Before I delve any further along in my Prison for Dummies series, There are a few points I want to touch on. When you enter the Federal Bureau of Prisons it isn't uncommon to be transferred to one or more facilities during your sentence. I was transferred 3 times in 64 months, not counting a 6 month stay in the federal halfway house. I started out in Rochester, transferred to Sandstone, transferred again to Florence , then back to Rochester. The official reason given for my transfers was for security purposes. The problem was my name is very common.
If an inmate ever testified on a co-conspirator, or had some kind of beef with someone, that persons name goes on file as an enemy or a possible threat to the other guys safety. So you get transferred if your name pops up on some guys list. In my case I had no enemies, never had anyone testify against me. Unfortunately there were several inmates who had my common name listed on their enemy file, even though I wasn't actually the person listed, the name matched and that's good enough for the Bureau of Prisons.
What I have done is combine all of my experiences, and set them at the facility in Rochester, for the purpose of the Prison for Dummies posts. It just seems less complicated for anyone reading this blog. While Rochester is officially considered a medium security Prison/ Federal Medical Center, there is a general Inmate population of which I was one. Florence on the other hand is like a federal Prison Megaplex, with a multitude of security levels and facilities ranging from non secured to super max. The federal BOP has over 200,000 inmates in custody. Being moved from one place to another probably happens to 3/4 of the inmates at some time during their sentence.
So to keep from muddying the waters with transfers and different locations, Ive picked Rochester as the "Prison" for this series purpose. At some point down the road I will probably talk about the different facilities. I will resume the Prison for Dummies series on Monday.
Have to give you props on your series. I worked as a CO (Special Management, Gangs, and Hi-Max) for Georgia State Prison. I have enjoyed your series so far. Keep up the good work.
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ReplyDeleteI cant hate a guy for doing a shitty job that has to be done. Like any group of people , there were good CO's and there wre pricks. I never had an us against them mentality.
I am looking forward to the next installment of Prison for Dummies.
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