From what I've heard, drug access in most counties isn't a problem. If they want it, someone will figure out a way to get it in. The reason they prefer State facilities over County facilities is fairly simple. Most county facilities are designed for short term housing so they don't have some of the...for a lack of a better term...amenities that the state facilities do. There is no canteen to buy food and hygiene products and most don't allow smoking at all. Then there is the fact that a lot of offenders from state facilities are housed temporarily in county facilities while out to court. LONG story, will explain if you want but not right now. Point is, when these offenders are staying there for court they tend to prey on the less experienced offenders in county. Some of them are much more violent that people in county are used to dealing with as well.
Sorry, but not really. Missouri quit doing that years ago and it was at a facility I never worked at.
Yeah, that tends to happen in Corrections. A lot. When I first started, the Major (head honcho over all custody staff) had a suspended license due to DWI's and he and a Lieutenant were under investigation for Conspiracy to Commit Murder. Never actually got charged with that to the best of my knowledge. Then there was the incident where staff was stealing food from the kitchen late at night, having the inmates prepare it in their cells, then selling it to staff and inmates alike. Yeah, corrections tends to draw in some unsavory people sometimes. That and it can corrupt good people who keep trying to tread water when they're in over their heads instead of asking for help. I could tell a bunch of stories that just happened to me. Fortunately, I've managed to not get caught up even though I have picked up some bad habits here.
Yeah, that happens too! Cant let the department get a black eye and all that!
