Oct. 14, 2012

Bullied By Guard

by Donald Tinsley (author's profile)

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Blog: 1376
9/22/2012

"Bullied By a Guard"

This morning I woke up and me and my cellmate walked to the chow hall to eat breakfast. My cellmate put on the wrong blue shirt. He put on my blue shirt and in the pocket was $12. It was the only money that I had.

My prison job pays me $12 a month to dump trash. I went and asked this guard to please give me my $12 back. I explained what happened. The guard said that the money wasn't in sequence so I wasn't getting it back and to get out of his face about it or he will tear up my cell.

First of all, nowhere in the rules does it say that inmates are not allowed to have money that isn't in sequence. Inmates go to the prison store and the staff gets on the computer, checks your balance. Inmates are allowed "paper money" $50 a month, which we're allowed to have in our possession on the yard. There is a mini canteen store where we can buy real milk, soda, etc.

I obviously was wasting my time talking to this "thief" guard. Bully who stole my money. I went and talked to this bully-thief's boss, the sgt about this theft.

The sgt told me that I failed to put my name on the money, that I played the game and lost. I didn't argue with him, it don't do any good. I asked for a receipt for the $12. The sgt said I will get a receipt when I get the 115. A 115 is a write up for inmates. If you're found guilty of a 115 by the Lt. he can take time from me. He can do several punishments if found guilty of the write up. As you can see, all the guards stick together. All of them are bullies taking my money that I worked all month for my only means of support, how petty is that? I want everyone to fully understand that all prison staff are bullies. They are untruthful, lazy. They sleep on the job every day, I watch it, everyone does. They use "retaliation" cell searches as scare tactics. They come into your cell, they throw all types of your property around on the floor, step on it. I watch them take inmates' property and hide it in a bag so you can't see what they take and dispose of it. CDC staff are bullies and they are gang members. If you look up what really makes a gang, CDC, just as police on the streets, are fit the criteria. CDC are a bunch of disrespectful lying thieves. They stole my $12 this morning so they are thieves and should be prosecuted by the law. Here's the problem I have, they got away with it and they will do it again and I can't do anything about it. I can go on and on about the things those dishonest wannabe cops do to me in here but writing negative letters just brings me and my readers down. No one wants to read a letter that's negative and seriously disgraceful. I want my posts to be happy, cheerful, interesting and a damn good read. So I will change the subject but please keep in mind that the bully guards that stole from me, a felony robbery. They are keeping me held hostage!

[photograph of the inmate wearing a "Close Custody" sign]

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OnTimeInCheckCC Posted 12 years ago. ✓ Mailed 11 years, 12 months ago   Favorite
Hi Donald, this is my first time reading your blogs here. I check in from time to time on this site and do some replying to a few blogs. Yours caught my eye because yes, that happens and what sucks is that negative or not its true and I dont feel that you should have to deal with extra petty problems like that when you are already there doing your time, paying your dues, and getting it taken care of. I have never understood why some people want to make things extra hard on those who they are supposed to be guarding, not harassing. Im so sorry. I do know this happens. And worse. Ive known of only copies of precious family photos that were truly important to someone being torn up and laughed about when cells were trashed, cruel things said with taunts as if wanting to mock someone who cannot do anything about their behavior no matter how vile it becomes, and even worse things happening where the most that happens is that IF you CAN get anything done about it then they just suspend the person WITH pay for 1-2 weeks and then they are back and pissed within more than several instances in my area. Yet they truly did wrong. That is one thing Ive never understood. But when my distant cousin at a reunion told me he went through everything to work at a nearby correctional center near our town and once there, he quit within 7 mos because the others (some started when he did and had already joined in the group of lets play bad guy) were picking on him for not being hard on those just trying to do their time. He said it was a feeling of join in or they are going to drive him insane when hes just trying to be civil to other human beings and work each day. He walked out rather than join in such behavior, as he said it was very bad. Sending best wishes your way, Donald. Always. Keep writing, please! -CC

