Jan. 15, 2014

Confiscation Of Artwork

by Pablo Piña (author's profile)

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Pablo Piña D-28079
D-2 122 SHU
P.O. Box 7500
Crescent City, CA 95531

11/20/13

Re: Confiscation of Artwork

The other day, there was a female guard working in our unit. She's kind of a go-by-the-book officer, and everyone here knows it. She had yelled at one prisoner who thought she would back down once he yelled at her, but she didn't. From that day on, she had nothing to say to that prisoner.

But I personally believe that they have the right to demand respect, as long as they do their job. It's only when they take it beyond that and take it personal and do things that is not part of their job. Like what she did the other day.

She is not a regular guard here, so when she goes in someone's cell to search and sees artwork on the wall, she should realize that the regular guards don't sweat it and it must be all right. Or the regular guards would've taken it. Instead, she confiscated it as gang activity. Her next mistake was explaining why she took it to the cell's occupant. Which led to a big argument between them. All of that should have been avoided. She shouldn't have taken it in the first place. But since she did, she should of told the prisoner why.

But that's a problem that we have had here for the longest of time. If they feel like confiscating artwork or anything, they just do it. Then we have to appeal it.

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