the inmates fair and just is one way to not get over emotional inmates that might cause a problem...
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...a gift, some Ga-Jol liquorice, which was everything he had at the moment. Our joy was short. My mother was kind, but determined, when declining the gift. One does not accept presents from inmates, that’s it. Other children knew prisons, too – though to them they had to to with the Dalton Brothers (from the European cartoon called Lucky Luke), the Beagle Boys and cartoon-striped uniforms for inmates. I knew those, too, but at the same time I lived in a real prison: The State Prison of Sdr. Omme, where my father was the warden. The prison entailed three zones: Outside, inside and the inner core, which was home to the inmates and where I was not allowed unless with my father. We went there way too seldom. At the age of five – ten years, I would have spent most of my time in the ‘inner core’ if I had been allowed. The inmates were just as fond of the prison child as I was of them, but apart from that the prison was really interesting. I was allowed to go much more often to the office building, on Sundays, where the head quarter officers offered me Danish pastry (a no-go at home) and where I played with my father’s Dictaphone while he worked. Finally, I did get to go to the office building all by myself, when my father had managed to forget the key to the safe (containing inmate files) and I went over there to give it to him. These three zones meant that there were two magical borders in the prison. The first one delineated the inner core of the...
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...they may pose to the community, with scores ranging from 1 to 5 (5 being the most serious risk). ASPC-Perryville is a minimum, medium, maximum, and close custody institution, with Lumley Unit housing all female Death Row inmates; maximum security inmates; closed custody inmates; the Women's Treatment Unit (referred to as WTU, it is a substance abuse program that is only offered to a few select women who meet the strict criteria); and Reception and Administration. Referred to as R & A, this is the yard where all inmates are initially housed for anywhere from one to ninety days, and are locked down 23 hours a day. They are then assessed by a counselor (called a CO III, or Correctional Officer III) and classified, and given their release date(s), the first being the inmate's TR. Temporary Release can be earned by participating and completing programs such as SB1291, offered only to those convicted of a drug crime. The second release date is the inmate's ERCD, which stands for Earned Release Credit Date, which is essentially "good-time". The last release date is the inmate's maximum sentence date. The inmate cannot be held past this date. Lumley Unit is named after Brent W. Lumley, a correctional officer who was killed in the line of duty by a male inmate when Perryville was still a men's facility....
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...physically sick. Things that would be expected in hell even. This morning at 08:00 hours we stormed the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, situated in Northern Poland. The German Schutzstaffel (SS), some of the most feared, ruthless and cold blooded killers in the German military on guard were simply overwhelmed by the surge. This was just like a normal day for us, until we entered the camp. Nothing had prepared us for the sights and the things we were about to experience. Standing on the mushy, boggy, soaking wet, muddy ground, I looked around me, the commotion had settled down and for the first time I realised the sheer size of the camp. It was bordered by a double layered barb wire fence, blood stained pieces of torn cotton (from the inmates striped pyjamas) that were attached to the barbed wire fluttered gently in the ice cold winter breeze. The intimidating guard towers stood tall and strong as if watching over the camp, then the large, thin wooden cabins drew my attention. I advanced to the thick door at the side of the first cabin, and after a swift blow to the lock with the butt of my rifle, it swung open. Immediately I was almost taken off my feet by the smell that greeted me. It was like I’d been punched in the face by this repulsive gust of air. I instantly recognised some of the smells, like the overwhelming stench of sweat, and the rotting remains of rodents. The only light was...
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...provide the inmate with the necessary rehabilitative services and programs the prison will need to develop safety measures to limit the risk to the prison inmates as well as o the prison staff. Inmates should be proved with a secure location in which to engage in rehabilitative service and programs in order to ensure they can focus on making improvements in their life instead of worrying about their safety. Close security prisons typically are comprised of single cells and divided into cellblocks, which may be in one building or multiple buildings (NCDPS, 2012). This provides greater protection for the inmate and staff members. The cells and prison gates are controlled by guards that are in secure control station. In the closed prison the rehabilitative services should also be contained with only the inmates participating in the program as well as guards present at the program or services to ensure better safety measures. The programs and services should be closely monitored as well by guards in the secure control station. In order to ensure the safety of the inmate attending vocational programs and services inmates should only be allowed out of their cells to work or attend corrective programs to avoid inmate contact that could result in volatile situations. Another safety measure is to ensure the vocational or rehabilitative services involve small groups of inmates. Inmates provided with the services should not have a history of violence with other inmates and should...
