Comments on: FDOC: Woman Stopped From Introducing Drugs Into Century Prison

By: Tabby

Tabby — Sun, 25 Mar 2018 13:57:21 +0000

No Excuses—–i agree also. Things shouldn’t be all cushy for a prisoner regardless of the crime. However, those people you speak of are the manipulating ones who destroy everything and everyone they come in contact with. You have a tough job. Stay alert. God bless.

By: No Excuses

No Excuses — Sun, 25 Mar 2018 05:12:38 +0000

@Tabby,

I do agree with you. I actually DO work in a prison, and I know how it works. Yes, there are good people in prison – not all are past rehabilitation. Many are first time offenders that made a mistake.

My point was the while emotional support and a few dollars are appropriate, many of these prisoners pressure parents, spouses, children, girlfriends, friends, etc. to “Send Me Money!” I simply would not do it. They got themselves there – the lack of money is part of it. Even first time offenders who made “mistakes” should also have limited funds sent in. It might help them think twice before doing something stupid again in the future.

By: Tabby

Tabby — Sun, 25 Mar 2018 00:29:29 +0000

No Excuses—I could agree with the monetary issue regarding a repeat prisoner. However, some people do make mistakes. There are many reasons one would land in prison. Were my child happen to be there, I doubt I could withhold my support for a questionable crime. A thief or dopehead is one thing and in most instances they’d have had many chances already. Yet say for example he was in college (he is) and was at a party drinking. A fight broke out and someone got hurt. My boy gets 3 yrs. Does that make him a bad kid ? Does he not deserve love and support ? Plenty of kids like that in there.

By: No Excuses

No Excuses — Fri, 23 Mar 2018 18:40:45 +0000

While Tabby and Charlie both bring up good points, the main issue here is what happens to visitors who try to introduce contraband into a correctional facility.

1. They are denied further visits in perpetuity.
2. Local law enforcement are notified and they will decide whether or not to arrest the person. Hopefully they do, and hopefully charges are pressed.

CO’s don’t have arrest authority for someone who is not an inmate in their institution.

As far as the expensive commissary and phone calls – I’m with Charlie on that. My choices have kept me OUT of prison, their choices have placed them IN prison and their continued choices KEEP many of them in prison. Where I think the families fall short is that they actually send money to these guys while they are behind the fence. This takes a lot of the sting out of being in prison since they don’t have to “do without” treats, sodas, snacks, whatever. Personally, I’d support my loved one emotionally, and with a few #, but they’d have to live on what they got in prison. I wouldn’t bankrupt myself sending in my hard earned funds for someone who made poor choices. I’d let them have a little tough love and hopefully learn a lesson while incarcerated.

By: Tabby

Tabby — Fri, 23 Mar 2018 10:30:25 +0000

Well, don’t flake out Charlie. Tell me, was all this outlined in the sentence, or was being locked up enough ? I could care less about the inmates. Most should probably never get out. But call it what it is, extortion. Don’t be girlie about it.
I notice the emotional charge in your comment. I’m just thinking objectively. Where’s all that money go to ? It’s certainly not going to officer raises, to keep them safe, or security measures to keep contraband out. There is more violence and contraband as there ever was. So…….????

By: Charlie

Charlie — Fri, 23 Mar 2018 04:42:05 +0000

Isn’t that what some would call Karma or poetic justice? Criminals, thieves, Etc., being “stolen” from, in the way of overpriced phone service & prison goods. Exactly who forced them to be there? If you can’t do the time, don’t do the crime?

By: Nate

Nate — Fri, 23 Mar 2018 04:21:16 +0000

@Crystal. All personnel entering state correctional facilities are searched for contraband. This DOES include the Officers. Officers are subjected to just short of strip searches every day and, per FDOC policy, can be STRIP searched if a reasonable suspicion exits to feel the officers are bringing in contraband.

By: Tabby

Tabby — Fri, 23 Mar 2018 00:31:27 +0000

@Crystal–Your absolutely right. They stopped package permits under the guise of too much contraband coming in. However, they realized inmates families were spending millions of dollars by sending their loved ones personal items that they weren’t getting a piece of. So they cut out package permits and offer the cheapest crap they can find, inflating the price by hundreds of percent as the only choice. FDOC feels righteous. Or phone calls. For many years, awarding the contract to whomever gave them the largest percent of total cost. Just two of numerous ways they make money from families.

By: Gene

Gene — Thu, 22 Mar 2018 19:11:08 +0000

Did not know there were two facilities in Century?

By: Crystal

Crystal — Thu, 22 Mar 2018 18:08:01 +0000

I think they need to search the corrections officers coming in the gate. Many years ago my ex inmate husband was getting supplied from a C.O. That should be zero tolerance as well. They make extreme money off of the families on the outside who send the money to a P.O. Box for the payment. If this was going on way back then, it most likely is still happening.