March 1st

Not much going on this week so far.
It has been pretty quiet for the most part.
Did have a funny one when I did count the other night. There is a new inmate that was brought in to A unit. This is the unit where guys that first come into the building go. This guy started hollering at me as soon as I got on the tier wanting me to come to the front of his cell and talk to him. I told him I was doing count, and if he wanted to talk to do it while I was walking. He proceeded to yell out to tell me he wasn't a rape-o or anything and he wanted to be treated better. He wanted a pillow, he wanted a cell with running water, (He is in a water controlled cell), he wanted a better cell in general, he wanted to go to population, and on and on and on. He continued to rant the whole time I was walking the tier. As I finished and was walking out I looked at him and told him I don't know why he is telling ME all this, I am not the guy in a position to make it happen for him. THAT was it. He nutted up and started kicking his cell door and yelling that he wanted to see the Luietenant RIGHT NOW and demanded I make him come see him. And on and on he went as I left the tier to finish my walk. When I finished walking my count, I proceeded to the Luietenants' office and informed him that he was to stop what he was doing and IMMEDIATELY go talk to that inmate. We had a good laugh over it and moved on.
This inmate is going to be a pain in the ass, we can already tell. Last night he started to sheet up his cell. This is when an inmate covers the front of their cell with their blankets or sheets so the officer in control center can't see into their cell. An officer went in and was able to reason (read as, threaten) with him and get him to take them down. I suspect we will be dealing with this clown a lot over the next month or two.

I guess while I am telling stories, I should tell the one from last weeks count. I had forgotten about it until I wrote this. I was counting in B unit, and as I got to the last section (there are 3 sections in each unti) an inmate started making cat calls and whistling at me and just being an idiot in general. The Corporal was in the office of the unit as I finished, and I warned him I was going to stir the shit in section 3. He just looked at me and asked "Why do you have to stir up MY unit?" I just grinned at him and walked back out to section 3 and said loud enough for all to hear, "I don't know what you are yelling and whistling at me for. I read your chrono's (these are comments and information in our computer about the inmates crimes and their behavior since being inside) and from what I can see, I am the right sex, but about 35 years too old for you to be interested in me." That worked, the whole tier started ripping on the guy and giving him hell. I just grinned and went on to the next unit to continue my count, as the Corporal stood shaking his head.
Sometimes you just gotta make your own entertainment.

In other news, I guess they had another fight just outside the dining room last night at dinner time. I didn't hear any details about what it was about or who it involved. It sure seems like we are having an awful lot of fights lately, and this usually doesn't happen until summer gets here and people are hot and grumpy. It might be an interesting year.