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...I think that the purpose of Ted Conover had in writing his phenomenal book, Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing, was to get his story out there (Conover, 2001). I believe that he was trying to prove a point of what it is like to work inside of a prison; the steps it takes to get there, dealing with staff that is above you, what it takes mentally and how it affects you in your personal life. Working in Sing Sing prison, I believe influenced Ted Conover in that it was a work experience that he will never forget. Taking on the job of essentially babysitting people who have committed a crime all day, is not a job for everyone. The desire to be a police officer is common but the desire to want to work inside of a prison as a counselor, warden or a correctional...
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...while operating a safe and secure facility by housing offenders who have had management problems at other prisons or centers and those who could pose a risk if housed elsewhere. It provides all levels of Mental Health service to include Level IV, Crisis Stabilization. (Sex Offender Release Site) Host facility for Davis PDC and Phillips TC. The company’s strengths are preventing escapes and providing the proper accountability to count and track inmates in every move they make. The first strength that I would like to discuss is preventing escapes. The company does an excellent job in preventing escapes. They have great staff that works together as a team to come together to track the inmates. They have an accountability roster to sign each offender in and out. On this roster they have the location and building that the inmate is located in. If the offender is not signed in and out then that means they are in their cells. The second strength is that they have a count system which is called a double count. How it works is you put the inmates online and make them stand in front of their cell. One officer goes and count whiles the other officer stand and watch. Once the...
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...Death Race Have you ever wanted something so bad that you would do anything to get it? The movie “Death Race” portrays Warden Hennessey as a self centered woman who basically posses all control of the inmates in her maximum security prison. She has her mind set on only the success of her pay-per-view show and money. Warden Hennessey consciously uses ethical objectivism all throughout the movie by analyzing symbolic objects, her ability to cause havoc, and ultimately her ability to control others. An object in this movie that plays a major role in proving Warden Hennessey’s ethical objectivism is Frankenstein’s mask. The mask is used to disguise Jensen Ames as Frankenstein in order to keep viewers of the show more interested. Without the mask, Warden Hennessey would have been unable to keep the viewers from seeing that there is a new driver and that would have hurt the show’s ratings because Frankenstein was so close to gaining his freedom back with four wins. Without the mask it would have almost been like starting all over and the show would lose interest. The mask is used entirely because of the show. Another object that helps show Warden Hennessey uses absolutism in the movie is a photograph. She gives Ames a picture of his infant daughter being held by her new dad that just adopted her. The Warden only does this to try to guilt Ames to give into more of her selfish orders. Ames holds onto this picture for the remainder of the film and looks at it regularly to remind...
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...used on individuals who are far from the “worst” and also illustrates the bending, reclassification, and creation of rules that make it possible to do so. According to the article prisoners at Marion, Pelican Bay, Lebanon and similar facilities spend as little as an hour outside of their tiny cells (From Alcatraz to Marion to Florence) for exercise, recreation, and shower and then spend the rest of their day in total isolation without any meaningful human contact, often in a completely dark and air deprived cell with a solid steel door and without windows (From Alcatraz to Marion to Florence). What seems incredible is that any attempt at rehabilitation has been replaced with what almost amounts to “torture” practices. Some of these inmates will one day walk amongst us in society and the levels of mental abuse that they have been subjected to will definitely come back to haunt us. It is a known fact as studies have shown that isolation alone for prolonged periods of time is enough to degrade the mind to the point where a person becomes catatonic and unresponsive and they can no longer function normally (Hellhole). In an article in The New Yorker by Atul Awande titled “Hellhole” he writes how Senator John McCain a former P.O.W who was frequently abused brutally refers to the social...
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...ORGANIZATIONAl Development RESEARCH oKLAHOMA COUNTY sHERIFF’S oFFICE Karl Hartenstine Park University Internet Campus A course paper presented to the School for Arts and Sciences and Distance Learning in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Baccalaureate Organizational Development and Change Park University October, 2015 This paper or presentation is my own work. Any assistance I received in its preparation is acknowledged within the paper or presentation, in accordance with Park University academic honesty policies. If I used data, ideas, words, diagrams, pictures, or other information from any source, I have cited the sources fully and completely in a citation within the paper and also listed on the reference page. This includes sources which I have quoted or that I have paraphrased. Furthermore, I certify that this paper or presentation was prepared by me specifically for this class and has not been submitted, in whole or in part, to any other class in this University or elsewhere, or used for any purpose other than satisfying the requirements of this class, except that I am allowed to submit the paper or presentation to a professional publication, peer reviewed journal, or professional conference. This is not a draft, and is submitted for grading to satisfy in part the requirements for this course and the program(s) in which I am enrolled. In typing my name following the word 'Signature', I intend that this certification will have the...
