There were some decent guards at the prisons I spent time at. Because I was at North Unit for 3.5 yrs I got to know the guards fairly well. After 3.5 years they, in turn got to know me. One of the lady guards called me in her office one morning. She took my hands and began rubbing excess hand lotion on my hands.
What?
Ya, she began jerking off my fingers. I'm not kidding.
Apparently I was not so horny that I'd have sex with a lady prison guard in prison. I could not even bring myself to look her in the eye. I kept looking down and shook my head indicating No.
If she had been better looking and twenty years younger it would have been a whole different scene.
When I was at cook unit a lady guard and inmate were caught embrassing in the kitchens walk in referigated cooler. The inmate went to the hole and the lady guard was transfered. The inmate ended up being sent to cimmeron i.e. gladiator school for his punishmet.
Some of the guards were truely horrible people and that's why they took the job. They wanted a job where they could inflict punishment and torment on people (inmates). These guards are easy to spot.
Some of the guards were decent people. They were there for a steady paycheck and health benifits. They had no evil to inflict on others. For most guards I'd say 90% of them could not find a better job than prison guard.
I think it was Mark Twain that said:
"If you want to see the true dreggs of society go to any prison at shift change"
The guards. He was referring to prison guards.
The day before I left prison I did my typical one hour run along the inside of the prison fence. After my run I had to report to the yard office for the 6:00pm count. I think I was the last one counted that day as there were no other inmates in line for count.
The guard taking count asked me (coincidentally)
"Knight, when are you going home? You've been here a long time"
I was happy to reply:
"Tomorrow. I'm going home tomorrow"
The guard jumped to attention as if I was his commanding officer. Then he extended his hand to shake hands and smiled while saying:
"Congratulation"
I was stunned beyond belief. A guard wanting to shake my hand? This had to a first. He was one of the good guards.
This was the same guard that told me one day, one very hot day (110 degrees) and I was getting my daily run in. I pass the guard walking the fence and told him
"I don't think I can finish my run in this heat"
He declared immediately with a grin:
"If you fall out of that run I'm taking you to the hole"
Of course he was kidding but that burst of humor from a guard gave me the energy to finish the run.
I read something about prison guards while in prison, I think it was referrenced from the old testament but I'm not positive. The gist of what I read:
"Any man that would walk the walls would surely eat another man's dung"
Walking the walls was a prison guard reference. Walking the walls of the prison to guard against any escape.
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