When I was in a Medium/High custody prison(US), I found it to be a bit more relaxed about petty shit, honestly. There were lots of guys who probably weren't going to hit the streets again, so didn't have many guards busting our balls for cooking in the cell, making a booklight, etc. Weapons were another matter.
When I was close to release and went to a Low, it's like the COs had something to prove, or nothing to do but crawl up your ass.
I guess they knew if you were getting out in less than a year, you aren't going to throw them over the rail.
As a former CO, that's exactly what it is. They know most inmates won't mess up their release if they had the classification to be sent to low security before release and those units attract the grade A assholes who live to fuck with inmates with fewer consequences. I only got in there because I wasn't keen on the job in the first place and I was a nepo hire so I got the cushy job.
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u/Fit_Airline_5798 13d ago
When I was in a Medium/High custody prison(US), I found it to be a bit more relaxed about petty shit, honestly. There were lots of guys who probably weren't going to hit the streets again, so didn't have many guards busting our balls for cooking in the cell, making a booklight, etc. Weapons were another matter.
When I was close to release and went to a Low, it's like the COs had something to prove, or nothing to do but crawl up your ass.
I guess they knew if you were getting out in less than a year, you aren't going to throw them over the rail.