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...breakfast, lunch, refreshment and dinner for the inmates. By giving the prescribe amount people can make their important occasion memorable . Vastra Sewa (Clothes & uniform donation) In this prakalp persons can provide all types of clothes for the living inmates of ashram on their special days or occasions. People can also provide the uniforms for inmates by Providing a fixed amount of Rs 351 under this praklp Get Involved The person who believes in the mission of the organization can join this organization for the different membership as below:- Membership 1.Monthly membership 2.Annual membership 3.Lifetime membership 4.Special membership 5.Patron membership 6.Senior patron membership 7.Chief patron membership Bhojan Sewa (Food support ) In this prakalp the important occasion of families, friends and relatives like birthdays, marriage anniversary, festivals can be celebrated by sponsoring the food for breakfast, lunch, refreshment and dinner for the inmates. By giving the prescribe amount people can make their important occasion memorable . The food prepared at Apna Ghar as per the menu decided accordingly of inmates. That’s why outside food didn’t allow in the ashram. Vastra Sewa (Clothes & uniform donation) In this prakalp persons can provide all types of clothes for the living inmates of ashram on their special days or occasions. People can also provide the uniforms for inmates by Providing a fixed amount of Rs 351 under this...
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...available resources. Decisions need to be made and whether a person qualifies for assistance falls between guidelines that are set into place for the greater good of the clients. The Substance Abuse Program is an important organization whose eligibility rules matter the most because the inmates have already been stripped of all of their rights. The main eligibility process for the Substance Abuse Program is through Judicial Decision. Because the Substance Abuse program is only offered to incarcerated inmates and this opportunity is handed down by a judicial ruling. Inmates may plead their case to the court, and in many instances they know that being accepted into the program means reduced sentencing. Instead of focusing on getting out of custody to return to the same habits, inmates should really appreciate the special program that they are limited to. Judicial decisions are important because each ruling is different. The Substance Abuse Program has been around through the correction facility for a while and there are certain things that are expected from the inmates being accepted into the program. The inmates must show they are willing to accept the help being given. The inmates must show a need for the services and a willingness to change. Appeals for persona who are not accepted into the program are also treated on a case-by-case basis. Appeals are made in the form of a letter to the judge. The next problem...
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...Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) as a medical secretary. I had 4 prisons, 4400 beds and 29 clerks I supervised. When I first got the position, everyone kept talking about what a great mission field I was going into but my father, who also worked for TDCJ, kept telling me be careful who you tell you’re a Christian. The inmates will use that to trip you up and other employees will see it as a sign of weakness. You have to let your actions speak louder than your words but I would forget my walk with God the minute the gate shut behind me. I thought I could leave my salvation in the parking lot and pick it up on the way back out. In reading Sampson’s story I kept seeing pride and arrogance. From the Philistine wife, to the lion to even Delilah, Sampson thought he was all that. I felt the same way working in prison. I had the power over the inmates to tell them when they could or could not do something, when they could be seen by a practitioner and even had the power to write cases when I thought there was an infraction. Working in an all-male prison means the females are seen as goddesses. We were worshiped and treated with respect from the inmates but that goes to your head. In 2003 my position was cut due to budget cutbacks and I...
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...“Evie has to tell Victor his Nan is dead.” We get no background info about Evie or the prison; we just go straight into the story. As the title indicates, there is a loss in this story. The loss is an inmate’s (named Victor) Nan, who is dead. Victor is a young and good looking boy, and when Evie goes to his cell to tell him about his Nan, she immediately feels sorry for him. Compared to Evie, who is very religious, and likes to say prayers, whenever she has some spear time, Victor isn’t that into religion. Sure, he is a Catholic, but he is also interested in learning about other religions as well. The atmosphere in the prison intimidates Evie, and she doesn’t like to be there because of all the loud noises. She is a bit scared of the inmates, because she doesn’t understand how they can do such a thing, which has led them into prison. She has her religious morals, but they don’t. When Victor gets the news about his Nan’s death, he doesn’t seem to care. Instead he is looking at the pigeons flying around outside his window. They are politely making small talk, until Evie leaves. She doesn’t understand why he didn’t showed any emotions, when she told him about his Nan. In her head, it doesn’t make any sense, that a beautiful and good behaving boy doesn’t show any feelings at all, when told such bad news. Later on, she talks with an officer, and he tells her, that the reason why Victor is in prison is because he stabbed another classmate, with a butterfly knife. To Evie, a...
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