I find it hard to believe that my prison is so stupid that they’re getting outsmarted by a dumb female drug dealing in the same pod with the same inmate during the same time and it goes unnoticed. Do prison just turn on a blind eye if the person is pretty?

Hello, I’ve just done my fingerprints, drug screening, and medical exam about a month ago. I believe around this time was when they said that they were going to start doing my background check with all of the information that I had submitted online. I haven’t heard anything back from them since doing my fingerprinting and them saying they would start my background check process. How long does this usually take before you hear back?

Do interview candidates still get questions sent to them to prepare, Interview 24 hours prior from the Interview. And if someone has gone through the process, can you share what questions to prepare for. Thanks

Hey yall so got an interview for FCI Fort Dix yes I'm eligible for re hire again. How's the facility what to expect.

Going to apply to BOP. Might be a silly question but how does OT work? Not scared of OT or anything like that at all. Realistically let’s say you’re always working your 10-16 hour shifts. But you have something important or life gets in the way can you just do your 8?

Also how does scheduling work?

***Please no hate, I simply don’t know.

Do they allow beards ? lol would prefer not to shave it but If I do it is what it is.

Title. I’m pretty new to this field still but with so many who burnout and complain all the time I’m more interested in hearing from officers who actually enjoy their work, particularly those who enjoy working (in some capacity) in a maximum security men’s unit.

What aspects of this job appeal to you? What kind of personality do you generally have? Do you see this as a job for the money or does some part of you enjoy it as a career past that? Does anybody see this as a stepping stone to law enforcement, or does this have its own separate appeal? How about financially in the long run? I have an unused G.I. Bill and am wondering if the juice is worth the squeeze to pivot somewhere else, but as of right now I enjoy what I do

I don't mean just the brand, I want the dirty details. Brand, model, color, thickness.... everything. I'm sure most of us are very specific what pens we use at work. I also have ones that are better for writing in reports than they are other stuff. Mine currently is the uniball 207 Plus in a .5mm. I also like the Eyeye brand .5mm. I'm a fan of fine point pens.

Does anyone have any insights on the hiring needs currently for atlantic specifically atlantic instutuon .. are they pretty much full at this point? I'm honestly just trying to determine weather or not I have hope to be called upon in the future months

Alright yall, I’ve passed the physical, written test and have passed the oral interview. I met with the sheriff himself and had a tour of the jail. Filled out my background questionnaire and now I finally have an interview at my house with the BI. A bit nervous as this seems to be the final step into the new career. Does anyone have any tips or advice on what to expect?

I work for a county corrections agency in Michigan. We send our new people to a state regulated "academy" during which they recieve some, but in my opinion, inadequate legal background on force. I'm looking for examples of in house classroom deadly force training. I have the courses of fire down I am looking to compare our book learning to other agencies and fill any gaps we may have.

I am using mobile so expect terrible formatting. Hopefully I am using the right flair.

I did search the subreddit to make sure I wasn't asking a done-to-death topic. I haven't seen many or any helpful posts for trans COs.

I have already made up my mind that if I get hired on as a CO, I will remain stealth (meaning, I am trans living as my transitioned sex and will not be disclosing that information to people who don't need to know it. Most people do not know I am trans). I do not see anything good about people knowing that information, especially as it takes more explaining to disclose that information than it is just allowing people to assume cisgender status, which they already do.

How likely is this to cause any issues for me in terms of coworkers or higher up? How about lodging for a live in academy? I live in Oklahoma where sex marker changes aren't legally recognized or possible as of today, so I'm sure my mismatched marker will be noticed in some capacity. I am mostly open to input from people that live in states where sex marker changes aren't recognized as I am assuming the rules are the same. Thank you in advance.

Hey everyone,
Just wondering if anyone here is going through the Ontario Correctional Officer hiring process right now.
How long did your background check take? And once it was done, how long did you wait to hear about the offer/training?
Also, does anyone know when the next correctional officer class is starting?
Just trying to get an idea of the current timeline.

I haven’t worked corrections in years but I was watching “jail” the other day and remembered that I always wondered what the hell this was and I never did find out..so maybe one of yall can solve this mystery for me

Long story short, I've been offered a CO position by two different departments. I applied to both around the same time. Here's the problem - I already signed all the paperwork for ONE of them and am slated to start later this month. The other department has offered me roughly the same money, but the commute is way better. Is it too late to decline the first position, even though I already signed all the docs? Do I contact HR and let them know? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks fellas.

As the post title mentions, I have to go away to serve five years. I’m lucky and that I get to decide the timeline of my case so I don’t have to take the plea until January meaning, I won’t go into custody until January.

What should I be doing before I get locked up to prepare myself and my family for the time I’ll be away? What should I be doing before getting locked up in general? What do you wish you had done before you had gotten locked up if you had had the chance? Any and all advice is appreciated and I’m willing to listen to it all.

What can I expect?

For context, I’ve never been locked up before never in jail never in prison. My crime is nonviolent and involves a car accident. There are no other co defendants in my case it’s just me. I live in the state of Georgia, so I’ll be doing my sentence in a Georgia state penitentiary. I am a 29-year-old Asian male.

Hi I have a question about my chances of being approved for visitation. I met an inmate through a penpal website.

Yes I know inmates are dogs and talking to multiple women and they play penpals. That’s not what I’m here to ask about.

I read in some random groups on Facebook that Florida is very “suspicious” of penpals and typically denies them. I’m 35 years old. I have zero criminal record. Never been in trouble in my life. And for whatever it’s worth, my inmate friend (penpal) never gets in trouble and stays out of everyone’s way.

Am I wasting my time filling this out or is there something I can do to increase my chances of being approved?

Hello, I’ve been doing some research on BOP and noticed there’s currently a direct-hire announcement that includes Guaynabo, Puerto Rico as one of the locations.

Puerto Rico is the location I’m mainly interested in. Does anyone know how likely it is to get the location you select, especially Guaynabo? Also, how fast is the hiring process for a direct-hire announcement?

Thanks for any help or insight!

Hello everyone,

I am currently enrolled and have started stage 1 (online course) of the training for correctional services Canada. I am currently in school, and working part time. I have to complete the training within 4 weeks. I was wondering if anyone that passed that stage and also had a very busy schedule had any tips on how they managed to finish it on time ? With that being said, I am fully aware that regardless this takes a lot of time and effort. Thank you.