Well, I slacked off again this week. Thought I better get at least one post in for this last week, so here goes.
My work week was actually pretty quiet. Even the morons in DSU side seemed to take a brake and were pretty quiet for the most part.
On Sunday though, there was an assault on a sergeant in population. An inmate came out for med line, and for some reason attacked the sarge with a razor. He cut him on the arm, back and ear before staff dog-piled him and got him restrained. Luckily, none of the cuts were too serious. He did have to have a few stitches though.
The following is an excerpt from the local newspaper that actually did a RARE article commending us. Notice they still insist on calling us "guards" instead of Correction Officers though. Then they got it right in the article itself. Go figure.
As always, I prefer not to list names in my blog, so those have been removed or changed.
Guards look out for prison security, their own.
Attack on guard on Sunday highlights risk of the job.
October 23, 2007
Among the Mid-Valley's residents are thousands of state prison inmates, including 2,182 at Oregon State Penitentiary in Salem. The task of guarding the inmates and keeping the penitentiary under control rests with the 361-person security staff. It can be a dangerous job. Sgt. (name withheld) was attacked Sunday night by an inmate wielding a razor blade. Fortunately, (name withheld)'s wounds to his arm, ear and back were not life-threatening. He was treated at Salem Hospital and today was reported to be doing well.
Oregon State Police are investigating. The suspect, inmate dumbass, has been placed in the penitentiary's disciplinary segregation unit. Dumbass had been released from his cell to receive routine medication when the attack occurred about 7:45 p.m., officials said.
Security and correctional officers have a difficult, under-appreciated job. They constantly must be vigilant to their and the inmates' security, and to issues that may affect inmates' behavior. For example, the officers generally are the initial line of contact when an inmate is distressed after receiving bad news from home or suffers a health problem. And the threat of violence always is present. The penitentiary averages about one physical assault on a staff member each month.
It must take a special person -- with skill, determination and self-discipline -- to be a correctional officer. Be thankful for their work.
Kind of nice to see a positive article about us for once in the paper. Usually this particular paper is the first to point a finger at us and print anything negative they can.
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2 comments:
Hey bud,
You know I work at a juvenile facility... well, that kid that decked me in the eye has been let back in the cafeteria. That's right, they've decided that it's a good idea to put me, him, and a bunch of silverware in the same room BEFORE we see each other in court (his class 5 felony count for punching a corrections officer).
I'm thinking the dude that cut the sergeant is going to probably be kept out of reach of anything metal for a good long while. Not so in our lovely juvenile system.
And what happens if you clock a juvie in the face when he comes at you with a fork?
I dunno. Maybe, through the miracle of managerial incompetence, we shall find out, though. I'll keep you posted.
Hope that sergeant is doing good.
-Jeff
The Sarge is doing fine. I have worked with him a lot in the past, he is a good guy and will be fine.
This clown that cut him will do 120 days in our DSU, then go through our IMU. So at least a good 9 months or better before he hits population again.
DSU and IMU...You know what that means right? Yup, that's the building I work in, so I will have to be around the PoS for the next 9 months.
Oh, and THAT is the reason you couldn't pay me enough to work juvie!!
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