Comments on: Florida Dept. Of Corrections To Hire Over 4,000 Corrections Officers

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 05 Apr 2016 00:32:05 +0000

hmmm this may explain a lot about Chris from molinos attitude towards the department. But no matter to me if he’s been in prison in the past he paid his debt and he square with the house I’m just trying to let people know what we go through on a daily basis and we should be paid better for the job we preform I wish we had a hang around program like the sheriffs department does then maybe the public would understand

By: One who knows

One who knows — Mon, 04 Apr 2016 22:52:17 +0000

To Dan & proud army parent, I’m not one to throw mud in people’s face about their past, especially when they’ve proven to get their life straightened out, because I for one have a bad past, but if I’m not mistaken, Chris in Molino, has been to prison, & not to work, if you know what I’m saying, sorry Chris, but too much has spewed from your mouth, pipe it down, son.

By: tlw

tlw — Mon, 04 Apr 2016 21:00:21 +0000

@ProudArmyParent, you are right on point. @ Chris, you wouldn’t know reality if it slapped you. Until you speak with CO’s or go behind those gates yourself your opinions are a waste of brain space.

By: Purifoy

Purifoy — Mon, 04 Apr 2016 17:28:03 +0000

I have applied for CO jobs for the past 2yrs, no call backs, everytime I called to check on application, I get the same answer each time but they hiring, where,when? I really want to be a CO

By: chris in Molino

chris in Molino — Mon, 04 Apr 2016 14:38:03 +0000

@Dan
I still cannot seem to get past “the inmates have all the power”. That just sounds absurd and can’t begin to see how it can be. And suspended for saying a curse word. I know the world and its people are much different (ie; worse) but what you’re saying seems a little hard to believe.
I see someone standing up saying, No More ! I see walk outs, strikes, or at least some organized push back. If it’s like you say then they may as well go back to letting inmates be gaurds and work the towers etc. I still say it’s a good paying job for the requirements to get it but if what you say is true then it is a sad sad time for Floridas good folks working for the department and will only get worse. Gotta be a way to gain attention and expose it. What happened to an officers word is law ?

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Mon, 04 Apr 2016 02:27:58 +0000

Behave children

By: ProudArmyParent

ProudArmyParent — Mon, 04 Apr 2016 00:07:36 +0000

Chris in Molino, I stand by what I say, DAILY!

This “kinder, gentler prison system” is only doing one thing, it is putting Correctional Officers at a disadvantage.

Momma’s if you don’t want you babies in prison, raise them up right. Crack down on them when you see them going in the wrong directions. And don’t make yourself look foolish by calling the Governor, the Sec. Of the DOC, even the prison where your son is incarcerated because your son hasn’t gotten to go to the canteen or some other trivial thing. Poor boy, he is in PRISON. There might just be a reason, and we aren’t at liberty to tell you, your son is once again lying through his teeth.

By: Rodney

Rodney — Sun, 03 Apr 2016 22:08:06 +0000

Many often mention further education when low wages and mediocre benefits are mentioned. If everyone in our beautiful country had a four year degree, these types of jobs would still need to be filled. If your solution to an employment problem is higher education, for all, you had little or no economic courses.

By: Dan

Dan — Sun, 03 Apr 2016 19:43:27 +0000

@chris from molino
Once again you think you know everything and maybe I didn’t want to promote that’s my choice and just because you talk like you’ve work in prison before doesn’t mean that you know everything that goes on now how about you come back for about six months big mouth and let’s see what you got now days when the inmates have all the power we have inmates stabbed almost daily now and certainly at least weekly that didn’t happen when you were there because the officers had some power now days say a curse word get suspended don’t believe put in your application bet you can’t make it because you got to be smart now days to survive not just know everything

By: Penelope

Penelope — Sun, 03 Apr 2016 17:06:57 +0000

@reality check: you’re a bit ignorant if you think it’s that easy. Try getting a degree and taking care of a family and bills with a poor salary and a schedule that is difficult to work around. Not to mention, if everyone left for a better job, who would be there to protect you from the criminals? It is an important and dangerous job. A small raise each year like most jobs is not much to ask for. Perhaps that could have happened if the new secretary hadn’t spent millions changing the uniforms that didn’t need to be changed. Meanwhile she continues to make six figures for a job she is doing badly.