When Correctional workers go to prison

When a correctional officer commits a crime and goes to prison, they don’t stop being human — but they do become a target. The “special treatment” they receive isn’t privilege; it’s protection. Many of the same people they once guarded or disciplined now live beside them, and without separation, their safety wouldn’t last a day.

Protective custody isn’t comfort. It’s isolation — 23-hour lockdown, no programs, no privileges, and almost no contact. It’s not about sparing punishment; it’s about preventing another murder inside the system.

And the idea that protection makes officers more likely to offend doesn’t hold up. Losing your badge, freedom, and reputation is a far greater deterrent than being locked in a segregation cell.

Justice and safety have to coexist. Protecting a former officer doesn’t excuse their crime — it just stops the cycle of violence from growing longer.

Answer to Why should corrections officers who are convicted of crimes, and sent to prison, receive special treatment and protection in prison? Won’t this simply increase the likelihood that corrections officers will commit crimes, beca… by Gregory Marcinski https://www.quora.com/Why-should-corrections-officers-who-are-convicted-of-crimes-and-sent-to-prison-receive-special-treatment-and-protection-in-prison-Wont-this-simply-increase-the-likelihood-that-corrections-officers-will-commit-crimes/answer/Gregory-Marcinski-2?ch=18&oid=1477743887667809&share=d2ba2862&srid=5TeAoM&target_type=answer

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