going thursday to turn in an application to be a c.o. at a local prison. a buddy of mine works there and is gonna help me get on. since there have been threads about fire fighters and police officers, i was wondering if there are any other c.o.'s out there.

 

Not a C.O. here but have worked for and with the Georgia Department of Corrections for the last 15 years and with Kentucky Dept of Corrections for the last 3. Been in several other State's prisons but never a Texas prison.

Good luck.

 

Geee that doesnt sound good...........

 

I know a few people out here in California who work for the Department of Corrections (Chino and juvinelle) but they don't seem to last too long there and move on to diffrent jobs. Guess you have to like the job.
But good luck on your application.
Stay away Southern California, there has been rioting here lately.
Jim

 

I have been in about 105 different prisons in the past 15 years covering 4 different states,

 

After the regular Army I spent 4 years in the National Guard in MT. In 1992 there was a guard strike and walkout. The National Guard was called to the prison to guard the prisoners. The prison managment took all of the big guys, which included me, and sent us to the high side which includes maximum security. What an eye opener. I realized that it was one place I for sure was never going back to under any circumstances. I did it for about 10 days.

 

Good luck, we have a daughter that started in FEB. as a C.O at Huntsvill TX. Likes it, but is going to collage and looking to move up. Go for it.

 

been in corrections for six years now ( juveniles). It's not a bad job, can make pretty good money.

 

Bank robber?

 

well finally filling out this application. yes, im a HUGE procratinator! as of right now its thursday morning 12:25 am. i have to get up in about 5 hours to drive to huntsville (maybe ill see your daughter, dssimecek!) by 7:45. they need SO much info! they need my driver's license, social security card, selective service registration card, and diploma(!). i mean, its the friggin' government. shouldnt they know all this already? but the app is about 7 pages long and i've filled out every thing except employment history, so ill get back to work on it.
p.s. thanks for the replies, yall!!!!

 

well im off to bed now, mapquest says it'll be about a hour and a half trip. funny, mapquest chose the same directions i was thinkin about goin'. dont havta be there 'till 7:45 so ill prolly be hittin that snooze button a few times . wish me luck! g'night!

 

Good luck derek!

 

My sister is a prison guard. Ramsey 1 I think. She likes the job. She never liked to shoot growing up ,but she had to train with a pistol and a rifle and did quite well. You will love when you train with tear gas. You get to be on the wrong end to see how it works.

 

i was on the wrong end of a stungun once. we were all drunk and found out one of the girl's parents had given her one. "do me! do me!"
but anyway, i passed the test and the interview went well. i was told i had the 2nd highest score on the test out of 15 people. not bad considering i had 3 hours of sleep and finished 15 minutes before anyone else. but i am dog-tire right now, i had driven longer than i have slept in the past 12 hours i should be sleeping but i had to see what had happened on dtr since i last checked

 

Just had to ask.

ARE you an escape artist????