Donald Tinsley Posted 11 years, 11 months ago.   Favorite
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OnTimeInCheckCC Posted 11 years, 11 months ago. ✓ Mailed 11 years, 10 months ago   Favorite
Donnie, I was glad to hear back from you and I agree with you once again. More than I could probably ever put into words on here haha. We have some serious problems here where I am from with guards, and I actually thought of your post the other day when (once again) one of our MANY state medium custody units needs workers ASAP (but also one of our states largest ones as well and overpopulated beyond belief) but I digress.....its so easy for me to get going on this subject because I truly know it from so many different views if that makes sense. Every side of the fence that could exist if possible Ive had to see it some certain way, but my mind has never altered on this topic: and its always confirmed by family/ friends/ retired officers/ retired sheriffs/ even along with retired "guards" including a female friend of mine that I knew who was fired from a facility for playing games basically, with a guy who was 22 yrs old serving his first bid ever for burglary and theft, and she was 41 yrs old and overnight guard on his unit. Mad about her life/job/ex husband everything and ruined his life as well. True story. And sad.

Anyway, the Eastern state CC is hiring AGAIN here and since its at night when they need the most "people" (just anybody, its the truth!) I know of someone who truly did get hired (thank God they did not stay and couldnt handle a night job/ 2nd job after all because I was not comfortable with this man working in a correctional environment no matter how well I know him, thats the point, he is drawn to the majority even when its cruel/wrong.....but hired all because he worked 3-4 little months (maybe less than 4 months if that) as a security/night watchman for buildings overnight, jobs he could just accept at a phone calls notice due to the very crazy and poorly ran security company he had worked for those MANY years ago, and then was also doing side security jobs watching tents/displays/set ups at the state fair or any other special event(s) such as the Derby etc- overnight. (part 1 end)

OnTimeInCheckCC Posted 11 years, 11 months ago. ✓ Mailed 11 years, 10 months ago   Favorite
PART TWO- then Im done, really haha! (smile) Here I go:

So yes, basically a "security guard" yet interacted with nobody, never met his own "company boss" in person was just CALLED and asked "Do you wanna work tonight?" (it was insane) plus in addition, Im not sure he would have known how to interact with anyone in a MATURE manner had he been in the situation where he was forced- such as sitting in the truck all night - nobody is working, nobody is awake to even talk to - yet he was just always parked in a lot and usually watching over big business buildings etc. He sat in his truck all night and drove around the property 1x or 2x during 6-9 hrs when not sleeping on the job of course, did not deal with people period yet he was going to be easily hired on at a medium security unit (???) AND quickly (although this is a family member very close that I speak of I know him all too well so Im sure of this)jump at being all liked and feeling accepted and included for once in life and wow, as a guard with other "people like him"....he wouldve picked up on the pack mentality rather than feel/think as the 1/4 of ex-guards around here who just cant do that to other people doing time in that unit (they want to let them do their time, leave them alone, yet they get pressured or bullied or set up even by their own "coworkers" which is just wicked) and eventually just actually feel in danger or actually get the vibes of being overall pushed out/forced to quit or they know what is coming- get set up when they wont "fall into place with the mean group", and it happens which you know.

We have only one max/supermax in the state and people actually prefer to be there and be left alone to do their own time, have access to jobs, activities, music, working out, more structure yet without ignorance from people who are supposed to be their "superiors" yet our other facilities all have this problem, some of these workers are younger than I am and Im not even 30 yrs old. So as for here, Ive heard it from way too many in the past 12-15 yrs- it seems I hear that only at the state pen can one truly settle in/fall into routine/expect less BS than theyd deal with at our many others, etc- cos the thing is, they really do just want to do their time even if its life and be at least not aggravated and harassed along the way. Is that too much to ask when they are already paying their dues to the max here? Sorry for long reply, I just feel you on this topic and hope the best for you and Im glad you are writing on here. Please keep it up. -Much Luv, CC

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