Bob Walsh
Stockton, CA
Male, 60
I worked for the California state system, starting as a Correctional Officer and retiring as a Lieutenant in 2005. I now write for the PacoVilla blog which is concerned with what could broadly be called The Correctional System.
As I said the state of CA does not discriminate against the FAMILIES of convicts in their hiring. You COULD be hired by the state as a Correctional Officer. They might take a little closer look at your background than they would other applicants and you would not be able to work at the prison where your husband is housed. Again I am assuming you are talking about working for the STATE as a STATE CORRECTIONAL OFFICER and not for a county. There is a difference between JAIL and PRISON. There are differences between STATE civil service and COUNTY civil service. There are 58 counties in CA and I am not closely familiar with their hiring standards.
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Each system has its own rules about such things. As long as they are not actual relatives and you disclose the relationship I would be very much surprised if it would present any problem.
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Pretty much all kinds. They need money to pay protection is a good one, or to buy "necessities" from the canteen. It is often just a generalized guilt trip. Sounds to me like maybe your mother needs a conservator.
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I am only strongly familiar with the CA system. In California the spouse of a convict can be hired as a correctional officer. In other states, or in county jurisdictions, the civil service rules may be different. That being said, generally speaking employers can not discriminate against the families of convicted felons without a very good reason for doing so.
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I depends a whole lot on circumstances. If the inmate is in his cell and the tier officer is not doing anything else he can notify the inmate very quickly. Then the inmate just has to get dressed, get out and go. If the inmate is on the yard or at a work assignment it can take a LOT longer. Sometimes they can not get off of work assignments to visit. Sometimes they don't answer pages off of the yard or they take their time about it. They may have to return to their cell from the yard or work to clean up and get properly dressed. That takes yet more time. Obviously the time lag varies tremendously.
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