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.
Not usually. Inmates have to eat the food. Somebody would snitch. Somebody would get thumped.
Damned if I know.
After a while you sort of get numb to the gross and disgusting things people are capable of doing to each other. Sad, but true.
A shock treatment is a medical procedure. I have no expertise in that area, though as a moderately well informed non-medical person I think they are of dubious benefit and, as far as I know, are no longer used anywhere. (Unless you mean something else I am unfamiliar with.)
I have no practical experience with Victim Impact Panels. I suspect the bad guys don't give a diddly damn about victims, if they did they wouldn't be bad guys.
Sushi Chef
Is there a stigma against sushi restaurants that have non-Asian chefs?
Emergency Room Manager
What is the most bizarre thing you've seen in your ER?
Casino Dealer
How do you prove that someone is card-counting?
Before that I worked for the DMV giving driving tests. It was OK but working at the prison was safer.
There are a great many people in the world I do not like. Since it is illegal to shoot them for being unlikable I just have to avoid them as much as I can.
I have no idea about the fine details of civil law in the United Kingdom. I do know the law about liability and immunity for the government is much different than it is here.
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