Blog #2...Frequently Asked Questions.

Q: Aren't you scared when you go to prison?
A: This question makes me laugh. No. Not at all. The people incarcerated have no reason to want to hurt me, it would only make their lives even more miserable. Also, I trust the staff to keep me safe if a situation were to arise. I also trust my inmate friends who I know would defend me in a heartbeat- they've told me so. I know for a fact Terry would lay down his life to protect me. I stay alert, of course, because I realize that people in prison aren't there for helping little old ladies across the street, but to be afraid to work there, would be distrusting the very people I'm there to help.


Q: Do they hit on you?
A: Not the ones I work with on a regular basis, no. Sometimes I hear catcalls and such when I'm walking across the yard, and although it's annoying- it's to be expected...they don't see many women. I just sort of shrug it off, if I even notice it at all anymore. I hear them tapping on their windows from the high security side(they are locked up 23 hours a day there) I just never acknowledge it, because trust me, you don't want to see what's in their windows.

Q: Do you meet a lot of homosexuals?
A: Possibly? I don't know, it's not like I ask them their sexual preference. Have I met any men who act like women? One...he/she went by the alias "Diamond" and she did my boss's hair for the prison hair show, and she was a D-I-V-A.

Q: What can inmates have in their cells?
A: Depends on their level of security. The ones on the low side have jobs and keys to their cells and have a giant yard to exercise in. They can have approved tv's and radios, and they are allowed to purchase candy and things like that once a week with the money they've earned from their prison jobs. The ones on the high side (locked up 23 hours a day, exercise in a cage, ect...) can have tv's also, but other than that their cells are pretty empty.

Also, side note...the level of security you're placed in has nothing to do with the crime that put you in prison. The level of security you're placed in depends on your behavior once you've been incarcerated. So, I work with a murderer, he's on low security, there's a guy on the high security side who is in for check fraud--but he either assaulted a staff member or had some sort of contraband that landed him locked up 23 hours a day. Sounds odd, but...that's the way it is.


I'll keep thinking of more questions, or you could ask!