LaFs14

You mentioned that you develop a twisted sense of humour to help make the days go by quicker. I can relate to this in my profession, although certainly at a lower level.

Any jokes or weird stories stick out in your mind from any of the scenes?

As a CO/Guard tell your friend stop thinking he's a cop. The only people I know who get pissy about being called guard are the failed/wannabe cops.

Hey Jay! What was it like being recognized by a bigger media corporation as being the best and something they needed to have?

In my experiences, that is not the case. I have been a CO for 7 years and I'm from a town that has 7 prisons. Needless to say I know a lot of COs. 95 percent wanted to be COs from the start. Here in Canada COs are paid VERY well (80k avg), on par with police and maybe even more in some cases. A few decide to be cops after they become COs for a change of pace, I can count on one hand the number of people I know that failed police screening and therefore became COs. Like I said 95% are very happy where they are, wouldn't want to ever be a cop. Us Canadian COs have a very comfy job with amazing pay and benefits. American COs, well, that's a different story. American prisons are over crowded (warehouses) very volatile compared to Canadian prisons, and they make pennies (I think avg is 35k). So I'm assuming most people didn't want to work there in the first place but wound up there. (Which leads to a whole host of other problems).