Topic: The Club House / Baaing

Turn around and pick the biggest guy behind you and have them sent to segregation. Then when he gets out I gaurantee you whoever it was wont do it again. Works everytime.

Topic: The Club House / Privitazation of some of Ohios' prisons

Mudflap I have heard that was one of the cost saving ideas they came up with. I also did hear that they would try it at 5-6 prisons to see if it helps and works RiCI was the only one I heard was supposed to try it I have not heard any other names

Topic: The Club House / Privitazation of some of Ohios' prisons

Mudflap I have heard that was one of the cost saving ideas they came up with. I also did hear that they would try it at 5-6 prisons to see if it helps and works RiCI was the only one I heard was supposed to try it I have not heard any other names

Topic: A Broader View / Are You A Knuckle Dragger?

No one will really understand what we do until they have done it themselves. No documentary can begin to show what it is like and what we put up with every day. I will give some credit Hard Time (nice job ODRC) is good but still will never be able to show what its really like. Then they think they know what its like and look at us like we are completly nuts because of our warped sense of humor. If you cant laugh about the warped things you will go crazy. One thing though that I cannot figure out. Ohio is in a huge recession, highest unemployment rate in how long, so the new officers coming in ARE THE BEST WE CAN FIND…..REALLY?

Topic: The Club House / HAPPY HAPPY, JOY JOY

FINALLY!!!!!!! Someone listened to us about the spam.

Topic: The Club House / Privitazation of some of Ohios' prisons

Shakey, Mudflap,onyourracks, and all other Ohio DRC I would not be surprised in the least if they privatized at least half of us. We here so many rumors its not even funny. Not to mention being up in Toledo we are so far from everyone else it makes it hard to get the real information. We keep hearing about everything but security going private but we are right now switching our medical to State. Been around for 16 years now and besides the Orient and Lima closing this has been the most the rumor mill has been running in a long time.

Topic: Health & Wellness / Daily Meals

We do sack lunches such as PB and J’s and fruit with milk or juice or bologne sandwiches with crackers and peanut butter that sort of stuff. Nothing fancy especially if it is an emergency issue.

Topic: A Broader View / Just Getting Started

Shakey that is the best answer about confidence I have seen yet. Not to mention the absolute truth (the joke side and the serious side) If you are lacking confidence ckent dont get into corrections because you are working with wolves and if they see your lacking you will end up being someones B@#$ period end of story.

Topic: Letter of The Law / Is ethics missing from training programs?

Isn’t that the truth Pickle. We do have a 3hr ethics course that we have to attend every year in our in-service training. By the looks of it we are not diffrent from you all in the fact that I think most of the new Officers and other staff sleep throughout the entire training. Dont know if it does much good but we do have the training. I guess it just shows that either you have your own ethics or you dont.

Topic: Everything Education / College Degree

Just keep doing your job without getting discouraged. Make sure your on any shift but third they tend to get overlooked also. Eventually you will get something. Another way that alot of people do here in Ohio is transfer to get a higher rank. Dont know if that is an option for you. One other word of caution… dont be to eager to move up to fast. You will learn more and more every year you work in the trenches and you wont forget were you came from. Alot of times promotions mean half of your common sense falls out of your head unfortunetaly most of the time it comes from above you so your stuck doing it that way. I wouldnt give up my supervisors job but just be prepared for the stress of staff on top of the inmates. Good luck and hope this helps.

Topic: The Club House / which shoes or boots?

I swear by the Rocky Alpha Force with zippers. First boot that I have not had to put gel inserts in which is amazing with our concrete floors. Last about 2 years 3 if I really keep up on them.

Topic: The Club House / If corrections had a slogan what would it be?

If you dont_______ Im going to slap you so hard you’ll starve to death before you stop sliding.

Topic: The Club House / Where in the world are you

New to this site also. I work as a Lieutenant with the Ohio Dept. of Corrections.

Topic: The Club House / Officer image

Taz, the only thing that you can do to boost your own moral is to let it go. I was in the same situation for awhile but you just keep coming into work and getting it done. It wont last forever and things will always change. You just have to make the best of it no matter how much it sucks. Keep your head up and just smile. Honestly the ones that are trying to make you miserable will be the ones that get irked and it will drive them crazy they cant get to you and then they just leave you alone.