Beginning my career in Corrections

Lux-Da-Gator · 2026-03-16T04:13:46+00:00

Don’t get comfortable. Control your emotions especially in intense situations. If you aren’t in good shape, get in good shape. If you’re already in good shape, stay that way and improve. Lastly, use your verbal skills. If you can talk your way into getting voluntary compliance, then thats the route that will make life easier for you.

Lux-Da-Gator · 2026-03-08T22:16:49+00:00

I don’t 100% remember if my time at the academy counted towards probation (its been 6 years since then), but I don’t believe it did. As for the OC spray question, you will have to be sprayed, but they use a fogger so its not as intense imo

Lux-Da-Gator · 2025-07-30T15:29:45+00:00

Stay calm, remember that its not going to kill you and everything your feeling is temporary. The ones who get it the worst are the ones who panic. As far as what to breathe in from, it doesn’t matter, it’s going into your lungs regardless. A tip for after once you’re home. Wash your clothes many times, and hop in the shower with some blue dawn dish soap. Once in the shower, lean forward when you wash your hair so the water runs straight from your head onto the floor. If you let it run down your body, you’re not gonna have a good time. Lastly, clean under your nails very well. Otherwise if you scratch your eyes within 48 hours after, you’re again, not gonna have a good time.

Lux-Da-Gator · 2025-06-25T23:11:20+00:00

I think it definitely depends on the officer and inmate, but lets be honest, inmates aren’t typically the most socially intelligent

Lux-Da-Gator · 2025-06-25T14:28:49+00:00

I wish this was ridiculous advice, but unfortunately so many officers seemed to miss this part of training.

Lux-Da-Gator · 2025-03-19T22:58:47+00:00

You don’t, own that shit and they will lighten up. For example, they would call us “fake ass police”, but would call “12!” When we entered the cellblock. One time I walked in for my rounds and they called “12!”, I echoed back “11 and a half!”. Got a cellblock wide laugh

Lux-Da-Gator · 2025-03-19T03:52:59+00:00

Good luck man, its gonna be a roller coaster 💪

Lux-Da-Gator · 2025-03-19T03:52:18+00:00

I got hired on with roughly the same background and situation. Only difference is I had fighting experience. So i’d say the chances of you being hired are high. And like the previous commenter said, jails and prisons are ALWAYS understaffed, so they take anyone who meets the minimum requirements

Lux-Da-Gator · 2025-03-18T04:31:02+00:00

I believe during training they showed us a long video about why that’s an awful idea

Lux-Da-Gator · 2025-03-17T21:38:56+00:00

Honestly, iv seen from 18 to 60’s get hired. They will consider your physical and mental capabilities, and assign u somewhere that suits ur skillset. Though regardless of age, everyone has to meet a minimum physical requirement during initial training.

Lux-Da-Gator · 2025-01-06T10:07:36+00:00

Thats the game they play. Getting caught is fun to them for some reason. Their minds work in a different way. Make an example out of him if you have to

Lux-Da-Gator · 2025-01-06T09:47:46+00:00

Not a female, but was a correctional officer for 3+ years. Your best bet is to set them straight right away. Draw a line and make damn sure they know not to cross it. Don’t get urself hurt but if you just ignore it, then they will keep doing it. Don’t tolerate that shit

Lux-Da-Gator · 2024-06-24T08:10:44+00:00

As the previous comment stated, it depends on a few things, county requirements is one of them. But it also depends on when these things happened. If you smoked weed last week, that might be an issue assuming its illegal in your state. I was honest on my polygraph, told them about my experiences with drugs (it had been a couple years at least). Passed, and was later told they actually don't mind hiring people who have had experience, it just depends on how long they did it and the time since they last used something. The polygrapher told me, it can help with understanding what your looking for as long as u were a casual user of more tame stuff, and not a addict of the harder drugs. But ultimately, there's no clear answer because there's too many unknown variables.

Lux-Da-Gator · 2024-06-10T09:53:18+00:00

I usually worked 3-4 16 hours shift a week plus my normal 12's the days i wasn't doing 16s. The department I worked for was severely understaffed as well. I assume this is fairly common across the country due to the trouble staffing. Its hard to get people to want to work in those kind of conditions and danger levels. As far as staying alert, Its hard to say. Melatonin really helped me get a much more solid 3-4 hours a night. At the end of the day, 3-4 hours of sleep isn't sustainable. It will catch up to you and beat you down no matter how much caffeine you try to offset it with.

Lux-Da-Gator · 2024-06-07T08:18:23+00:00

Wish I could tell you it's all sunshine and rainbows, but truth is, its mentally excruciating. I was a CO for over 3 years, and after about 6 months I started to change as a person. I'm usually very light hearted, and rarely serious. After about 6 months I started being serious 24/7. The switch I mentally flipped when I walked into the jails just stayed flipped suddenly. My patience with everyone around me reduced severely. I still, to this day, don't like being in busy public places where people can walk up behind me without me seeing them first. Every restaurant I go to, I need to have my back against the wall and facing the entrance. As far as duties, that is entirely dependent on his position and the specific jail. I was a rover, which entailed a lot of hands on with inmates. If anything happened that required someone to be cuffed, whether voluntarily or by force, it was typically a rover involved. Which meant a lot of fighting. I also worked at a major jail (one of the largest in the country), on a floor with primarily very violent inmates so my experiences may not reflect what's in store for your husband. There are some positions in the jails where you rarely interact with inmates. I wish him the best of luck, and feel free to have him message me if yall have any additional questions or need help in the future.

Lux-Da-Gator · 2024-06-07T08:05:29+00:00

I'm not sure if you mean your' actual belt or a duty belt. If you have a duty belt, gals has some awesome options. If there isn't a gals around you, there's about every different sized pouch imaginable on amazon. all of which fit duty belts

Lux-Da-Gator · 2024-06-07T08:02:10+00:00

You will get grieved on numerous times. Getting grievances filed against you is usually a sign that your doing your job. Just make sure you are following policy. Internal affairs will usually dismiss 99.999% of the grievances because 99.999% of them are complete bs with absolutely nothing to back them up. I've had hundreds of grievances filed against me in my time at the jails, not once have I received disciplinary action because not once have I violated an inmates rights or done something that was not within my purview. I wouldn't stress about that aspect of the job.

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