There is a minimum security prison less than a mile from my house, folks who’ve served hard time elsewhere, and are close to release, make up a significant part of the population, as do those who committed relatively minor “drug crimes”.
My nephew, after serving with LAPD and LA county sheriff’s, is now a jailer/prison guard in California. Their system IS terribly overcrowded, and like here, it’s largely relatively minor, NON-violent criminals filling the cells. Mandatory sentencing is a part of the problem.
As to salaries, there’s no way I’d want their jobs guarding these folks, for the relative pittance they get, especially if working for any of the private contractors!!
There is a minimum security prison less than a mile from my house, folks who’ve served hard time elsewhere, and are close to release, make up a significant part of the population, as do those who committed relatively minor “drug crimes”.
My nephew, after serving with LAPD and LA county sheriff’s, is now a jailer/prison guard in California. Their system IS terribly overcrowded, and like here, it’s largely relatively minor, NON-violent criminals filling the cells. Mandatory sentencing is a part of the problem.
As to salaries, there’s no way I’d want their jobs guarding these folks, for the relative pittance they get, especially if working for any of the private contractors!!