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| Corrections cuts could add to officers’ burdens |
| By montgomeryadvertiser.com- Brian Lyman |
| Published: 07/23/2015 |
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A correctional officer can supervise up to 196 inmates, and is trained not to trust them. “It plays a lot in your mind,” said Victorrus Felder, a correctional officer who has worked in the Department of Corrections for seven years and currently works at the Elmore Correctional Center. “You never know what mood they’re going to be in.” When he talks about his work, Felder doesn’t speak so much about security as psychology. It’s managing attitudes, he said. He may reach out to an inmate — an older person or someone involved with religious activities — to help keep things steady in the prison. He also tries to assess each situation individually. “You don’t want to overreact,” said Felder, 32. “You don’t want to be the only officer going into a crowd of 100 inmates. It could be a trick.” Read More. |
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