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Thank you so much.

I think in the parishes here, you have to work in the jails/penal system first for a year or so, before going into the academy.

He had some interesting stories he told me about the inmates. A Cuban hitman under federal protection, murderers, and the death of a child molester.

He originally wanted to get on with NOPD, several years ago, but after several interviews he was turned down.

I could have gotten him in just making a call to one political family there I grew up with to get him on the force, but there was no way. That place is horrible.

He says he plans to go into cybercrime after he finishes his Master’s.

It’s amazing how much he changed after entering the military.

I was taking night courses in Criminal Justice when I had the chance to take the Civil Service test for Correctional Officer with the State. They never called until two years later, and when they did call, they wanted me to report to the prison to work, before going to the academy. They needed officers, and I wanted a job that would pay well, so I agreed. I moved myself and my sons to Auburn, found a place to live, registered them for school, and started the job. There were 11 of us that reported that day. I was the only female in the group. They issued us our uniforms the day we got there, and gave a week's classroom training before sending us down inside. We had a week with an officer for on-the-job-training, and then they sent us to the wolves. That was in September 1980. In June 1981, they finally sent us to the academy. All that time we worked behind the walls in uniform, none of us were issued our badges. We had to complete firearms, and gas training at the academy to qualify for peace officer status, and be issued our badge. I remember it like yesterday. Hard to believe so much time has passed.

All this talk nowadays about where to put trannies in the prison system. They act as if there were never trannies in prison before today. There was a male hispanic inmate at Auburn when I started. He was older, probably in his 50's...had long grey hair, and had been taking hormone shots, so he had breasts. He did his time in the male prison with the rest of the men, and there was never any issues. I just read today that two female inmates at a prison in New Jersey are pregnant by a male tranny they transferred there. How stupid are these people? I wish you, and your son the best of luck in the future, and please thank him for his service. Take care.