Topic: Security Central / Best way to handle unruly inmate

I’m in the same boat, been working for about 2 weeks. The other day was my first day running a block by myself, the day went beautifully until the last hour and a half during feeding and they really pushed my buttons trying to get me to go off. At dinner we feed out of the cells in the dayroom, I told everyone to get on their doors, and started feeding. Somehow they managed to play hopscotch as my attention was on opening doors and handing out trays. Needless to say I was 8 trays short and very pissed off. My solution for tomorrow is going to be put them all back in their cells and let them out to feed one cell at a time, it will piss them off but they wont do it again. I am starting to learn some of their games.

Topic: The Club House / Total newbee

Ok I am hired and start Monday after next on my first shift. Have my uniforms and my gear issued. Went out and bought a good pair of Danner Acadias, a long handcuff key, a decent small flashlight, and a sturdy metal key holder that will fit my duty belt. Going on Vacation next week before I start. I am excited as hell. A government career after my previous job going to China. I am looking to suck up as much info as I can here, was thinking about joining corrections one but having them verify me may not look good to my dept. I will be working at a 600 capacity regional jail in Tennessee run by a local Sheriff’s Office.